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Rigorous Reading
With an eye to the rigorous reading requirements in state and national standards (i.e. close reading, deeper analysis), this series of In-Depth Guides aims to move beyond just recounting a book's events and looking up a few vocabulary words. Instead, the emphasis is on the student learning how to "add to or alter their understanding of the novel as they are reading it." Students keep an Interactive Novel Log (notebook form) of their journey through a novel, giving them the place and the space to record their thoughts and observations. A good novel is complex and multi-layered. Students are asked to trace the development of literary elements as well as make inferences and predictions about the story in addition to detailing the novel's events. This well-crafted teaching resource provides background information, lesson plans, a multitude of individual and collaborative activities, lots of reproducibles, and an answer key. 80 pgs, pb. ~ Janice
