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Common Core Literacy for ELA, History/Social Studies, and the Humanities: Strategies to Deepen Content Knowledge (Grades 6-12)
Katherine McKnight, PHD
Paperback - 216 pages
April 2014, Jossey-Bass
In this hands-on resource, Common Core literacy expert Katherine McKnight offers secondary teachers a clear understanding of what literacy looks like in English Language Arts (ELA), social studies, and other humanities-related subjects. She gives educators proven teaching techniques that will help them to develop literacy skills in their students. The book offers a wealth of practical strategies and activities that content area teachers can integrate seamlessly. Included are:
• A selection of activities that support literacy skills and build content knowledge
• Ideas for implementing the literacy requirements of the Common Core in specific content areas
• An easy-to-use Difficulty Dial that indicates the complexity of each activity
• Robust student samples that bring the activities to life across a variety of grade levels
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