study and teaching (middle school)

"Simplifies junior high English in engaging and conversational language and offers examples and activities to show readers how the topics tie in to real life"--Provided by publisher.

Includes a rationale for assessing performance, strategies for implementation, performance task assessment lists, and rubrics.

Presents classroom-tested strategies to help teachers understand the importance of teaching writing, motivate young writers, model effective writing, providing choice within a rigorous curriculum, help students recognize the importance of purpose and audience, and assess essays in ways that improve writing performance.

Presents step-by-step instructions for thirty-seven magic tricks, each of which provides lessons in one or more math skills for students in sixth through eighth grade, covering addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division; and includes suggestions for props and costumes, as well as related student activity sheets.

Presents a selection of booktalks, or short book promotions, that may be used to get students in grades six through eight interested in social studies; grouped by topic, with suggested booklists and sample activities.

Presents a selection of booktalks, or short book promotions, that may be used to get students in grades six through eight interested in reading; grouped by topic, with suggested booklists and sample activities.

Uses explanations, word problems, and games to cover some mathematical topics that middle school students need to know, including the invention of numerical notations, basic arithmetical operations, measurements, geometry, graphs, and probability.