language arts (secondary)

Explains the goals of the "Kids InSight" series and encourages teachers to reflect on and reconsider their instructional methods.

"Why just "sit and get" professional development when you can take charge of it? Schools nationwide are using professional learning communities to revitalize staff development, and Literacy Learning Communities shows you how to adapt this powerful framework to target the literacy strengths and needs of students in secondary schools. Whether you're an administrator, a staff developer, or a member of a teacher-study group, Literacy Learning Communities shows you how to make LLCs happen, why they work, and how to get the most from them."--BOOK JACKET.

Offers tools and strategies for teaching literary elements to middle and high school students, covering character, theme, point of view, and setting, and including activities.

A concise, easy-to-use workbook introducing students in grades four through twelve to basic grammar rules, including parts of speech, punctuation, capitalization, sentence structure, and paragraph formation.