Best Poems To Teach High School Students - April 2024

Refugee

A New York Times bestseller!JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration camps looming, he and his family board a ship bound for the other side of the world . . .ISABEL is a Cuban girl in 1994. With riots and unrest plaguing her country, she and her family set out on a raft, hoping to find safety in America . . .MAHMOUD is a Syrian boy in 2015. With his homeland torn apart by violence and destruction, he and his family begin a long trek toward Europe . . .All three kids go on harrowing journeys in search of refuge. All will face unimaginable dangers -- f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0545880831
• ASIN: 0545880831
• ISBN: 9780545880831
• Manufacturer: Scholastic Press

Thank You for Arguing, Third Edition: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion

A master class in the art of persuasion, as taught by professors ranging from Bart Simpson to Winston Churchill, newly revised and updated. The time-tested secrets taught in this book include Cicero's three-step strategy for moving an audience to action, and Honest Abe's Shameless Trick for lowering an audience's expectations. And it's also replete with contemporary techniques such as politicians' use of code language to appeal to specfic groups and an eye-opening assortment of persuasive tricks, including the Eddie Haskell Ploy, the Belushi Paradigm, Stalin's Timing Secret, and the Yoda Techn... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0804189935
• ASIN: 0804189935
• ISBN: 0804189935
• Brand: THREE RIVERS
• Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press

Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts in One Big Fat Notebook: The Complete Middle School Study Guide (Big Fat Notebooks)

It’s the revolutionary English language arts study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest.     Everything You Need to Ace English Language Arts . . .takes students from grammar to reading comprehension to writing with ease, including parts of speech, active and passive verbs, Greek and Latin roots and affixes; nuances in word meanings; textual analysis, authorship, structure, and other skills for reading fiction and nonfiction; and writing arguments, informative texts, and narratives. The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK™ series is built on a simple and irresistible co... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0761160914
• ASIN: 0761160914
• ISBN: 0761160914
• Brand: Workman Publishing Company
• Manufacturer: Workman Publishing Company

The Quickwrite Handbook: 100 Mentor Texts to Jumpstart Your Students' Thinking and Writing

Helping students put words on a page can be hard enough. "I don't have anything to write about!" they say. And when writing does happen, how do you help them develop these ideas into more effective pieces? A powerful tool to jumpstart writing In The Quickwrite Handbook, master teacher Linda Rief shares 100 compelling mentor texts and shows how to use each one as a powerful tool for sparking successful writing. Each mentor text includes "Try this" suggestions for inviting students to get started. You'll also find "Interludes" woven throughout: examples of quickwrites that students crafted into... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0325098123
• ASIN: 0325098123
• ISBN: 0325098123
• Manufacturer: Heinemann

Wheelock's Latin 7th Edition (The Wheelock's Latin Series)

For nearly sixty years, Wheelock's Latin has remained the optimus liber of beginning Latin textbooks. When Professor Frederic M. Wheelock's Latin first appeared in 1956, the reviews extolled its thoroughness, organization, and conciseness; one reviewer predicted that the book "might well become the standard text" for introducing students to elementary Latin. Now, nearly six decades later, that prediction has certainly proved accurate. This new edition of Wheelock's Latin has all of the features, many of them improved and expanded, that have made it the bestselling single-volume beginning ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0061997226
• ASIN: 0061997226
• ISBN: 0061997226
• Brand: Collins Reference
• Manufacturer: Collins Reference

Hop on Pop (I Can Read It All By Myself)

• ASIN: 039480029X
• UPC: 000394800293
• ASIN: 039480029X
• ISBN: 9780394800295
• Brand: PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE
• Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers

A Poetry Handbook

• ASIN: 0156724006
• ASIN: 0156724006
• ISBN: 9780156724005
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

The Complete Writer: Level 1 Workbook for Writing with Ease (The Complete Writer)

