December 6, 2011

Blog Overview

The following blog, as previously mentioned, will provide you with sources regarding the important issue of human effects on the environment, including deforestation, land destruction, air pollution, and littering.

Each entry will include several components, including:

-Genre: I have classified each book according to the type of genre it is classified as

-Source summary: a general overview of the story or plot to give you a glimpse inside the resource.

-Teaching points: how this resource can be used in the classroom and a suggestion of appropriate classes or activities that can be used with the resource.

-Suggested reading level: a general suggestion of what school grades are appropriate to use this resource with.  Of course, the use of each resource is at your discretion.

-Additional resources: provides you with other resources to accompany your use or to help further your instruction on this topic.

-Citation: an APA format citation of the resource itself, and an ISBN number, if applicable.  This is to assist you in locating the resource for your use.