Actively engage students in their own learning. Discover strategies to promote student mastery of the Common Core State Standards for English language arts across the curriculum. Explore techniques to lead students in close reading, activate their background knowledge to prepare them for learning, and gain insight into habit formation. You'll develop the know-how to effectively structure teaching to empower all students. Chapter 1: Success Formula for Engagement Chapter 2: The Common Core State Standards Chapter 3: How to Turn Standards Into Targets Chapter 4: Zone 1: Engage to Build Basics Chapter 5: Strategies for Zone 1 Chapter 6: Zone 2: Engage to Explore Chapter 7: Strategies for Zone 2 Chapter 8: Zone 3: Engage to Own Chapter 9: Strategies for Zone 3 Chapter 10: The Big Picture Appendix Incorporating Differentiation Appendix Matching the Engagement Strategies With Anchor Standards