Thinking, Reading, Writing, Speaking
A Synthesis Approach
Thinking, Reading, Writing, Speaking sparks written and oral student responses through high-interest reading selections. Students work independently and in small groups to brainstorm and present reactions to novels, poems, biographies, and news articles. Four high-interest themes are used for activities—relationships, choices, journeys, and visions. Works studied include Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl; The Cay, Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry; When the Legends Die; The Hobbit; Where the Red Fern Grows, and poems by Sara Teasdale, Langston Hughes, Maya Angelou, and Carl Sandburg.
About the Series:
English & Language Arts curriculum units contain complete lesson
plans with preliminary and follow-up work, teacher notes with background
and rationale, ready-to-use worksheets, and suggested answers for
student questions. These materials encourage the development of thinking
, reading, speaking, research, and writing skills as well as critical
thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
Price: $26.95
Student Activities
Academic activities integrate key critical thinking skills such as drawing inferences, comparing, distinguishing fact from opinion, and predicting outcomes. Students write sentences, paragraphs, and essays/articles and use prewriting, conferencing, rewriting, and publishing strategies.
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