Engaging Texts
SOME RESOURCES TO FIND TEXTS THAT ARE ENGAGING AND THAT GO BEYOND THE TEXTBOOK:
SOME RESOURCES TO FIND TEXTS THAT ARE ENGAGING AND THAT GO BEYOND THE TEXTBOOK:
- Achieve the Core has suggestions for text sets for various disciplines.
- Scroll through Louisiana Believes to find great text and ideas for your content area.
- GREAT LINKS TO INFORMATIONAL TEXT
- NEWSELA
- TEXT SET IDEAS FROM N. CAROLINA
- Text sets: High School (includes fiction)
- TEXT SET IDEAS FROM TEACHERS COLLEGE FOR ARGUMENT
- MORE FROM TEACHERS COLLEGE: Sites for text sets and high quality nonfiction
- AND HERE'S ONE MORE FROM TEACHERS COLLEGE: RESOURCES
- Best Nonfiction of the Year
- Jim Burke's list of Resources for Images
- How about playing with images from Information is Beautiful?
- 40 excellent short stories for middle schoolers: from Mrs. Waters' blog.
- Don't forget to check out Library of Congress: Primary Sources
- DBQ Project
- Howard Zinn Project
- PBS Learning Media: Daily News Story
- NSTA Recommendations