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Janet M. Parady, who holds an M.Ed. in Special Education, is the Head of the Language Arts Department at Landmark School’s High School, and is the author of several writing curriculums, including the Landmark Tutorial Training Manual. Since 1984, Janet has been a Landmark tutor, teacher, and academic case manager. She presents seminars throughout the country to educators and parents on effective methods for teaching writing and related language arts skills to students at all levels. Janet has also served as a writing instructor at Simmons College in Boston, MA.

Margo White, is a language arts teacher who has worked at Landmark School and in public schools. Margo holds a B.A. in English and a M.Ed. in Special Education. Margo has authored many writing units that include skill specific graphic organizers and writing templates. In addition, Margo has presented at numerous educational seminars and parent workshops on the topic of teaching expository writing.


		The Trickster in African and African- American Folktales Teacher Edition Janet M. Parady and Margo White 123 pages © 2003 Landmark School, Inc. and Janet M. Parady and Margo White $ 25.00

Designed for teachers who work with students in grades six through twelve, this book offers a ready-to-use unit that integrates skills and content. The content provides the basis for explicit writing instruction at the sentence, paragraph and multi-paragraph levels. Assignments require students to synthesize the content knowledge they have gained and demonstrate their proficiency in written expression. Here's a brief look at what you’ll find in this Writing Skills Unit: compound sentence construction topic sentence development graphic organizers, writing templates, and proofreading checklists notetaking and summarizing review folktales featuring tricksters Brer Rabbit and Anansi the Spider short informational essays on the background and development of African and African-American folktales The instructional method presented in this unit reflects the clear research findings that students learn best when skills are directly taught, linked explicitly with content, and applied frequently and in a variety of assignments. The content selected as a vehicle to teach these writing skills is intended to help students understand what folktales are, how culture shapes the content of folktales, and the significance of the trickster figure. "Wonderful ideas of ways to work on sentence structure and parts of speech in the context of what is studied. A systematic approach to multi-paragraph writing with useful templates." - Classroom Teacher Salem, MA Click here to view and print sample pages Click here to view the Table of Contents ORDER NOW (Please read Ordering Information before placing an order.)