Nancy J. Polette

Mysteries in the Classroom (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Celebrated author Nancy Polette offers a complete mystery literature guide for primary, intermediate, and middle school mysteries.

Librarians and teachers alike will find this engaging title from popular author Nancy Polette a joy to use, and the information it offers is a sure way to engage students in literature. Mysteries in the Classroom introduces 23 reading strategies tied to the National Standards in Reading, Language Arts, and Social Studies that can be used with any mystery.

Booktalks and activities are presented for 17 favorite mystery series and 6 favorite authors. The book includes hands-on activities to introduce each series and author, booktalks for the Edgar Allan Poe Juvenile Mystery Award winners from 1979 to 2008, and step-by-step directions for turning booktalks into readers theatre presentations. An especially exciting feature is a section contributed by Newberry-award winning author Richard Peck in which he guides budding young writers in coauthoring a mystery with him.

Grades 1-6

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781591589327
• Artikelnr.: 43808901

Autorenporträt

Nancy J. Polette is professor of education at Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO, author of more than 100 professional books, and an in-demand speaker at state and national library, gifted, and reading conferences.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction National Standards for Reading, Language Arts, and Social
Studies Part One: Strategies for Any Mystery Summarizing Events I Have/Who
Has Game Evaluation Applying the Strategies Introducing the Series: Hidden
Titles Answers to Hidden Titles Part Two: Mystery Literature Guides Grade
One Vocabulary Match A Pre-Reading Journal Questions to Think About Learn
About Pigs, Goats, and Rabbits Activity: Alliteration Phonics Songs Take a
Poll Catch the Clue The Farm Grades Two and Three Pre-Reading Vocabulary
Activities Pre-Reading Journal Sentence Starters Higher Order Questions
Similes About Feelings A Character-Writing Pattern A Game for Two Grades
Four through Six Introducing Vocabulary Anticipation Guide Discussion
Questions About Dollhouses About Dollhouses Acrostic Fact or Fiction?
Obituaries Activity: Aunt Clare's Attic Superstitions A Writing Project:
What's Really Scary? Part Three: Favorite Mystery Series and Authors
Reading Guide for Mysteries Series Introducing the I Can Read Mysteries
Introducing the Flatfoot Fox Series Introducing the Nate the Great Series
More Nate the Great Titles Introducing the Cam Jansen Mysteries Try These
Cam Jansen Mysteries Animal Detectives Introducing the Sebastian (Super
Sleuth) Mysteries Sebastian (Super Sleuth) Mysteries Hidden Titles Key More
Sebastian (Super Sleuth) Mysteries Introducing the Hank the Cowdog Series
Introducing the A to Z Mysteries A to Z Mysteries Hidden Titles Key Try
These A to Z Mysteries Introducing the Encyclopedia Brown Series Try These
Encyclopedia Brown Mysteries Smarter Than an Encyclopedia Introducing the
Boxcar Children Mysteries Try These Boxcar Children Mysteries Introducing
the Vesper Holly Mysteries and Other Books Vesper Holly Mysteries and Other
Books Hidden Titles Key Stopping a Crime with Vesper Holly! Stopping a
Crime with Vesper Holly Answer Key Introducing the Great Brain Series Try
These Great Brain Mysteries Introducing Books by Jean Craighead George
Books by Jean Craighead George Hidden Titles Key A Jean Craighead George
Ecology Mystery Jean Craighead George Acrostic Try These Related Titles by
Jean Craighead George Introducing the Chet Gecko Mysteries Introducing the
Enola Holmes Mysteries Introducing the Sammy Keyes Mysteries Authors
Introducing Mysteries by Mary Downing Hahn Mary Downing Hahn Hidden Titles
Key Introducing Mysteries by Peg Kehret Mysteries by Peg Kehret Hidden
Titles Key Try These Peg Kehret Mysteries Introducing Mysteries by Joan
Lowery Nixon Lowery Nixon Mysteries Hidden Titles Key Try These Mysteries
by Joan Lowery Nixon Introducing Mysteries by Willo Davis Roberts Mysteries
by Willo Davis Roberts Hidden Titles Key How Mean Can You Get? Try These
Books by Willo Davis Roberts Introducing Mysteries by Betty Ren Wright
Betty Ren Wright Mysteries Hidden Titles Key Try These Mystery Titles by
Betty Ren Wright Newbery Award-Winning Mystery Solve a Puzzler! Part Four:
Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners Creating Readers Theatre Booktalks with Edgar
Allan Poe Juvenile Award Winners Example One Example Two The Edgar Allan
Poe Award Complete Winner and Nominee List, 1961-2008 Part Five: A Unique
Opportunity! Write a Ghost Story with Richard Peck Looking Around Yourself
to Sharpen Your People-Watching Skills It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
Hidden Titles by Richard Peck Key to Hidden Titles by Richard Peck Index