{"product_id":"building-academic-literacy-isbn-9780787965556","title":"Building Academic Literacy","description":"\u003ci\u003eBuilding Academic Literacy: An Anthology for Reading Apprenticeship\u003c\/i\u003e is a volume for middle and high school students addressing the topic of literacy and the important role it plays in our lives. Featuring lively and provocative essays, journalistic writings, and poetry as well as inspiring personal stories, the anthology offers a broad range of cultural and historical perspectives on the following themes:  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiteracy and Identity\u003c\/b\u003e: The different ways people see themselves as readers.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eLiteracy and Power\u003c\/b\u003e: How reading and writing can open doors in our lives.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eHow We Read:\u003c\/b\u003e The different ways our minds work as we try to understand what we read.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eBreaking Codes:\u003c\/b\u003e Our need to navigate unfamiliar types of texts.\u003c\/p\u003e  Introduction.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Literacy and Identity.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelections describe the different ways people see themselves as readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. “Sharon Cho,” from \u003ci\u003eSpeaking of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e (Sharon Cho).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. “Kevin Clarke,” from \u003ci\u003eSpeaking of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e (Kevin Clarke).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. “Inside Out,” from \u003ci\u003eThe Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child\u003c\/i\u003e (Francisco Jiménez).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. From \u003ci\u003eThe Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights\u003c\/i\u003e (John Steinbeck).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. “My Back Pages,” from \u003ci\u003eThe Most Wonderful Books: Writers on Discovering the Pleasures of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e (Greg Sarris).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. “Seis,” from \u003ci\u003eBless Me, Ultima\u003c\/i\u003e (Rudolfo A. Anaya).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. “Discovering Books,” from Black Boy: A Record of Childhood and Youth (Richard Wright).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. “The Gift of Reading,” from \u003ci\u003eBetter Than Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Daniel Pennac).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. “Coming into Language,” from \u003ci\u003eDoing Time: Twenty-Five Years of Prison Writing\u003c\/i\u003e (Jimmy Santiago Baca).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. “Silence,” from \u003ci\u003eWoman Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e (Maxine Hong Kingston).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. “Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood,” from \u003ci\u003eHunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriguez\u003c\/i\u003e (Richard Rodriguez).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. “Reading Has Always Been My Home,” from \u003ci\u003eHow Reading Changed My Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Anna Quindlen).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. “Brownsville Schooldays,” from \u003ci\u003eA Walker in the City\u003c\/i\u003e (Alfred Kazin).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: Literacy and Power.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelections show how reading and writing open doors in our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. “Gary Lee,” from \u003ci\u003eSpeaking of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e (Gary Lee).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. “Two Ways to Be a Warrior,” from \u003ci\u003eLuis Rosriguez: Writer, Community Leader, Political Activist\u003c\/i\u003e (Michael Schwartz).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. “The Poets in the Kitchen,” from \u003ci\u003eReena and Other Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (Paule Marshall).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. “Libraries and the Attack on Illiteracy” (Timothy S. Healy).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. “Learning to Read,” from \u003ci\u003eThe Autobiography of Malcolm X\u003c\/i\u003e (Malcolm X, Alex Haley).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. “In Conversation with Ernest J. Gaines” (Adrianne Bee).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. “Learning to Read” (Frances E.W. Harper).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. “Precious Words” (Emily Dickinson).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. “Learning to Read and Write,” from \u003ci\u003eFrederick Douglass: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave\u003c\/i\u003e (Fredrick Douglass).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. “India’s Literacy Miracle”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. “Interrogation,” from \u003ci\u003eSon of the Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e (Liang Heng, Judith Shapiro).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. “Reign of the Reader” (M. Freeman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: How We Read.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelections describe the different ways our minds work as we try to understand what we read.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. “Gerald Eisman,” from \u003ci\u003eSpeaking of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e (Gerald Eisman).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. “The Voice You Hear When You Read Silently,” from \u003ci\u003eNew and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (Thomas Lux).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. “The Birth of an Alchemist,” from \u003ci\u003eBetter Than Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Daniel Pennac).