Total literacy techniques : tools to help students analyze literature and informational texts

163 Pages·2014·2.42 MB·English

by  Pérsida Himmele

®
Alexandria, VA USA
1703 N. Beauregard St. • Alexandria, VA 22311-1714 USA
Phone: [phone] or 703-578-9600 • Fax: [phone]
Website: www.ascd.org • E-mail: [email protected]
Author guidelines: www.ascd.org/write
Gene R. Carter, Executive Director; Richard Papale, Acting Chief Program Development Officer;
Stefani Roth, Interim Publisher; Julie Houtz, Director, Book Editing & Production; Deborah
Siegel, Editor; Louise Bova, Senior Graphic Designer; Mike Kalyan, Manager, Production
Services; Keith Demmons, Production Designer; Kyle Steichen, Production Specialist
Copyright © 2014 ASCD. All rights reserved. It is illegal to reproduce copies of this work in
print or electronic format (including reproductions displayed on a secure intranet or stored
in a retrieval system or other electronic storage device from which copies can be made or
displayed) without the prior written permission of the publisher. By purchasing only autho-
rized electronic or print editions and not participating in or encouraging piracy of copyrighted
materials, you support the rights of authors and publishers. Readers who wish to reproduce or
republish excerpts of this work in print or electronic format may do so for a small fee by con-
tacting the Copyright Clearance Center (CCC), 222 Rosewood Dr., Danvers, MA 01923, USA
(phone: [phone]; fax: [phone]; web: www.copyright.com). To inquire about site
licensing options or any other reuse, contact ASCD Permissions at www.ascd.org/permissions,
or [email protected], or 703-575-5749. For a list of vendors authorized to license ASCD
e-books to institutions, see www.ascd.org/epubs. Send translation inquiries to translations@
ascd.org.
All referenced trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
All web links in this book are correct as of the publication date below but may have become
inactive or otherwise modified since that time. If you notice a deactivated or changed link,
please e-mail [email protected] with the words “Link Update” in the subject line. In your
message, please specify the web link, the book title, and the page number on which the link
appears.
PAPERBACK ISBN: 978-1-4166-1883-6 ASCD product #114009
Quantity discounts: 10–49, 10%; 50+, 15%; 1,000+, special discounts (e-mail program-
[email protected] or call 800-933-2723, ext. 5773, or 703-575-5773). Also available in e-book
formats. For desk copies, go to www.ascd.org/deskcopy.
ASCD Member Book No. FY14-08B. ASCD Member Books mail to Premium (P), Select (S),
and Institutional Plus (I+) members on this schedule: Jan, PSI+; Feb, P; Apr, PSI+; May,
P; Jul, PSI+; Aug, P; Sep, PSI+; Nov, PSI+; Dec, P. For current details on membership, see
www.ascd.org/membership.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Himmele, Pérsida.
Total literacy techniques : tools to help students analyze literature and informational texts /
Persida Himmele and William Himmele ; with Keely Potter.
pages cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-4166-1883-6 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Reading. 2. Language arts. I. Himmele,
William. II. Potter, Keely. III. Title.
LB1050.H55 2014
372.6--dc23
2014010126
23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Pérsida:
To my mom, who has continually prayed for me.
Para mi madre, quien siempre me ha tenido en sus oraciones.
William:
To my mom, who handpicked and adopted me, and
has made me feel special ever since.

Keely:
To my mom, who taught me that education brings
freedom and independence, and that we should all
believe in the potential of one another.

ToTal literacy
Techniques
Tools to Help Students Analyze
Literature and Informational Texts
Acknowledgments ...........................................................................................ix
Introduction: Tools for Engaging Thinkers, Readers, and Writers ......................1
1 Growing Academic Language: Building
Foundations for Academic Literacy ............................................................3
2 Tools for Developing Academic Language .................................................24
3 Tools for Students’ Uses of Higher-Order Thinking While Reading ...........38
4 Tools for Supporting Literary Analysis ......................................................61
5 Tools for Reading Informational Texts ......................................................80
6 Total Participation Techniques and Tools for
Framing Text-Based Peer Interactions ......................................................99
7 A Tool for Teaching Students How to Respond
to Constructed Response Prompts .........................................................113
8 Conclusion: Growing Thinkers,
Readers, and Writers ..............................................................................128
Appendix: Annotated Bibliography ...............................................................131
References ...................................................................................................142
Index ............................................................................................................146
About the Authors ........................................................................................150

Acknowledgments
We’d like to express our deep appreciation to the many people who collab-
orated with us on this writing project. First and foremost, we’d like to thank our
ASCD Acquisitions Editor, Stefani Roth, and our Project Manager, Deborah Siegel.
Their knowledgeable and discerning eyes were very helpful to us in improving
the quality of this work.
We’d also like to thank Keely Potter’s current and former 5th through 8th
grade students whose insights kept us grounded, and her building administrator,
Tammy Woolbright, whose support and insights were very helpful in our writing
of this book.
Several other educators also contributed to this book in very meaning-
ful ways. We’d like to thank Conestoga Valley School District and the following
contributors and their students: Curricular Leader Michelle Trasborg, and the
following educators and educational leaders: Colette Barnett, Katie Fake, Debbie
Denlinger, Laura Gingrich, Gina Bray, Melanie Upton, Susan Grammer, Nicole
Reinking, Victoria Henderson, Ramón Rivera, Dan Daneker, Superintendent Dr.
Gerald Huesken, and administrator Dr. Kelly Cartwright.
We’d also like to thank Assistant Superintendent Margie Sharp at Avon
Grove School District, whom we deeply admire and who has been gracious in
sharing her insights with us. Amazing educators from neighboring districts whom
we’d like to thank include Liz Lubeskie and Matt Baker from Manheim Central
School District; Brandon Bailey, from Central York School District; David Vega
from South Western School District; Carmen Rowe, Georgia Saldaña Jones, Susan
Hagel, Krista Grimm, and Principals Arthur Paynter and Jackie Martin-Hair from
the School District of Lancaster; Joanne Williard from Lampeter Strasburg School
District; Director Joe Barlow of Jackson County Schools in Tennessee; Andrea
ix