study and teaching (middle school)

Presents a comprehensive manual for middle school science teachers and contains ideas, examples, and advice on classroom management, cooperative learning, assessments, and effective lab lessons.

An instructional guide for "The Watsons Go to Birmingham-- 1963" by Christopher Paul Curtis that provides close reading tasks, text-based vocabulary practice, cross-curricular activities, text-dependent questions, reader response writing prompts, and more.

Presented from the point of view of a video blogger, program 3 explores facets of responsibility, one of the six pillars of character, through the thoughts and personal experiences of young people throughout the U.S.

"This is an English Language Arts workbook with concept recaps, annotated examples, and more than 130 exercises that help get students thinking, writing, analyzing, and practicing the literary skills they need to ace English class. More than a drill-and-kill workbook, it's a 'how to' and 'here's why,' that can be used to supplement classroom instruction, or for test prep, additional practice, and review. Exercises include essay writing, reading comprehension, grammar, sentence structure, textual analysis, and more"--Amazon.

". . . assembles into one . . . reference work all of the principles that govern the English language, from basic definitions through advanced sentence structure and analysis"--Provided by publisher.

"Featuring compelling, well-researched text and accompanying sidebars, this handy guidebook offers an accessible overview of big US civics topics, including federal programs, international relations, and more"--Provided by publisher.

"In this new book from Routledge and MiddleWeb, author Angie Miller shows how you can turn your students into informed citizens by teaching them how to research effectively. In today's information-saturated world research skills have moved beyond fact-finding, into fact-sifting, fact-sorting, and fact-assessing. Miller shows you how to help students check sources, take good notes, make use of information, and synthesize and present information across the subject areas. She also shows how to make research a daily practice, not a one-time essay or project. With examples and handouts you can use immediately, this practical book is a valuable resource for educators seeking to engage students in their work and encourage them toward higher level thinking"--.

A guide to writing essays and class assignments that provides tips on understanding writing techniques.

"The book expands [on the first edition] . . . to include more titles and more genres (such as graphic novels and nonfiction)"--Provided by publisher.

"A comprehensive resource for using novels in verse in classrooms and libraries"--Provided by publisher.