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Complete lesson plans for teaching The Red Badge ofCourage. Includes introduction to the unit, unit objectives, readingassignments, unit outline, study questions (short answer), study/quizquestions (multiple choice), vocabulary worksheets, daily lessonsplanned, related nonfiction reading assignment, oral readingevaluation, biographical info about the author, three detailed writingassignments (inform, persuade, personal opinion), vocabulary reviewgames & activities, unit review games & activities, at least one groupactivity assignment, discussion questions on all levels (factual,critical, interpretive, personal response), 2 short answer unit tests,2 multiple choice unit tests, 1 advanced short answer unit test, unitand vocabulary crossword puzzles, unit and vocabulary extra worksheets& games, bulletin board ideas, ready-to-copy student materials, answerkeys, and more! ... Read more

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Wonderful book
This book is wonderful.I teach 8th grade language arts and it caught my eye.Not only is it good for subs, when an emergency plan is needed, but there are great lessons I am already using myself.It is laid out nicely with objectives and step by step instructions.I am very pleased with it and so is my student teacher. ... Read more

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Complete lesson plans for teaching Miller's TheCrucible. Includes introduction to the unit, unit objectives, readingassignments, unit outline, study questions (short answer), study/quizquestions (multiple choice), vocabulary worksheets, daily lessonsplanned, related nonfiction reading assignment, oral readingevaluation, biographical info about the author, three detailed writingassignments (inform, persuade, personal opinion), vocabulary reviewgames & activities, unit review games & activities, at least one groupactivity assignment, discussion questions on all levels (factual,critical, interpretive, personal response), 2 short answer unit tests,2 multiple choice unit tests, 1 advanced short answer unit test, unitand vocabulary crossword puzzles, unit and vocabulary extra worksheets& games, bulletin board ideas, ready-to-copy student materials, answerkeys, and more! ... Read more

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Marred by mistakes
I am a high school English teacher, and I have used and been pleased with Collins's unit plan for Huck Finn.I bought this one hoping that it would be equally useful.Unfortunately, I found that it contains several mistakes.The true/false quiz for Act I, for example, contains at least two clear errors (One statement says that Abigail is Parris's daughter and another says that Tituba is Proctor's slave, and these are not meant to be false statements).I gave that quiz to my class without previewing it carefully enough, and there were several disputed answers.I had to promise them not to use the quizzes from this source again! I have found mistakes in other places, too, and I was bothered by Collins's biased tone at times.Some of the material still looks useful, but I am dubious of it now.

A teacher's greatest friend
Mary Collins has obviously spent time in an English classroom as the teacher.Her study guide questions are right on the mark.In the vocabulary section, her quote choices are almost exactly what I would have choosen.I have used several of Collins' lit plans, and without exception I have been pleased with them.They provide me with material that only needs a tweak to match my teaching style.The biggest problem of using Literature Circles in high school is the time needed to create materials for each novel to be included in the selection list.Mary Collins has solved that with these wonderful LitPlan units. ... Read more

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The Teacher?s Right Hand is a resource guide for upper elementary and middle school language arts teachers.It was written by educator, Kimberly S. Gibbons to help teacherswork with the average learner. ... Read more

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Awesome Teacher Resource
The Teacher's Right Hand is an educator's dream.It really does have practical, ready to use activities.I refer to this resource several times a week, and my students thoroughly enjoy the teacher-created games.If you are a middle school educator, this book is a must have!

Excellent Resource For Teachers and Parents
I found this book to be an excellent resource for teachers and parents.This book has numerous activities that can be used either in the classroom or by parents at home.I found each of the activities to be very detailed, outlining the objectives, and needed materials. The book contains numerous reproducible transparencies and worksheets.

This book has helped me to organize my daily instruction and has saved me hours in planning time!!!I also use it at home with my own children.This is an exellent resource and HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!! ... Read more

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Take the pressure off your busy schedule with these standards-based library lessons! Quick and easy to implement, these proven 20-minute instructional lessons, organized by grade level, equip you with everything you need to effectively teach library and information literacy skills to students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Based on AASL/AECT standards and McREL benchmarks, each lesson plan includes standards, learning objectives, teaching directions, reproducible worksheets and graphics, learning styles, teaching team, and related resources. Students will learn how to effectively employ print and electronic resources to find the information they need, and you will be thrilled with how effortlessly you can bring information and literary appreciation into every classroom and still have time for other library and teaching responsibilities! ... Read more

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Not what I expected.
With a title like "Lesson Plans for the Busy Librarian," this book seemed like a must have for me, a busy librarian. When I received the item I was very disappointed to find that none of the lessons were that unique or interesting. In addition to being the same old thing, the clip art is subpar, and the organization is very random. Let me just say this, I have owned the book for over a year and am yet to use a single lesson plan from it.

Save your money...
As a "busy librarian" the title drew the money from me in a hurry, but I was disappointed by the lack of depth- lots of coloring!Occasionally I use some of the reproducibles when I have a sub, however the quality of the graphics are poor.

Better books out there
I am an elementary school librarian. While this book has a few good lesson plans, I find the majority of them to be overly simplistic. Also, a lot of the graphics on the reproducibles are of very poor quality.

Time saver for teachers too!
Although directed to librarians, this book is also fantastic for elementary teachers.It's indexed to the Language Arts standards, learning styles and Multiple Intelligences. It contains patterns, instructions, hands-on activities and more, for literature-based multi-disciplinary units.A super resource! ... Read more

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A set of lesson plans, recordings and photocopiable activities for teaching music to Year 2 pupils. The CD/CD-ROM contains lesson plans and recorded extracts to accompany the activities in the book. The text contains instantly accessible photocopiable activities. ... Read more

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A set of lesson plans, recordings and photocopiable activities for teaching music to Year 3 pupils. The CD/CD-ROM contains lesson plans and recorded extracts to accompany the activities in the book. The text contains instantly accessible photocopiable activities. ... Read more