Unpacking complexity in informational texts : principles and practices for grades 2-8 / Sunday Cummins ; foreword by Elfrieda H. Hiebert.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cummins, Sunday, author.

Hiebert, Elfrieda H., author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language arts (Elementary).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : The Guilford Press, 2015.

Summary:

To acquire content knowledge through reading, students must understand the complex components and diverse purposes of informational texts, as emphasized in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). This practical book illuminates the ways in which a text's purpose, structure, details, connective language, and construction of themes combine to create meaning. Classroom-tested instructional recommendations and ""kid-friendly"" explanations guide teachers in helping students to identify and understand the role of these elements in different types of informational texts. Numerous student work sample

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Also from Sunday Cummins; Title Page; Copyright; About the Author; Foreword; Contents; Introduction: The Issue of Informational Text Complexity; One. What Do We Mean by Text Complexity?; Two. What Makes an Informational Text Complex?; Purpose and Ideas; Structure; Language and Vocabulary; Knowledge Demands; Three. What Do We Mean by an Author's Purpose?; To Instruct; To Recount; To Explain; To Describe; To Persuade; Recommendations for Instruction; Four. What Do We Mean by a Text's Structure?; Enumerative Structure; Sequence, Chronology, and Narrative Structures

Causal ConnectivesAdversative Connectives; Recommendations for Instruction; Eight. How Are Main Ideas Constructed?; Gist, Theme, and Topic; Relationships between Ideas Reveal the Main Idea; Main Idea Vocabulary; Recommendations for Instruction; Closing Thoughts; Appendix. Study Guide; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 18, 2014).

ISBN:

1-4625-1864-8

OCLC:

895047441