A workbook to accompany the acclaimed series on teaching writing, from the author of The Well-Trained Mind.In Writing with Ease, Susan Wise Bauer lays out an alternative plan for teaching writing, one that combines the best elements of old-fashioned writing instruction with innovative new educational methods. The Complete Writer workbooks (each sold separately) complement this plan with lessons, student worksheets, and teacher instructions for every day of writing instruction. Each covers one year of study.Used along with Writing with Ease, The Complete Writer, Level One (first in a four-volum... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1933339268
• ASIN: 1933339268
• ISBN: 1933339268
• Brand: Brand: Peace Hill Press
• Manufacturer: The Well-Trained Mind Press

The Crossover (The Crossover Series)

New York Times bestseller ∙ Newbery Medal Winner ∙Coretta Scott King Honor Award ∙2015 YALSA 2015 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults∙ 2015 YALSA Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers ∙Publishers Weekly Best Book ∙ School Library Journal Best Book∙ Kirkus Best Book "A beautifully measured novel of life and line."—The New York Times Book Review"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. Cuz tonight I’m delivering," announces dread-locked, 12-year old Josh Bell. He and his twin brother Jordan are ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0544107713
• ASIN: 0544107713
• ISBN: 9780544107717
• Brand: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Manufacturer: HMH Books for Young Readers

Counting Descent

Winner, 2017 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary AwardFinalist, 2017 NAACP Image Awards'One Book One New Orleans' 2017 Book Selection---Clint Smith's debut poetry collection, Counting Descent, is a coming of age story that seeks to complicate our conception of lineage and tradition. Smith explores the cognitive dissonance that results from belonging to a community that unapologetically celebrates black humanity while living in a world that often renders blackness a caricature of fear. His poems move fluidly across personal and political histories, all the while reflecting... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1938912659
• ASIN: 1938912659
• ISBN: 9781938912658
• Brand: Write Bloody Publishing
• Manufacturer: Write Bloody Publishing

A Seed Is Sleepy (Nature Books)

This gorgeous book from award-winning artist Sylvia Long and author Dianna Hutts Aston offers children a beautiful and informative look at the intricate, complex, and often surprising world of seeds. Poetic in voice and elegant in design, the book introduces children to a fascinating array of seed and plant facts, making it perfect reading material at home or in the classroom.

• ASIN: 1452131473
• ASIN: 1452131473
• ISBN: 1452131473
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Chronicle Books

Beowulf: An Illustrated Edition

Seamus Heaney's best-selling ?Beowulf? is now wedded to more than one hundred glorious images. Composed toward the end of the first millennium, Beowulf ?is the elegiac narrative of the Scandinavian hero who saves the Danes from the seemingly invincible monster Grendel and, later, from Grendel's mother. Drawn to what he has called the "four-squareness of the utterance" in ?Beowulf ?and its immense emotional credibility Seamus Heaney gives the great epic convincing reality But how to visualize the poet's story has always been a challenge for modern-day readers. In Beowulf: An Illustrated Edition... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0393330109
• ASIN: 0393330109
• ISBN: 0393330109
• Brand: W W Norton Company
• Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

Booked (The Crossover Series)

New York Times Bestseller ∙ National Book Award Longlist ∙ ILA-CBC Children's Choice List ∙ ALA Notable Children’s Book ∙ Book Links’ Lasting Connections ∙ Kirkus Best Book ∙ San Francisco Chronicle Best Book∙ Washington Post Best Book∙ BookPage Best Book "A novel about a soccer-obsessed tween boy written entirely in verse? In a word, yes. Kwame Alexander has the magic to pull off this unlikely feat, both as a poet and as a storyteller. " — The Chicago TribuneLike lightning/you strike/fast and free/legs zoom/down field/eyes fixed/on the checkered ball/on the goal... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0544570987
• ASIN: 0544570987
• ISBN: 0544570987
• Brand: HMH Books for Young Readers
• Manufacturer: HMH Books for Young Readers

The Butter Battle Book: (New York Times Notable Book of the Year) (Classic Seuss)

• ASIN: 0394865804
• ASIN: 0394865804
• ISBN: 0394865804
• Brand: Random House Books for Young Readers
• Manufacturer: Random House Books for Young Readers

Beowulf: A New Telling

He comes out of the darkness, moving in on his  victims in deadly silence. When he leaves, a trail  of blood is all that remains. He is a monster,  Grendel, and all who know of him live in fear.   Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, knows something  must be done to stop Grendel. But who will guard  the great hall he has built, where so many men have  lost their lives to the monster while keeping  watch? Only one man dares to stand up to  Grendel's fury --Beowulf.

