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Hands-On Literacy, Grade 5: Authentic Learning Experiences That Engage Students in Creative and Critical Thinking book cover

1st Edition

Hands-On Literacy, Grade 5 Authentic Learning Experiences That Engage Students in Creative and Critical Thinking

By Mark Hess Copyright 2023
140 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by Prufrock Press

140 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by Prufrock Press

140 Pages 45 B/W Illustrations
by Prufrock Press
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This practical resource is a compendium of authentic and hands-on literacy activities that will engage, challenge, and delight students. Specifically targeting Grade 5, these lessons and strategies enhance literacy instruction and encourage critical thinking. Aligned with current standards and principles of literacy instruction, the lessons will inspire GenZ and future generations of students... Read more

Meet the Author  Introduction  1. The Wardrobe: Characterization  2. Multi-tool Metaphors: Plot/Conflict  3. History Diggers: Non-Fiction Analysis  4. Origami Fortune Tellers: Nonfiction Summaries  5. Case Files: Biography and Characterization  6. Bird’s Eye View: Setting  7. Nonverbal Interpretation Dictionary: Poetry  8. Smokejumpers: A Full Non-fiction Unit with Primary Sources  9. Literacy Choice Cube Menus

Biography

Mark Hess is a SENG board member and the editor of the SENG Library, President of the Colorado Association for Gifted Students, and serves as the Gifted Programs Specialist in a large urban school district in Colorado Springs. Mark also serves as an advisory committee member for NAGC’s Teaching for High Potential. As Portable Gifted and Talented, Mark has shared over 25,000 free resources for teachers and parents of gifted children. You can visit his website at www.giftedlearners.org.

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