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1. Professional Development | Grades   8 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Alice Walker in the Classroom: "Living by the Word"
   Carol Jago offers readers a handy guide for bringing this celebrated author's work into the classroom, including biographical information, ideas for literature circles using Walker's short stories, sample writing lessons using Walker's poems, suggestions for teaching The Color Purple, and a wealth of resources for further investigation of Alice Walker and her work.
2. Professional Development | Grades   8 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Amy Tan in the Classroom: "The art of invisible strength"
   Offers high school teachers an activity-based approach to teaching the works of Amy Tan, especially The Joy Luck Club and The Opposite of Fate.
3. Professional Development | Grades   8 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Langston Hughes in the Classroom: "Do Nothin' till You Hear from Me"
   Carmaletta M. Williams provides high school teachers with background on Hughes and the Harlem Renaissance as well as help in teaching Hughes's poetry, short stories, novels, and autobiography.
4. Professional Development | Grades   2 – 6  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Literary Discussion in the Elementary School
   This book offers a rich resource for preservice and practicing teachers who want to build, extend, or enliven a program in which students explore the expanding world of children's literature.
5. Professional Development | Grades   K – 8  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Literature, Literacy, and Comprehension Strategies in the Elementary School
   Joy F. Moss focuses on literature units structured around read-aloud/think-aloud group sessions in which students collaborate to construct meaning.
6. Professional Development | Grades   5 – 9  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Power of Picture Books, The: Using Content Area Literature in Middle School
   Featuring descriptions and activities for fifty exceptional titles, Mary Jo Fresch and Peggy Harkins offer a wealth of ideas for harnessing the power of picture books to improve reading and writing in the content areas.
7. Professional Development | Grades   8 – 12  |  Professional Library
   Sandra Cisneros in the Classroom: "Do not forget to reach"
   The third volume in the NCTE High School Literature Series explores the joys of reading and teaching the stories and poems of noted Mexican American author Sandra Cisneros.
8. Professional Development | Grades   8 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Sherman Alexie in the Classroom: "This is not a silent movie. Our voices will save our lives."
   Provides high school teachers with teaching strategies, classroom activities, and student samples for teaching the works of Sherman Alexie.
9. Professional Development | Grades   9 – 12  |  Professional Library  |  Book
   Tim O'Brien in the Classroom: "This too is true: Stories can save us"
   As part of the NCTE High School Literature Series, Tim O'Brien in the Classroom focuses on opportunities for classroom discussion and writing assignments, including lessons, open-ended prompts, and student writing samples.
10. Professional Development | Grades   K – 6  |  Professional Library  |  Book
    Wondrous Words: Writers and Writing in the Elementary Classroom
    Katie Wood Ray explains in practical terms the theoretical underpinnings of how elementary and middle school students learn to write from their reading.

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