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developing formal reasoning. - ANS-For a unit on the novel Touching Spirit Bear, the
teacher prepared an activity that required his 8th-grade students to work in pairs to
generate and discuss pros and cons of the judge's decision regarding the main
character. This was an effective activity because young adolescents are likely to be in
the process of...
encourage the integration, interaction, and understanding of ideas from various content
areas. - ANS-Middle school language arts teachers use semantic mapping and webbing
to help develop students' cognitive abilities primarily because these methods
encouraging students to express their perceptions, ideas, and feelings in personal
narratives. - ANS-Which of the following instructional goals for a 7th-grade language
arts class is aligned with the emotional development of students at that grade level?
individual conferencing with specific feedback. - ANS-To improve students' writing and
motivate them to continue striving for mastery, a teacher would employ which of the
following strategies most often?
free writing. - ANS-Which of the following language arts activities is facilitated by a word
processing program?
writing a story about a time-traveler who visits famous mathematicians and helps them
solve mathematical problems. - ANS-Identify the best interdisciplinary project to
incorporate history, mathematics, and language arts.
creating an interactive website about ecosystems found in the Florida Everglades. -
ANS-A team of 7th-grade teachers would like to incorporate technology into a unit that
includes science and language arts. Which of the following technology-based activities
provides the most opportunities for interdisciplinary experiences?
role-playing. - ANS-Prior to taking her 6th-grade class on an excursion to an
amusement park, which language arts activity should the teacher use to help the
English language learners in her class communicate with the vendors at the park?
identify several pieces of work designed to inform, to persuade, or to entertain. - ANS-
The most appropriate technique for teaching students the concept of an author's
purpose is to have the students...
, selecting a part of a text to rewrite from the perspective of a particular character. - ANS-
A middle school language arts teacher would like to help students understand how a
narrative point of view affects the message conveyed in a literary text. Given this
purpose, the teacher should have his students do which of the following activities?
anthropological. - ANS-Which of the following critical approaches to literature focuses
on everyday life in various cultures (e.g., traditions, rituals, celebrations)?
understanding that print in English is read from left to right. - ANS-Which of the following
is a characteristic of emergent literacy?
chronological. - ANS-Students are preparing to write a newspaper article about the life
cycle of the alligator. Which of the following would be the most likely type of
organization that they might use in the article?
mutual intent. - ANS-A 7th-grade teacher wants her students to actively engage in
group discussion. However, when she places students in their respective groups,
provides them a summary of her expectations, topics, roles and goals, only one group's
outcomes are compatible with those she intended. She polls the class and discovers
that the groups that erred did not understand their mission.
Which of the following personal conduct components did she not adequately address?
use a projection device to share how to use proofreading symbols. - ANS-A middle
school language arts teacher is presenting a lesson on writing conventions. Which of
the following is the best way for the teacher to effectively show students how to use
correct proofreading symbols for peer editing?
using a cloze exercise to teach the vocabulary in context. - ANS-Students in an 8th-
grade science class are learning new vocabulary related to the human skeletal system.
Which of the following instructional strategies would best help students understand and
use the new vocabulary?
How does organic produce differ from nonorganic produce? - ANS-A 9th-gradeEnglish
teacher asks each student in class to write a persuasive essay that argues that organic
produce is better than nonorganic produce. During the drafting phase of the writing
process, students work in pairs, asking and answering a series of questions about the
topic. Which of the following questions will best help students support their arguments
effectively in writing?
C. S. Lewis. - ANS-The works of which of the following authors would provide middle
school students with the best introduction to the concept of allegory?
showing a 12-year-old boy playing enthusiastically with the toy car. - ANS-A television
advertisement for a remote-controlled toy car shows a 5-year-old boy playing with the
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developing formal reasoning. - ANS-For a unit on the novel Touching Spirit Bear, the
teacher prepared an activity that required his 8th-grade students to work in pairs to
generate and discuss pros and cons of the judge's decision regarding the main
character. This was an effective activity because young adolescents are likely to be in
the process of...
encourage the integration, interaction, and understanding of ideas from various content
areas. - ANS-Middle school language arts teachers use semantic mapping and webbing
to help develop students' cognitive abilities primarily because these methods
encouraging students to express their perceptions, ideas, and feelings in personal
narratives. - ANS-Which of the following instructional goals for a 7th-grade language
arts class is aligned with the emotional development of students at that grade level?
individual conferencing with specific feedback. - ANS-To improve students' writing and
motivate them to continue striving for mastery, a teacher would employ which of the
following strategies most often?
free writing. - ANS-Which of the following language arts activities is facilitated by a word
processing program?
writing a story about a time-traveler who visits famous mathematicians and helps them
solve mathematical problems. - ANS-Identify the best interdisciplinary project to
incorporate history, mathematics, and language arts.
creating an interactive website about ecosystems found in the Florida Everglades. -
ANS-A team of 7th-grade teachers would like to incorporate technology into a unit that
includes science and language arts. Which of the following technology-based activities
provides the most opportunities for interdisciplinary experiences?
role-playing. - ANS-Prior to taking her 6th-grade class on an excursion to an
amusement park, which language arts activity should the teacher use to help the
English language learners in her class communicate with the vendors at the park?
identify several pieces of work designed to inform, to persuade, or to entertain. - ANS-
The most appropriate technique for teaching students the concept of an author's
purpose is to have the students...
, selecting a part of a text to rewrite from the perspective of a particular character. - ANS-
A middle school language arts teacher would like to help students understand how a
narrative point of view affects the message conveyed in a literary text. Given this
purpose, the teacher should have his students do which of the following activities?
anthropological. - ANS-Which of the following critical approaches to literature focuses
on everyday life in various cultures (e.g., traditions, rituals, celebrations)?
understanding that print in English is read from left to right. - ANS-Which of the following
is a characteristic of emergent literacy?
chronological. - ANS-Students are preparing to write a newspaper article about the life
cycle of the alligator. Which of the following would be the most likely type of
organization that they might use in the article?
mutual intent. - ANS-A 7th-grade teacher wants her students to actively engage in
group discussion. However, when she places students in their respective groups,
provides them a summary of her expectations, topics, roles and goals, only one group's
outcomes are compatible with those she intended. She polls the class and discovers
that the groups that erred did not understand their mission.
Which of the following personal conduct components did she not adequately address?
use a projection device to share how to use proofreading symbols. - ANS-A middle
school language arts teacher is presenting a lesson on writing conventions. Which of
the following is the best way for the teacher to effectively show students how to use
correct proofreading symbols for peer editing?
using a cloze exercise to teach the vocabulary in context. - ANS-Students in an 8th-
grade science class are learning new vocabulary related to the human skeletal system.
Which of the following instructional strategies would best help students understand and
use the new vocabulary?
How does organic produce differ from nonorganic produce? - ANS-A 9th-gradeEnglish
teacher asks each student in class to write a persuasive essay that argues that organic
produce is better than nonorganic produce. During the drafting phase of the writing
process, students work in pairs, asking and answering a series of questions about the
topic. Which of the following questions will best help students support their arguments
effectively in writing?
C. S. Lewis. - ANS-The works of which of the following authors would provide middle
school students with the best introduction to the concept of allegory?
showing a 12-year-old boy playing enthusiastically with the toy car. - ANS-A television
advertisement for a remote-controlled toy car shows a 5-year-old boy playing with the
