Core Ready Lesson Sets for Grades 6-8

Download or read book Core Ready Lesson Sets for Grades 6-8 written by Pam Allyn and published by Pearson. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A one-stop shop for the standards-hungry student and teacher, this series provide a rich, day-to-day, step-by-step guide for implementing the standards and ensuring that all students are core ready. About the Series: Core Ready is a dynamic series of books providing educators with critical tools for navigating the Common Core Standards effectively, fluidly, and successfully. In the pages of these books, readers see how to take complex concepts related to the standards and turn them into practical, specific, everyday instruction. The series is founded on the author's 4 Doors to Core Ready framework, an easy to use yet strikingly brilliant way to access and organize all of the content within the standards. Created specifically for middle school teachers, renowned literacy authority Pam Allyn's dynamic Core Ready Program provides a complete toolkit for navigating and thriving with the core standards. In it teachers see clearly how to take complex concepts of the literacy standards and turn them into practical, specific, everyday instruction. The series is organized around the author's Four Doors to the Core: The Journey to Meaning: Comprehension and Critique The Shape of Story: Yesterday and Todayl The Road to Knowledge: Information and Research The Power to Persuade: Opinion and Argument Each book includes powerful reading, writing, speaking, and listening sets; assessment rubrics; support for ELLs and diverse learners; and tips for doing high tech variations for literacy instruction for grades 6, 7, and 8. New teachers learn to teach by practicing the lessons that are included. Professors can assign the lessons for practice in the classroom and for discussion in study groups. And master teachers in the classroom can use the lessons to teach seamlessly, maintaining what they love and do already, incorporating these lessons to complete and fulfill the guidelines and goals of the standards. The Shape of Story: Yesterday and Today guides teachers and students through three rich and dynamic lesson sets: Grade 6--Packing a Punch: The Art and Craft of Short Stories Grade 7--Examining Cultural Perspectives: Historical Fiction and Drama Grade 8--Revealing Character: The Hero's Journey