The Crossover

Angela Johnson

ISBN 10: 1425816487 / ISBN 13: 9781425816483

Published by Shell Educational Publishing, US, 2016

Seller Inventory # LU-9781425816483

Synopsis:

The Crossover: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides lesson plans and activities for this award-winning literary work. This valuable resource helps teachers add more rigor to their instruction with complex literature. Text-dependent questions help students analyze the text with higher-order thinking skills, with lessons focused on story elements, vocabulary, and more. Close reading activities throughout the literature units encourage students to use textual evidence as they revisit passages to respond more critically about the text. With various methods of assessing comprehension, this instructional guide offers strategies for cross-curricular activities as students build a greater understanding of this great literary work.

About the Author: Angela Johnson has won three Coretta Scott King Awards, one each for her novels "The First Part Last", "Heaven", and "Toning the Sweep". "The First Part Last" was also the recipient of the Michael L. Printz Award. She is also the author of the novels "Looking for Red" and "A Certain October". Her books for younger readers include the Coretta Scott King Honor Book "When I Am Old with You", illustrated by David Soman; "Wind Flyers" and "I Dream of Trains", both illustrated by Loren Long; and "Lottie Paris Lives Here "and its sequel "Lottie Paris and the Best Place", both illustrated by Scott M. Fischer. Additional picture books include"A Sweet Smell of Roses", "Just Like Josh Gibson", "The Day Ray Got Away", and "All Different Now". In recognition of her outstanding talent, Angela was named a 2003 MacArthur Fellow. She lives in Kent, Ohio. Visit her at AJohnsonAuthor.com.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Crossover
Publisher: Shell Educational Publishing, US
Publication Date: 2016
Binding: Paperback
Condition: New