As a teacher for 20 years, I know the importance of teaching students higher-order thinking skills, such as inferencing, deductive reasoning, point of view, foreshadowing, summarizing, predicting, character analysis, comparing and contrasting, forming an opinion, and being able to support conclusions with evidence from the text. It is equally important to help students develop a rich vocabulary.
Brothers was written with all of that in mind. It was originally created to be used in a classroom setting to teach reading comprehension and about the Holocaust. However, in these uncertain times in which we now find ourselves, it can just as easily be used by parents who are homeschooling their children. With the help of this guide, parents will be able to work with their children at home, as it will “guide” you through the chapters with appropriate higher-order thinking questions.
I have created a comprehensive guide to support all hard-working teachers and parents who are trying to improve their child’s reading comprehension. In the guide, you will find vocabulary and discussion questions for each chapter using the strategies mentioned above. The guide also provides ideas and examples of final projects that can be assigned. At your discretion, you can choose which parts of it you’d like to use, or use it all.
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Order the Teachers’ Guide
To order a copy of this 60-page guide, complete with graphic organizers, please email me at brothersbysusan@hotmail.com. The cost for each guide is $25.00 and, due to copyright infringement laws, cannot be copied. Once you’ve placed your request, I will provide you with payment options. After receiving payment, a copy of this guide will be emailed to you as a PDF file or a hard copy can be sent.
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