Both Art and Craft: Teaching Ideas That Spark Learning

by Diana Mitchell, Leila Christenbury

This lively, readable text offers countless practical ideas for student activities in the areas of literature, reading, writing, and thematic units. From the exploration of ghostly themes, to the writing of resumes for heroes, to devising yearbook entries or Web pages for famous literary characters, _Both Art and Craft_ provides the middle school or secondary school classroom teacher a wealth of creative activities and strategies for the day, the week, or the semester. An annotated list of teaching resources offers readers further alternatives.

Genres: Teaching

231 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2000

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[Kayla Neeley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am a senior education major and I think this book will be really valuable once I am a classroom teacher. There are a lot of great strategies that would engage students. I particularly liked her methods to motivate students to enjoy writing-- which includes a section on the dreaded research paper. Motivated by Rosenblatt’s readers response theory, Mitchell crafted meaningful activities that placed the importance on students reactions to the text. There are even rubrics included and thematic unit ideas which center around a “big idea” question.This is a must-have resource for middle or high school English teachers looking to make their class more fun and exciting.