Pump It Up

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Exploring the Scientific World (Science)

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Promoting Creativity through Writing in Science

      • Sara Raven

      Pages 3-8

   3. Creating Characters through the Use of Vocabulary Words

      • Jessica Wilson

      Pages 9-12

   4. Key Steps to a Scientific Method

      • Amber Poponak

      Pages 13-16

3. Becoming An Artist (Arts)

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-17

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   2. Analyze This!

      • Kayla J. Titko

      Pages 19-22

   3. We Wear The Mask

      • Joanne Kilgour Dowdy

      Pages 23-25

   4. Finding Your Poem

      • Mary E. Weems

      Pages 27-30

   5. Media Activism in Secondary Classrooms through Art and Drama

      • Lauren J. Lutkus

      Pages 31-34

4. Appreciating the Beauty of Languages (Literacy/Language Arts)

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 35-35

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   2. Using Word Association to Uncover Hidden Beliefs

      • Rachel Foot

      Pages 37-41

   3. Using Photographs to Inspire Voice

      • Jessica Cervenak

      Pages 43-46

   4. Poetry in the Art Room

      • Tarah Kerr

      Pages 47-52

   5. Speech Video Lesson

      • James Kenneth Nageldinger

      Pages 53-57

   6. Maga(Zine) Moguls

      • Karen Andrus Tollafield

      Pages 59-63

5. Embodying Social Justice (Social Studies/Politics/History)

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65

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   2. Drawing in a Community College Classroom?

      • Brenda Boshela

      Pages 67-70

   3. What Does It Feel Like to Be Excluded?

      • Kenneth Cushner

      Pages 71-74

   4. “Were You Afraid of the Bomb?”

      • Gabriel Swarts

      Pages 75-79

The book contributes to improving teaching and learning in a few ways: first, it provides in-service teachers with step-by-step, ready-to-use strategies that facilitate their students’ comprehension and use of content area reading material; second, it aims to help pre-service teachers learn to implement hands-on lessons for their content area; third, apart from strategies offered to the content area teachers in the mainstream, the book also provides teachers of English language learners with strategies that address the literacy needs of their diverse students.
“The authors in this collection offer teachers ways to deepen students’ reading and writing engagement within particular content areas. These thoughtful lessons are ready to be implemented immediately in the classroom.” – Denise N. Morgan, Ph.D., Kent State University

“This book was created for teachers by teachers. It is filled with creative and engaging strategies, each having a step-by-step guide for implementation to promote student learning. Many of the strategies designed for specific content instruction can be modified for use across the curriculum. It is a refreshing compilation of instructional approaches and a valuable resource for both novice and veteran teachers.” – Maria G. Dove, Ed.D., Molloy College

“The book is not only a useful teaching manual for teachers in the USA, but also a helpful instructional guide for teachers from other cultures. Particularly for the last section on ESL/EFL learners, it provides teachers in the field with inspirational activities.” – Haihua Wang, Ph.D., Dalian Maritime University

• literacy
• multidisciplinary
• intergenerational activities
• multicultural education
• second language learners
• writing
• reading activities

• Kent State University, Ohio, USA

  Joanne Kilgour Dowdy, Yang Gao

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