Kit to accompany:
Teaching literacy: Engaging the imagination of new readers and writers
Kieran Egan. Corwin Press, 2006. |
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Introduction to the kit, including teaching suggestions
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Enhancing understanding of Imaginative Education |
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A Brief Guide to Imaginative Education
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Cognitive toolkits: |
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Mythic Understanding |
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2.2.2 |
Romantic Understanding
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Additional chapters to the book |
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2.3.1 |
"From Homer to computers"
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2.3.2 |
"From Herodotus to Harry Potter"
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2.4 |
Audio: Interview with Kieran Egan
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Classroom supports
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Children's literature supports, by Chapter
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Lesson plans: |
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3.2.1 |
Homophones |
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Punctuation |
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3.2.3 |
Subjunctive |
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3.2.4 |
Superlative |
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3.2.5 |
High frequency words
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Mini-lessons: Activities/Worksheets, by Chapter
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Mini-lessons: Guiding questions, by Chapter
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Support for workshops or presentations about imaginative education. |
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4.1 |
PowerPoint presentation on Imaginative Education - in pdf form
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PowerPoint presentation on Teaching Literacy - in pdf form
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4.3 |
Handout Mythic cognitive toolkit
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Handout Romantic cognitive toolkit
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Mythic planning framework |
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4.5.1 |
Alternative Mythic planning framework
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Romantic planning framework |
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4.6.1 |
Alternative Romantic planning framework
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Video-Interview: Kieran Egan & Gillian C. Judson
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