{"product_id":"using-informational-text-to-teach-to-kill-a-mockingbird","title":"Using Informational Text to Teach To Kill A Mockingbird","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe new Common Core State Standards mean major changes for language arts teachers, particularly the emphasis on “informational text.” How do we shift attention toward informational texts without taking away from the teaching of literature? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe key is informational texts deeply connected to the literary texts you are teaching.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreparing informational texts for classroom use, however, requires time and effort. Using Informational Text to Teach Literature is designed to help. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this volume, we offer informational texts connected to Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. Readings range in genre (inaugural address, historical analysis, autobiography, etiquette book, newspaper editorial, and Supreme Court decision) and topic (the Depression, entails, etiquette, the right to a lawyer, stereotypes, lynching, miscegenation, and heroism).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach informational text is part of a student-friendly unit, with reading strategies and activities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTeachers need to incorporate nonfiction in ways that enhance their teaching of literature.The Using Informational Text to Teach Literature series is an invaluable supportive tool.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54261454700888,"sku":"9781475806809","price":51.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781475806809_358cfb2c-3d7f-4ad6-959e-5510854f34eb.jpg?v=1769796038","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/using-informational-text-to-teach-to-kill-a-mockingbird","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}