Overview
Multigenre research projects affirm students’ home cultures while developing important academic skills consistent with the Common Core State Standards in reading and writing. This book will guide teachers in assigning, scaffolding, and assessing multigenre research assignments, including how to choose a topic, pace the work, and keep writers on track to achieve specific goals. Chapters are arranged by topic with each containing a description of the educational rationale for the topic, an introductory activity that serves as an inspiration for students in selecting a topic, and field-tested minilessons with step-by-step instructions. All the traditional elements of a research paper—quotations from experts, works cited, explanation, synthesis, and analysis—are brought to life as students animate information with emotion and imagination. An additional chapter describes how teachers have adapted this project for other subjects, such as social studies, science, and literature. Book Features: Prompts focused on home culture, inclusive model texts, and support for diverse language proficiencies. Correlations between writing skills and the Common Core State Standards, including academic citation and reading historical documents and other nonfiction texts. Practical management strategies for teaching large writing projects, including prewriting, drafting, revising, proofreading, and publishing. Publication options that include everything from paper-crafting to multimodal composition. A companion website with downloadable handouts and additional teaching strategies.
Full Product Details
Author: Nancy Mack ,
Ken Lindblom
Publisher: Teachers' College Press
Imprint: Teachers' College Press
Dimensions:
Width: 14.90cm
, Height: 1.00cm
, Length: 22.60cm
Weight: 0.190kg
ISBN: 9780807756850
ISBN 10: 0807756857
Pages: 128
Publication Date: 24 August 2015
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
""By highlighting the benefits and challenges of doing multigenre folklore research with diverse groups of writers, Mack helps her readers anticipate the successes and struggles they might face. All educators, novice and veteran alike, who ask students to produce research projects would benefit from reading this book."" --Journal of Language and Literacy Education
"""By highlighting the benefits and challenges of doing multigenre folklore research with diverse groups of writers, Mack helps her readers anticipate the successes and struggles they might face. All educators, novice and veteran alike, who ask students to produce research projects would benefit from reading this book."" --Journal of Language and Literacy Education"
By highlighting the benefits and challenges of doing multigenre folklore research with diverse groups of writers, Mack helps her readers anticipate the successes and struggles they might face. All educators, novice and veteran alike, who ask students to produce research projects would benefit from reading this book. --Journal of Language and Literacy Education
Author Information
Nancy Mack is a professor of English at Wright State University, USA, where she teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in writing. She is a frequent speaker at national and state conferences and has won several teaching awards.