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. “Watch TV—In Your Head!” (Jennifer Liu).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. “Tuning,” from \u003ci\u003eThe Winter Room\u003c\/i\u003e (Gary Paulsen).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. “Superman and Me,” from \u003ci\u003eThe Most Wonderful Books: Writers on Discovering the Pleasures of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e (Sherman Alexie).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. “How to Mark a Book,” from \u003ci\u003eThe Mercury Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (Mortimer Adler).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. “Learning to Read,” from \u003ci\u003eA History of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e (Alberto Manguel).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. “Three Wise Guys: Un Cuento de Navidad\/A Christmas Story” (Sandra Cisneros).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. “The New Case for Latin” (Mike Eskenazi).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. “No Words,” from \u003ci\u003eWild Country: Outdoor Poems for Young People\u003c\/i\u003e (David Harrison).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. “Teaching People to Hate Literature” (Matthew S.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e38. “Team Xerox” (Chris Taylor).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e39. “Private Reading,” from \u003ci\u003eA History of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e (Alberto Manguel).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Breaking Codes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSelections reflect our need to navigate unfamiliar types of texts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e40. “Susan Schulter,” from \u003ci\u003eSpeaking of Reading\u003c\/i\u003e (Susan Schulter).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e41. “Important: Read This First” (Frank Cammuso, Hart Seely).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e42. “The Secret Language of Custom” (Evelyn H.).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e43. “Language Heads Down the Rabbit Hole” (John Schwartz).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e44. “Cinematic Gramnmar,” from \u003ci\u003eReading the Movies: Twelve Great Films on Video and How to Teach Them\u003c\/i\u003e (William V. Costanzo).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e45. “Hip-Hop Becoming a Worldwide Language for Youth Resistance”.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e46. “Double-Talk” (Rick Bass).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e47. “Technicality,” from \u003ci\u003eScience and Language Links: Classroom Implications\u003c\/i\u003e (Beverly Derewianka).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e48. “Comic Books,” from \u003ci\u003eA Book of Puzzlements: Play and Invention with Language\u003c\/i\u003e (Herbert Kohl).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Sponsor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSource and Permissions.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eAudrey Fielding\u003c\/b\u003e is a consultant with the Strategic Literacy Initiative of WestEd and the Bay Area Writing Program.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth Schoenbach\u003c\/b\u003e is codirector of the Strategic Literacy Initiative at WestEd.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003ci\u003eBuilding Academic Literacy: An Anthology for Reading Apprenticeshi\u003c\/i\u003ep is a volume for middle and high school students addressing the topic of literacy and the important role it plays in our lives. Featuring lively and provocative essays, journalistic writings, and poetry as well as inspiring personal stories, the anthology offers a broad range of cultural and historical perspectives on the following themes:  \u003cp\u003eLiteracy and Identity: The different ways people see themselves as readers.\u003cbr\u003e  Literacy and Power: How reading and writing can open doors in our lives.\u003cbr\u003e  How We Read: The different ways our minds work as we try to understand what we read. Breaking Codes: Our need to navigate unfamiliar types of texts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  Created as a student text for course units based on the Academic Literacy curriculum described in \u003ci\u003eReading for Understanding: A Guide to Improving Reading in Middle and High School Classrooms\u003c\/i\u003e (Schoenbach, 0-7879-5045-9), this Anthology appeals to advanced as well as struggling readers and is an invaluable resource in any English\/language arts classroom, grades 6-12. A companion book, \u003ci\u003eBuilding Academic Literacy: Lessons from Reading Apprenticeship Classrooms, Grades 6-12\u003c\/i\u003e (Fielding, 0-7879-6556-1), offers instructional tips, tools, and resources for teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"Written ( . . .) for use in introducing students to the power of literacy for personal, academic, and social growth, this book adds a new layer of meaning to being strategically literate in today's culturally diverse classrooms— places where youth must build confidence in themselves as readers and learners in all walks of life.\" — Donna Alvermann, professor of education, University of Georgia, and past president, International Reading Association  \u003cp\u003e\"This book continues where \u003ci\u003eReading for Understanding\u003c\/i\u003e left off: with the promise that kids can do what the world asks of them if they learn how to read the world and the words from which it is made.\" — Jim Burke, author, \u003ci\u003eThe Readers Handbook and English Teachers Companion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988864352485,"sku":"NP9780787965556","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787965556.jpg?v=1761781828","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/building-academic-literacy-isbn-9780787965556","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}