Resources
Anderson, MT. Feed. New York: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2004.
-This novel was based on the future of the wireless internet. A computer chip that can be implanted into the brain offers non-stop information access through the web, However, it soon proves to be a hazard and even deadly. This novel is very useful on the young adult level (high school). Feed helped me change my perception of the world wide web and caused me to take a closer look at the potential harms of instant web access.
Blau, Sheridan. The Literature Workshop. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2003.
-Blau's theories and practices are written as a guide to survival on the day you thought your lesson plan was the greatest ever, but your students had other plans in store. There are endless projects and ideas that Blau offers that utilizes the learners and teachers potential. It was helpful in building tools in order to be successful as an instructor in the toughness of the classroom.
Tovani, Chris. I Read It but I Don't Get It; Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers. Portalnd, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers, 2000.
-Tovani deals with the realism of students reading, reading and reading, but just do not have the ability or want to comprehend the material. This book was useful in the sense in designing techniques to assist both the student and teacher to identify the root of their lack of interest.
Appleman, Deborah. Critical Encounters in High School English; Teaching Literary Theory to Adolescents. 2nd edition. New York: Teachers College Press, 2009.
-Appleman is an advocate of traveling to visit her colleagues and gathering new, witty, and flexible lessons that cater to the students special needs. Appleman believes in giving credit to her colleagues for designing alternative lessons that the students enjoy. Extremely useful, a must have edition for the inspiring teacher who recognizes the importance of communicating with students to assess what they are grasping and what is being lost.
Wilhelm, Jeffrey and Smith W., Michael. Reading Don't Fix No Chevys; Literacy in the Lives of Young Men. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2002.
-Smith and Wilhelm expose the gender theory of literature. That being that young females read more than young men. Therefore, how do we separate our lessons for males that think reading is for girls. I found this book also extremely productive in understanding what young male readers are attracted to.
-This novel was based on the future of the wireless internet. A computer chip that can be implanted into the brain offers non-stop information access through the web, However, it soon proves to be a hazard and even deadly. This novel is very useful on the young adult level (high school). Feed helped me change my perception of the world wide web and caused me to take a closer look at the potential harms of instant web access.
Blau, Sheridan. The Literature Workshop. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2003.
-Blau's theories and practices are written as a guide to survival on the day you thought your lesson plan was the greatest ever, but your students had other plans in store. There are endless projects and ideas that Blau offers that utilizes the learners and teachers potential. It was helpful in building tools in order to be successful as an instructor in the toughness of the classroom.
Tovani, Chris. I Read It but I Don't Get It; Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers. Portalnd, Maine: Stenhouse Publishers, 2000.
-Tovani deals with the realism of students reading, reading and reading, but just do not have the ability or want to comprehend the material. This book was useful in the sense in designing techniques to assist both the student and teacher to identify the root of their lack of interest.
Appleman, Deborah. Critical Encounters in High School English; Teaching Literary Theory to Adolescents. 2nd edition. New York: Teachers College Press, 2009.
-Appleman is an advocate of traveling to visit her colleagues and gathering new, witty, and flexible lessons that cater to the students special needs. Appleman believes in giving credit to her colleagues for designing alternative lessons that the students enjoy. Extremely useful, a must have edition for the inspiring teacher who recognizes the importance of communicating with students to assess what they are grasping and what is being lost.
Wilhelm, Jeffrey and Smith W., Michael. Reading Don't Fix No Chevys; Literacy in the Lives of Young Men. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2002.
-Smith and Wilhelm expose the gender theory of literature. That being that young females read more than young men. Therefore, how do we separate our lessons for males that think reading is for girls. I found this book also extremely productive in understanding what young male readers are attracted to.