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Filled with harrowing monsters and fate-dictating deities, and all-too-human hubris and heartache, Homer’s 'Odyssey' has thrilled and edified audiences for centuries. Today's readers have a host of imaginative—and artful—adaptations of the epic poem to choose from.
Ready or not, here they come. At almost every school I visited this year, teachers asked me to address the Common Core (CC) standard in my workshops. Planning lessons with CC in mind presents a challenge, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. These sites are designed with the express purpose of helping plan lessons around Common Core.
Educators eager to implement the Common Core standards into their work need look no further than School Library Journal's newest column, Nonfiction Notes. This month, we examine titles that include biographies, the American Revolution, and exploration.
From fabulous picture books to top-shelf literary nonfiction, 2013 brings a number of new titles about America’s favorite president, Abraham Lincoln.
Though books related to body image have abounded in recent years, the following titles offer a new perspective on the subject. These novels tackle fresh and original topics that range from morbid obesity to gender dysmorphia.
Ellen Bryan Obed’s 'Twelve Kinds of Ice' is an ideal mentor text on many levels.
If students are not familiar with nonfiction texts, they may assume that every nonfiction book serves the same function.
Author Tanya Lee Stone talked to Curriculum Connections about the importance of visual storytelling in her work "Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles: America's First Black Paratroopers."
"Pathways to the Common Core" offers solutions and directions for teachers looking for a way to understand and implement the Common Core State Standards into their lesson plans.
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