Full Description
This volume offers ready-made, standards-based, academically sound lessons and activities based on Coretta Scott King Award winning books.
Teaching Literacy Skills to Adolescents Using Coretta Scott King Award Winners has everything teachers need to create lessons in core subjects using the very best of young-adult literature. It offers a rich compilation of classroom-proven reading, writing, and vocabulary activities for promoting strong literacy skills in adolescents.
Each chapter focuses on a Coretta Scott King Award winner, offering a selection from the text, a biographical sketch of the author, complete bibliographic information, an annotation, suggested grade level, and discussion questions. These are followed by a series of research-based reading and writing strategies for the book, plus activities in a reproducible format, all targeted to middle or high school grade levels. In addition to chapters on individual titles, the book includes an introductory section that explores the purpose and legacy of The Coretta Scott King Award, as well as the latest developments in literacy research.
Comprises individual chapters on prestigious Coretta Scott King Award winners
Offers complete bibliographic data for each title
Includes reproducible standards-based lessons ready for classroom use
Presents vocabulary lessons that actively engage students
Contents
Figure CB1 CCBC: Children's Books by and about People of Color Published in the U.S. from 1994-2006
Figure Csk1: Coretta Scott King Author Awards from 1970-2008
Figure SC1: Standards Alignment Chart
Figure 1.1: KWLQ
Figure 1.2: 5 W's Graphic Organizer
Figure 1.3: Sports Reporting Rubric
Figure 1.4: Collaboration Checksheet
Figure 1.5: Postage Stamp Rubric
Figure 1.6: Hero Writing Assignment Rubric
Figure 2.1: Business Letter Rubric
Figure 2.2: Neighborhood Picture Book Rubric
Figure 3.1: Haiku Rubric
Figure 4.1: Timeline Group Participation Checklist
Figure 4.2: Award Seal Rubric
Figure 4.3: Story Map
Figure 4.4: Folktale Rubric
Figure 4.5: Slave Narrative Rubric
Figure 5.1: Research Process Rubric
Figure 5.2: Oral Presentation Rubric
Figure 5.3: Family Tree Template
Figure 5.4: Literal vs. Inferential Meaning
Figure 5.5: Venn diagram
Figure 5.6: Dust Cover Checklist
Figure 6.1: KWL Chart
Figure 6.2: Character Map
Figure 6.3: Quote Tracker
Figure 6.4: Photo Quote Rubric
Figure 6.5: Letters Home Rubric
Figure 7.1: Term Tracker
Figure 7.2: QAR Worksheet
Figure 7.3: Chapter Map Rubric
Figure 7.4: Chapter Map Example
Figure 7.5: Author Information Brochure Rubric
Figure 7.6: Booktalk Grader
Figure 8.1: Concept Map
Figure 8.2: Desert Anticipation Guide
Figure 8.3: Desert Anticipation Guide Answer Key
Figure 9.1: Literature Circle Jobs
Figure 9.2: Annotation Compilation Rubric
Figure 10.1: Comparison Chart
Figure 11.1: Character Conflict Chart Record
Figure 11.2: Editorial Rubric
Figure 11.3: Script Writing Rubric
Figure 12.1: Character List
Figure CSK2: Coretta Scott King Honor Books
