Books with author Susan Van Zile

In this unique resource, a teacher shares her hands-on activities for teaching students literary elements. Activities like Setting Pop-ups, Paper-Chain Characters, Plot Mini-Book, and Theme in a Bottle help students "learn by doing." The activities build on students’ multiple intelligences, giving all students a chance to learn information in the way they learn best. Includes reproducible student direction sheets and rubrics. For use with Grades 4-8.

This one-of-a-kind guide to running literature circles, based on Theodore Taylor’s The Cay, shows teachers how to organize small discussion groups that work! Includes stimulating questions and writing prompts that motivate students to think and respond thoughtfully. As students dive into lively discussions, they learn to identify themes, analyze vocabulary, recognize the author’s craft, and respond meaningfully to the text—all of which meet state and national language arts standards! For use with Grades 4-8.

Awesome Hands-On Activities for Teaching Literary Elements: 30 Easy, Learning-Rich Activities That Tap Into Students' Multiple Intelligences to Teach[ AWESOME HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES FOR TEACHING LITERARY ELEMENTS: 30 EASY, LEARNING-RICH ACTIVITIES THAT TAP INTO STUDENTS' MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES TO TEACH ] By Van Zile, Susan ( Author )Jun-01-2001 Paperback

Excerpt from Perkins, the Fakeer, a Travesty on Reincarnation: His Wonderful Workings in the Cases of When Reginald Was Caroline, How Chopin Came to Remsen, and Clarissa's Troublesome BabyI have taken the liberty of telling these stories in the first person. My choice of this method will at once commend itself to the thoughtful reader; and, what is more important, I am sure that it will satisfy the amour propre of Perkins, the Fakeer - a consummation devoutly to be wished.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Perkins, the Fakeer, a Travesty on Reincarnation: His Wonderful Workings in the Cases of When Reginald Was Caroline, How Chopin Came to Remsen, and Clarissa's Troublesome BabyI have taken the liberty of telling these stories in the first person. My choice of this method will at once commend itself to the thoughtful reader; and, what is more important, I am sure that it will satisfy the amour propre of Perkins, the Fakeer - a consummation devoutly to be wished.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.