Expanding Horizons
Author | : Susan Sommers Thurman |
Publisher | : Longman Publishing Group |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2006-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 0321276698 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780321276698 |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Expanding Horizonsis an off-beat collection of essays, poems, stories, and images certain to stimulate the imagination while improving both reading and writing skills. Each unusual reading selection and image is presented within a pedagogical framework of pre-reading discussion topics and vocabulary work, post-reading comprehension questions, journal responses, writing topics, and a unique feature Expanding Horizons, which introduces research and encourages students to be curious and critical about what they read. Students are urged to look beyond the given world, giving them analytical skills they need to forge their own connections among reading, writing, and thinking.