About this weebly
This Weebly is designed for you to think about how Kwame Alexander's "The Crossover" could be used inside your classroom and why the text . It has three parts.
First: I'm asking you to view the first section, which has teaching resources for the book, and to post on the D2L thread answering this question:
How could this book be most beneficial to your students in the context of your classroom? (Ideas if needed... vocabulary, theme, characters, poetry, etc.). Please pretend your classroom is age appropriate if you teach lower elementary.
Second: Please view the second section, which has basketball specific information, and write about how "The Crossover" might help engage students that typically don't want to read any book you put in their hands. Which source did you find most interesting?
Third: Please view the third section, which focuses on Kwame Alexander, and write one interesting fact you learned about him, and how that background information about the author may help your students understand the messages in the book better. You may browse the entire section, but you don't have to watch every video in its entirety! Just pick a couple :)
I tried to keep it simply and straight forward as I know many of you are beginning to work on your final projects! Hope you enjoyed thinking about how the book will connect with young students and why the themes are particularly meaningful for 21st century generations! Feel free to e-mail me at [email protected] if you have any issues or questions!
First: I'm asking you to view the first section, which has teaching resources for the book, and to post on the D2L thread answering this question:
How could this book be most beneficial to your students in the context of your classroom? (Ideas if needed... vocabulary, theme, characters, poetry, etc.). Please pretend your classroom is age appropriate if you teach lower elementary.
Second: Please view the second section, which has basketball specific information, and write about how "The Crossover" might help engage students that typically don't want to read any book you put in their hands. Which source did you find most interesting?
Third: Please view the third section, which focuses on Kwame Alexander, and write one interesting fact you learned about him, and how that background information about the author may help your students understand the messages in the book better. You may browse the entire section, but you don't have to watch every video in its entirety! Just pick a couple :)
I tried to keep it simply and straight forward as I know many of you are beginning to work on your final projects! Hope you enjoyed thinking about how the book will connect with young students and why the themes are particularly meaningful for 21st century generations! Feel free to e-mail me at [email protected] if you have any issues or questions!