Voices from the field : reading and writing about the world, ourselves, and others.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Paul D. Coverdell World Wise Schools (Peace Corps)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Peace Corps (U.S.)--Literary collections.

Peace Corps (U.S.).

Language arts (Secondary)--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Language arts (Secondary).

Volunteer workers in social service--United States--Literary collections.

Volunteer workers in social service.

Lesson planning--United States.

Lesson planning.

United States.

Genre:

Web site.

handbooks.

Literature

Handbooks and manuals

Literary collections

Literature.

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (186 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : Paul D. Coverdell Worldwise Schools, [2003]

Summary:

Voices From the Field: Reading and Writing About the World, Ourselves, and Others is designed for use by language arts teachers in grades 6-12. The collection is divided into two sections: Peace Corps Stories and Curriculum Unit. The Peace Corps Stories section contains nine texts written by Peace Corps Volunteers, on which the lesson plans are based. Represetning a variety of genres (personal narratives, fiction, and folktales), the texts are grouped under three themes: Heroes & Friends, Perspectives, and No Easy Answers. The Curriculum Unit contains language arts lessons focused on Reading and Responding to Literature. The lesson plans are standards-based and use the Understanding by Design curriculum framework (see Appendix A). They can be adapeted for use in grades 6-12. The lessons are especially useful for increasing students' reading comprehension and writing skills."--Page 9.

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 15, 2006).

"June 2003"--Page [2].

Includes bibliographical references (pages 180-194).

Other Format:

Print version: Voices from the field.

OCLC:

76044277