Cooler Than Fiction

A Planning Guide for Teen Nonfiction Booktalks

Jill S. Jarrell, Tara C. Cannon (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

199 Seiten

2010
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-4886-9 (ISBN)

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Features 133 non-fiction booktalks to use with both voracious and reluctant teen readers. They cover a wide and varied range of nonfiction genres, including science, nature, history, biography, graphic novels, true crime, art, and much more. Each includes a set of discussion questions and sample project ideas which can be expanded into a classroom lesson plan or full library program.

Designed for public librarians, school media specialists, teachers, and anyone with an interest in supporting teen literacy, this book features 133 nonfiction booktalks to use with both voracious and reluctant teen readers. These booktalks cover a wide and varied range of nonfiction genres, including science, nature, history, biography, graphic novels, true crime, art, and much more. Each includes a set of discussion questions and sample project ideas which could be easily expanded into a classroom lesson plan or full library program. Also included are several guidelines for classroom integration, tips for making booktalks more interactive and interesting, and selections for further reading.

Former coordinator of the Pikes Peak Library District’s Teen Services Program, Jill S. Jarrell is also a contributor to a book of essays on innovative librarianship. She lives in Clarksville, Tennessee, and spends her time writing and volunteering for an international exchange student program. Tara C. Cannon has served as environmental educator at the Discovery Center in Springfield, Missouri, and as co-education director for River Bend Nature Center in Wichita Falls, Texas. She is a teacher and biologist in New Mexico.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Funny, Gross, and Disturbing

2. History

3. Biographies and Memoirs

4. Crimes

5. Food and Crafts

6. Art

7. Short Stories and Poetry

8. Graphic Novels

9. Science

10. Animals

11. Nature

12. Knowing Your World

13. Life Skills

14. Pairing

15. Interactives

Booktalking Resources

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.11.2010
Zusatzinfo	resources, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	358 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
ISBN-10	0-7864-4886-5 / 0786448865
ISBN-13	978-0-7864-4886-9 / 9780786448869
Zustand	Neuware