Teaching middle school language arts : incorporating twenty-first-century literacies / Anna J. Small Roseboro.

Author/creator Roseboro, Anna J. Small, 1945-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Education, ©2010.
Descriptionxv, 320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Networking socially at the start of a school year -- Unpacking the story and understanding the genre -- Exploring traditional and contemporary grammars -- Discussing and writing short stories: where story meets genre -- Checking out a twentieth-century novel -- Teaching classical fiction: where the ghosts of the past speak today -- Taking T.I.M.E. to teach poetry -- Versing life together -- Opening the past imaginatively: teaching historical fiction -- Playing it right: reading, performing, and writing drama -- Speaking of grammars: public speaking and media arts -- Celebrating names: a unit about community and identity -- Afterword: congratulations and bon voyage! -- Appendix: teacher resources.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009050185
ISBN9781607096313 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN1607096315