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Author : William Harris Elson
Publisher :
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 28,21 MB
Release : 1919
Category : American literature
ISBN :
Lemons
Author : Melissa D. Savage
Publisher : Crown Books For Young Readers
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 49,25 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1524700126
Book Description
After her mother dies in 1975, ten-year-old Lemonade must live with her grandfather in a small town famous for Bigfoot sitings and soon becomes friends with Tobin, a quirky Bigfoot investigator.
Teaching Reading in Middle School
Author : Laura Robb
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 17,52 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780590685603
Book Description
Get the "big picture" of teaching reading in the middle school, including research, as well as the practical details you need to help every stydent become a better reader. Veteran teacher Laura Robb shares how to: teach reading strategies across the curriculum, present mini-lessons that deepen students' knowledge of how specific reading strategies work; help kids apply the strategies through guided practice; support struggling readers with a plan of action that improves their reading motivation; and much more.
Ender's Game
Author : Orson Scott Card
Publisher : Tor Books
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 22,66 MB
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0765394863
Book Description
This engaging, collectible, miniature hardcover of the Orson Scott Card classic and worldwide bestselling novel, Ender's Game, makes an excellent gift for anyone's science fiction library. "Ender's Game is an affecting novel."--New York Times Book Review Once again, Earth is under attack. An alien species is poised for a final assault. The survival of humanity depends on a military genius who can defeat the aliens. But who? Ender Wiggin. Brilliant. Ruthless. Cunning. A tactical and strategic master. And a child. Recruited for military training by the world government, Ender's childhood ends the moment he enters his new home: Battle School. Among the elite recruits Ender proves himself to be a genius among geniuses. He excels in simulated war games. But is the pressure and loneliness taking its toll on Ender? Simulations are one thing. How will Ender perform in real combat conditions? After all, Battle School is just a game. Isn't it? THE ENDER UNIVERSE Ender series Ender's Game / Ender in Exile / Speaker for the Dead / Xenocide / Children of the Mind Ender's Shadow series Ender's Shadow / Shadow of the Hegemon / Shadow Puppets / Shadow of the Giant / Shadows in Flight Children of the Fleet The First Formic War (with Aaron Johnston) Earth Unaware / Earth Afire / Earth Awakens The Second Formic War (with Aaron Johnston) The Swarm /The Hive Ender novellas A War of Gifts /First Meetings
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (Puffin Modern Classics)
Author : Mildred D. Taylor
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 30,79 MB
Release : 2004-04-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1101657944
Book Description
Winner of the Newbery Medal, this remarkably moving novel has impressed the hearts and minds of millions of readers. Set in Mississippi at the height of the Depression, this is the story of one family's struggle to maintain their integrity, pride, and independence in the face of racism and social injustice. And it is also Cassie's story—Cassie Logan, an independent girl who discovers over the course of an important year why having land of their own is so crucial to the Logan family, even as she learns to draw strength from her own sense of dignity and self-respect. * "[A] vivid story.... Entirely through its own internal development, the novel shows the rich inner rewards of black pride, love, and independence."—Booklist, starred review
The Framework for Teaching Evaluation Instrument, 2013 Edition
Author : Charlotte Danielson
Publisher :
Page : 109 pages
File Size : 36,67 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Classroom environment
ISBN : 9780615747002
Book Description
The framework for teaching document is an evolving instrument, but the core concepts and architecture (domains, components, and elements) have remained the same.Major concepts of the Common Core State Standards are included. For example, deep conceptual understanding, the importance of student intellectual engagement, and the precise use of language have always been at the foundation of the Framework for Teaching, but are more clearly articulated in this edition.The language has been tightened to increase ease of use and accuracy in assessment.Many of the enhancements to the Framework are located in the possible examples, rather than in the rubric language or critical attributes for each level of performance.
Little Britches
Author : Ralph Moody
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 15,3 MB
Release : 1991-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780803281783
Book Description
Ralph Moody was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Through his eyes we experience the pleasures and perils of ranching there early in the twentieth century. Auctions and roundups, family picnics, irrigation wars, tornadoes and wind storms give authentic color to Little Britches. So do adventures, wonderfully told, that equip Ralph to take his father's place when it becomes necessary. Little Britches was the literary debut of Ralph Moody, who wrote about the adventures of his family in eight glorious books, all available as Bison Books.
The Power of Picture Books
Author : Mary Jo Fresch
Publisher : National Council of Teachers of English (Ncte)
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 46,57 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Education
ISBN :
Book Description
Picture books aren't just for little kids. They are powerful and engaging texts that can help all middle school students succeed in language arts, math, science, social studies, and the arts. Picture books appeal to students of all readiness levels, interests, and learning styles. Featuring descriptions and activities for fifty exceptional titles, Mary Jo Fresch and Peggy Harkins offer a wealth of ideas for harnessing the power of picture books to improve reading and writing in the content areas. The authors provide a synopsis of each title along with discipline-specific and cross-curricular activities that illustrate how picture books can be used to supplement--and sometimes even replace--traditional textbooks. They also offer title suggestions that create a "text set" of supporting resources. By incorporating picture books into the classroom, teachers across the disciplines can introduce new topics into their curriculum, help students develop nonfiction literacy skills, provide authentic and meaningful cultural perspectives, and help meet a wide range of learning needs.
Teaching the Classics
Author : Adam & Missy Andrews
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 39,87 MB
Release : 2017-01-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780998322919
Book Description
The Light in the Forest
Author : Conrad Richter
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,98 MB
Release : 2004-09-14
Category :
ISBN : 9781417642496
Book Description
For use in schools and libraries only. Fifteen year old John Cameron Butler, kidnapped and raised by the Lenape Indians since childhood, is returned to his people under the terms of a treaty and is forced to cope with a strange and different world that is no longer his.
