Method to the Madness: A Common Core Guide to Creating Critical Thinkers Through the Study of Literature - Hardcover

James, B.H.; James, Elizabeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1475825374 ISBN 13: 9781475825374

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 2016

Synopsis

This book is ideal for the thousands of teachers who entered the profession in the last ten years and taught prescribed curriculum geared toward end of year bubble testing. Its intent is to empower districts and their teachers to create their own (free!) curriculum that will exceed the expectations of Common Core assessments, as well as create life-long learners that are college and career ready. By employing inquiry based units of study that insist on the use of iconic literature at the center, students will be more prepared for what awaits them with Common Core exams.

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About the Author

B.H. James is the author of Parnucklian for Chocolate, a finalist for the 2014 PEN Center USA Literary Award in Fiction. He has spent the last ten years teaching English to sixth through twelfth graders at a title I school in California.

Elizabeth James has spent the last eight years teaching English to all ability levels. She spent the last four years as coordinator for the prestigious International Baccalaureate program at her title I school site. She and B.H. have two amazing sons.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1475825374
• ISBN 13: 9781475825374
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 200