Not Intimidating

Anna J. Small Roseboro, a National Board Certified Teacher has over four decades experience teaching in public and private schools, mentoring early career educators, facilitating leadership institutes. She was awarded Distinguished Service Awards by the California Association of Teachers of English and the National Council of Teachers of English.

• ForewordIntroductionChapter One: Preparing the Road Bed for Smoother TravelChapter Two: Unpacking the Story and Understanding the Genre Chapter Three: Crossing into Novel Territory – Reading Longer FictionChapter Four: Teaching Classical Fiction: Where the Ghosts of the Past Speak TodayChapter Five: Opening the Past Imaginatively: Teaching Historical FictionChapter Six: Taking T.I.M.E. to Teach PoetryChapter Seven: Playing It Right: Reading and Writing About DramaChapter Eight: Unreeling Non-Fiction: Essays, Speeches, and the MediaAfterword: Safe TravelsBibliography

Not Intimidating: Teaching Different Reading Genres to a Diverse Student Body is an excellent choice for anyone seeking literacy strategies and activities to engage adolescents.