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Informationen zum Autor Audrey Fisch is Professor of English and Coordinator of Secondary English Education at New Jersey City University where she has taught for over twenty years. She has published a wide variety of academic work and has worked as a curriculum consultant and professional development provider for K-12 districts in New Jersey. Susan Chenelle has taught English and journalism for eight years at University Academy Charter High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, where she serves as English department lead and peer coach for humanities. She holds a master's degree in education from New Jersey City University and a bachelor's degree in English from Kenyon College. Klappentext This volume offers a practical model that teachers in any discipline can use to incorporate informational texts into their classrooms on their own or in collaboration with colleagues in other content areas. We also share suggestions and ideas for initiating and implementing collaboration between teachers of any discipline, even those working at the secondary level with complex schedules and curricula. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceAcknowledgementsPermissionsChapter 1: Literacy: Everyone's Responsibility (and Opportunity)Chapter 2: Collaboration: The Gift of the Common CoreChapter 3: Our Model for Finding and Using Great Informational TextsChapter 4: Preparing an Informational TextChapter 5: Making Vocabulary WorkChapter 6: Supporting Active ReadingChapter 7: Checking for UnderstandingChapter 8: Extending Learning: Writing and Discussion ActivitiesChapter 9: Thinking Big: Class Activities and ProjectsChapter 10: Using Hooks: MultimediaChapter 11: Alignment with Common Core AssessmentsChapter 12: You Can Do This: Keys to ImplementationAppendix: The Fruit Fly UnitAbout the Authors
