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Springboards for English

Gr. 6-12

by Marion Horton

$11.95 (96 pp.)

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Springboards for English includes 33 lessons designed to be springboards for teaching basic skills in the language arts classroom. The lessons address a variety of basic skills in a creative and challenging way.

Special Features: Topics include vocabulary development, elaboration strategies, figurative language, creative thinking skills, poetry, and grammar. Every lesson includes an objective, rationale, list of materials required, teacher instruction procedures, learning group activities, and closure/evaluation.

Each lesson emphasizes composition, higher-level thinking, and cooperative learning. The lessons are easily adaptable for a range of grade levels. Lessons may be taught separately or in units. They are presented in an easy-to-follow format.

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