Introduction vii 1 What Is Critical Literacy? 1 2 Informational Books 9 3 Examining Multiple Perspectives with Multimodal Text Sets (Lesson Plan) 21 4 Narrative Nonfiction and Biographies 31 5 Close Reading and Analyzing Word Choice in Narrative Nonfiction (Lesson Plan) 39 6 Historical Fiction 47 7 Pairing Texts to Expand Perspectives (Lesson Plan) 57 8 Contemporary Realistic Fiction 65 9 Making Disconnections in Literature Circles (Lesson Plan) 77 10 Fantasy 87 11 Unpacking Social Identities and Norms through Character Study (Lesson Plan) 95 12 Picture Books 103 13 Using Asynchronous Discussion to Unpack Visual Messages (Lesson Plan) 111 14 Graphic Novels 121 15 Reframing and Rewriting the Story from Alternate Perspectives (Lesson Plan) 131 References 139 Author/Title Index: Recommended Books for Grades 4–8 143 Subject Index 147 Contents
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