Building Academic Literacy: An Anthology for Reading ApprenticeshipISBN: 978-0-7879-6555-6
Paperback
304 pages
April 2003, Jossey-Bass
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Building Academic Literacy: An Anthology for Reading
Apprenticeship is a volume for middle and high school students
addressing the topic of literacy and the important role it plays in
our lives. Featuring lively and provocative essays, journalistic
writings, and poetry as well as inspiring personal stories, the
anthology offers a broad range of cultural and historical
perspectives on the following themes:
Literacy and Identity: The different ways people see
themselves as readers.
Literacy and Power: How reading and writing can open doors
in our lives.
How We Read: The different ways our minds work as we try to
understand what we read.
Breaking Codes: Our need to navigate unfamiliar types of
texts.