Cracking the common core: choosing and using texts in grades 6-12

Machine generated contents note: Foreword, Jeffrey Menzer and Jacob Nagy

1. Embracing the Common Core

2. Understanding Adolescent Readers

3. Understanding Challenging Texts

4. Designing Challenging Text Sets

5. Building Background Knowledge

6. Supporting Students during Reading

7. Implementing High-Quality Discussions after Reading

8. Text-Based Writing to Support Understanding

9. Research in the Content Areas

10. Leading for Change

Appendix 1. Text Set Examples from English Language Arts

Appendix 2. Text Set Examples from History/Social Studies

Appendix 3. Text Set Examples from Science.