"This must-have resource effectively walks teachers through the process of creating and using multigenre, multimodal text sets in the classroom. ... Choose topics for text sets; identify key standards; evaluate informational, fiction, and other texts to include; implement usage to support the standards and the curriculum; assess student learning. ... Includes easy-to-use planning templates, support for evaluating text complexity, models for analyzing...

"At Rosa Parks, a middle school in a crime-ridden neighborhood, students are advised to "do as they are told" and they will succeed. Unfortunately, "doing what they are told" often translates into repeating information given to them by the teacher, especially when it comes to writing. Meanwhile, students in an affluent neighborhood nearby are encouraged to be creative and think critically. This book examines the experience of one schools resistance...

A collection of over 60 whiteboard-ready historical documents for use with interactive whiteboards. Materials span American history from the Colonial era to the late 1800s, featuring maps, journals, photographs, advertisements, political cartoons, and more. Includes background information, guiding questions, and interactive activities.