Fun Lesson Plans: Common Core ELA
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (566 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00BOU27BU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 593 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Each of the four lesson plans is highly theatrical! While I have degrees in Secondary Education and Literature, the vast majority of my classroom experience is as a teaching artist. First of all, I know that Fun Lesson Plans! is a fairly diminutive title for this collection, but I had to grab your attention with something simple and searchable. Here is what you'll find inside: four incredibly active and flexible lesson plans for teaching any text. These lesson plans have been tested in the toughest of New York City classrooms. A small-time one, but an actor nonetheless. They are purposely adjustable, and can be used with either a portion of a text or as an analysis of a text as a whole.I've listed the Common Core Anchor Standards that are specifically connected to each lesson plan. You can read about acting dreams coming true in my book: Places, Please! (Becoming A Jersey Boy).The lesson plans in this collection can be taught quickly in one period, or stretched out over many days for a more thorough exploration. No advance set-up or materials required. They work.And even though the lesson plans contained herein require no acting ability, I am indeed a real actor. I believe very strongly in the ability of theatrical techniques to engage students with text more deeply. While I feel the plans touch upon many more strands of the Commo
"An excellent help when you just can't think" according to Kindle Customer. As teachers we know "there is no reason to reinvent the wheel", and this book is so very helpful as a boost to the lesson plans when your creativity is waning. While there are only four plans, they provide a helping hand for any English teacher.