This workbook for students will assist teachers in fulfilling the state requirements of the Grade-Level Standards for Language Arts. Students will read the nonfiction anthology, Finding Mother: A Journey of Loss and Love, individually or as a group. Then they will do the lessons from this workbook that coincides with the chapters from each of the 4 memoirs. The engaging memoirs are a great reading source for teachers, counselors and students. This Student Workbook must be used in conjuction with the Finding Mother Series of books
The lessons in this workbook will: Improve reading comprehension for students, while changing attitudes and building character.
Individual Study, Classroom Instruction, Group Discussion
Teachers will be able to:
Lead Students in critical thinking exercises.
Help students make personal connections with the text.
Guide students in achieving academic success.
Students will be able to: Develop and apply skills and strategies to comprehend, analyze and evaluate nonfiction. Identify, discuss and build upon positive character traits.
Reading Comprehension Skills include: Main Idea and Supporting Detail Sequencing of Events Identifying Cause and EffectInterpreting and Evaluating InformationComparing and ContrastingCharacter Trait DiscussionContextual Meaning Drawing ConclusionsScanningVocabularyPredictionPoint of View Plot Analysis Character AnalysisAnd more...