• ASIN: 0440905605
• ASIN: 0440905605
• ISBN: 0440905605
• Manufacturer: Laurel Leaf

Teach Like a Pirate : Increase Student Engagement, Boost Your Creativity, and Transform Your Life as an Educator

In this book you'll learn how to: tap into your passion as a teacher - even when you're less than excited about the subject; develop creative presentations that capture your students' interest; establish rapport and

• UPC: 51492220
• Rating: 4.0

Teach Like a Champion 2.0 : 62 Techniques That Put Students on the Path to College

"One of the most influential teaching guides ever--updated!Teach Like a Champion 2.0 is a complete update to the international bestseller. This teaching guide is a must-have for new and experienced teachers alike. Over 700,000 teachers

• UPC: 34161643

100 Super Sight Word Poems, Grades PreK-1 : Easy-To-Read Reproducible Poems That Target & Teach 100 Words from the Dolch List

Set the stage for young learners to become able readers, writers, and spellers with these just-right poems that teach 100 key Dolch words! Each poem includes simple text and rebus pictures so students can master

• UPC: 17172862

Teach With Your Strengths : How Great Teachers Inspire Their Students

This text is written by teachers with a combined 70 years of classroom and consulting experience, and it includes real-life examples of how great teachers use their strengths to solve problems, battle bureaucracy, and reach

• UPC: 4064073

6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide: Grades 3 & Up: Everything You Need to Teach and Assess Student Writing with This Powerful Model (Paperback)

Used throughout the United States and the world, the 6+1 Traits of Writing model has become a highly respected, essential tool for evaluating student writing and planning instruction. This guide provides teachers with everything they

• UPC: 1945763
• Model: SC-0439280389
• Color: Multicolor
• Rating: 4.333

Teaching Writing Through Differentiated Instruction with Leveled Graphic Organizers : 50+ Reproducible, Leveled Organizers That Help You Teach Writing to All Students and Manage Their Different Learning Needs Easily and Effectively

Designed for teachers who want to teach writing effectively to students of different ability levels, this resource offers lessons, leveled organizers, and writing models to make planning and gathering materials a cinch.

• UPC: 3902776
• Model: SC-0439567270
• Color: Multicolor

Teach Students How to Learn : Strategies You Can Incorporate Into Any Course to Improve Student Metacognition, Study Skills, and Motivation

Co-published in association with NISOD Miriam, a freshman Calculus student at Louisiana State University, made 37.5% on her first exam but 83% and 93% on the next two. Matt, a first year General Chemistry student

• UPC: 45688217

Teach Like a Champion: 49 Techniques that Put Students on the Path to College - eBook

Teach Like a Champion offers effective teaching techniques to help teachers, especially those in their first few years, become champions in the classroom. These powerful techniques are concrete, specific, and are easy to put into

• UPC: 902321071
• Rating: 4.667

Leveled Poems for Small-Group Reading Lessons : 40 Reproducible Poems with Mini-Lessons for Guided Reading Levels E-N

Match each reader in your class to the perfect poem with this big collection of poetry correlated with guided-reading levels E-N. These 40 poems are engaging and reproducible, so they re just right for group

• UPC: 26740612

Sitting on a Chicken : The Best (Ever) 52 Yoga Games to Teach in Schools

From games such as Knock Down the Tower and Yoga Detective, to simple sequences and the Ladybird Relaxation, experience the benefits of incorporating yoga in the school day. Build assertiveness, concentration, self-esteem, healthy competitiveness and

• UPC: 53835143