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Tables of Contents for Opening Doors to Reading
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Foreword
xi
Acknowledgments
xiii
STARR Design and Development
1
10
The Design and Development of the STARR Curriculum
1
1
What Motivates Today's Learners?
2
1
What Is the SCANS Report?
3
1
Correlating the SCANS Framework to Standards
4
1
Learning Theories
4
2
Instructional Strategies
6
1
The STARR Learning Environment
7
1
STARR and Technology
8
1
Resources
8
3
Speaking, Technology, Analysis and, Reading Through Research
11
36
Speaking Foundation Skills
11
1
Content Proficiencies in Language Arts
11
1
Connecting Speaking to Workplace Skills
12
1
Speeches: Informative, Demonstration and, Persuasive
12
25
Outline for Informative Speech
23
1
Demonstration Speech
24
4
Persuasive Speech Outline
28
3
Informative Speech Questions
31
4
Speech Evaluation Form
35
2
Creating a Mandala As a Visual Aid
37
9
The Mandala
40
4
Mandala Grading Sheet
44
1
Speech Evaluation Checklist
45
1
Resources
46
1
Speaking, Technology, Analysis and, Reading Through Research
47
32
Technology Competencies
47
1
National Educational Technology Standards for Students
48
1
Connecting Technology to Workplace Skills
49
1
Friday Assignments
49
25
Letter to Parents
57
1
Friday Assignment #1
58
1
Friday Assignment #2
59
1
Friday Assignment #3
60
2
Friday Assignment #4
62
1
Friday Assignment #5
63
1
Lab Instruction Sheet
64
2
Friday Assignment #6
66
1
Friday Assignment #7
67
2
Friday Assignment #8
69
1
Friday Assignment #9
70
1
Friday Assignment #10
71
1
Friday Assignment #11
72
2
Staff Development---Learning About Technology Integration
74
4
Women of the American Civil War Scavenger Hunt
77
1
Resources
78
1
Speaking, Technology, Analysis and, Reading Through Research
79
20
Analysis Foundation Skills
79
1
Content Proficiencies in Analysis
79
1
Problem Solving
80
6
Problem-Solving Graphic Organizer
83
1
Parent-Student Analysis
84
2
Learning to Create Research Questions
86
5
Applying Bloom's Taxonomy
88
2
Scoring Rubric
90
1
Journal Prompts
91
1
Enigma Research
91
6
Enigmas
93
2
Engima Research Grade
95
2
Resources
97
2
Speaking, Technology, Analysis and, Reading Through Research
99
44
Reading Foundation Skills
99
1
Content Proficiencies in Language Arts
99
1
Connecting Reading to Workplace Skills
100
1
Incredible Exploration of Dragons
101
11
Important Facts to Know
105
6
Individual Final Assignments
111
1
Rubrics for ``The Incredible Exploration of Dragons''
112
1
Dragon Individual Project Grading
113
2
Dragon History Quiz
115
2
Mystery Reading Unit---Curiosity and Intrigue
117
23
Ellery Queen Quiz
128
3
Sherlock Holmes: Dressed to Kill
131
2
Day Two---Sherlock Holmes: Dressed to Kill
133
2
Mystery Quiz
135
3
Authors Quiz
138
2
Resources for the Dragon Unit
140
1
Resources for the Mystery Unit
140
3
Speaking, Technology, Analysis and, Reading Through Research
143
34
Research Foundation Skills
143
1
Content Proficiencies
144
1
Connecting Research to Workplace Skills
145
1
The American Civil War
145
23
KWL Civil War Activity Sheet
154
1
Civil War Novels
155
2
Double Thoughts
157
2
American Civil War Contract and Grading Rubric
159
1
The American Civil War Newsletter Assignment and Grading Rubric
160
2
Defining a Research Question for the American Civil War Unit
162
1
American Civil War Research Rubric
163
1
Plan, Plan, Plan
164
2
Women of the American Civil War Scavenger Hunt
166
1
The American Civil War Time Line
167
1
Planning for the Research Project
168
7
The Research Project Evaluation
170
1
Plan, Plan, Plan
171
4
Resources
175
2
Speaking, Technology, Analysis and, Reading Through Research: Additional Units
177
64
Research Foundation Skills
177
1
Content Proficiencies
177
1
Connecting Research to Workplace Skills
178
1
Research Roundup
179
59
World Almanac and Book of Facts
182
1
Webster's Biographical Dictionary
183
1
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
184
1
Famous First Facts
185
1
Sixth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators
186
1
Webster's New Geographical Dictionary
187
1
Illustrated Facts and Records Book of Animals
188
1
The Facts on File Visual Dictionary
189
2
The Stamp Atlas
191
1
Lands and Peoples
192
1
Great Lives
193
1
American Nicknames
194
1
Holidays Around the World
195
1
New Encyclopedia of Sports
196
1
Macmillan Dictionary of Quotations
197
1
New View Almanac
198
1
The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents
199
1
Goode's World Atlas
200
1
Encyclopedia of American Facts & Dates
201
1
Auschwitz Chronicle 1939--1945
202
1
National Geographic Picture Atlas of Our Fifty States
203
1
Chronicle of America
204
1
Something About the Author
205
1
Timelines of the Ancient World
206
1
EBSCO® Periodical Service
207
1
Newsfile®
208
1
Factory®
209
1
Writing Center®
210
1
Word Munchers®
211
1
Clarisworks® Word Processing
212
1
Chronicle of the 20th Century
213
1
Facts on File Encyclopedia of the 20th Century
214
1
U.S.A., A Chronicle in Pictures
215
1
Historic U.S. Court Cases 1690--1990
216
1
Timetables of History
217
1
American Destiny
218
1
Dictionary of American History
219
1
Buildings of Colorado
220
1
New York Public Library Desk Reference
221
1
Reference Library of Hispanic America
222
1
Words That Make America Great
223
1
Science Fiction, Fantasy and, Horror Writers
224
1
Reference Library of Black America
225
1
Encyclopedia of World Sport
226
1
Military History of the United States
227
1
American Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary
228
1
Reference Library of Asian America
229
1
New Grolier Encyclopedia of World War II
230
1
Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of the Canadian Provinces
231
1
Elements: Copper, Silver and Gold
232
1
New York Public Library Book of How and Where to Look It Up
233
3
Presentation
236
2
Resources and Useful Information
238
3
STARR Multidisciplinary Units
241
28
The Interrelationship of the STARR Components
241
1
Creating STARR Enriched Learning Environments
241
1
Multidisciplinary Unit One: Renaissance Learners
242
10
Renaissance Scavenger Hunt
247
2
Planning Questions
249
2
Final Project Grading Rubric for the Renaissance Learners Project
251
1
Hero Research Project
252
15
Questions for Heroes
256
4
Grade Sheet
260
2
Research Questions
262
1
Extra Credit Assignments
263
2
How to Outline
265
1
Outline Framework
266
1
Some Final Thoughts
267
1
Resources and Useful Information
267
2
Management, Assessment and, Evaluation
269
10
Assessment and Evaluation
271
1
Options for Assessment and Evaluation
272
1
Student Portfolios
273
1
Community Showcase
274
1
District Technology Fair
274
1
Evaluation of the STARR Program
274
2
Examples of Evaluation and Assessment Tools
276
2
Research Grading Rubric
277
1
Resources
278
1
Index
279