Book+Discussions

A number of books have been added to your professional libraries. (Monett Middle School will get their set on August 30.) We facilitators are starting discussion boards on the books. Find these boards by clicking on the speech bubbles on the upper right corner of this post. We hope you will add to the discussion by sharing what you have found interesting and useful in these texts. Check out the following titles:

a long list of **professional development titles**


 * // The Core Six: Essential Strategies for Achieving Excellence with the Common Core //**
 * useful for literacy strategies--reading, writing, and thinking--for any content area


 * // Write Like This: Teaching Real-world Writing Through Modeling & Mentor Texts //** by Kelly Gallagher


 * // Teaching Students to Write Comparison/Contrast Essays //**


 * // Teaching Students to Write Essays That Define //**


 * // Because Digital Writing Matters //** by the National Writing Project


 * // Image Grammar: Teaching Grammar as Part of the Writing Process //**
 * [[file:The Twilight Zone.docx]] a lesson from the book using prepositional phrases as parallel structures; can be used in content areas
 * // Teaching Argument Writing //** by George Hillocks, Jr.


 * // Texts and Lessons for Content-Area Reading //** by Harvey Daniels
 * using informational text in the content areas--you'll learn a lot of reading comprehension strategies


 * // Reviving the Essay: How to Teach Structure Without Formula //**
 * [[file:tribute to someone.doc]] a text structure from the book; can be used in history class
 * // Supporting Students in a Time of Core Standards--ELA 6-8 and 9-12 //**
 * gives snapshots of how teachers across the country are implementing the Common Core


 * // Mechanically Inclined: Building Grammar, Usage, and Style into Writer's Workshop //** by Jeff Anderson
 * [[file:Simple Sentences.doc]] a Jeff Anderson lesson; can be adapted for content areas
 * // Get It Done!: Writing and Analyzing Informational Texts to Make Things Happen //** by Wilhelm and Smith