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"From the very first week of Tim Clancy's 25-year career as a high school English teacher, he began to notice and collect funny and strange moments he discovered in his students' writing, moments like: "The word "witch" has become a household word, like spatula," and "Wherever excitement is, there will always be romance. Trust me." He would occasionally share them with his classes, who enjoyed them as much as he did, and so this book was born. I Like...
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English
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Presents 50 classroom-tested strategies demonstrated to improve vocabulary skills in 6th through 12th graders in classrooms where 92 percent of the school population are English learners. Clear-cut steps for implementing each strategy, specifics on how the strategy fits within the curriculum, and information on how students responded to the instruction are also included.
13) Call of the wild
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English
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Relates the story of John Thornton, a man who rescues a dog that has been beaten by its owners. Portrays the profound relationship which develops between John and Buck.
16) Field of dreams
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English
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Ray Kinsella hears a voice, followed by a brief vision of a baseball field. He believes that if he builds a baseball diamond in his cornfield, Shoeless Joe Jackson from the infamous 1919 Chicago "Black" Sox will return to play baseball.
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The authors, two teachers from two very different high schools in different states, describe how they collaborated over the course of one school year and planned, taught, and reflected on a group of daily, essential, belief-based literacy practices that they used in the classroom to engage students and teach them to be readers and writers. Features tips for managing time and tasks, teaching strategies for whole class and independent work, student...