Making Connections in Literature Teacher Edition, 4th ed.

The Making Connections in Literature (4th edition) two-volume teacher edition supports teachers in helping students analyze and evaluate literature and come to a biblical understanding of each selection. In addition, the teacher edition suggests natural opportunities to encourage collaborative learning in a school environment.

Features of the Literature 8 Teacher Edition

Lesson plans in the Making Connections in Literature Teacher Edition provide a scaffolded lesson pathway for teachers to follow that supports them in using the reading process to prepare students to understand complex texts.

• A lesson plan overview at the beginning of each unit for planning use
• A structured teaching cycle with Engage, Instruct, Apply, and Assess sections
• Specific, measurable objectives for learning goals
• A variety of multisensory teaching strategies corresponding to each section of the teaching cycle
• Reduced student pages for connecting additional content with pages from the student edition
• Additional information for Before Reading sections
• Answers and suggested answers to During Reading questions and Think & Discuss questions after reading
• Differentiated approaches for instruction
• Tagged objectives for biblical worldview shaping throughout the lesson plan overview
• Teaching content for a novel study on Across Five Aprils (teacher novel included with teacher edition; additional student copies available for separate purchase)
• Instructions for assigning writing projects that encourage oral presentations, the use of technology, and making connections within literature