Book Detail
Invisible Enemies |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Farrell, Jeanette | Illustrator: |
| Title: Invisible Enemies | Date: 2005 |
| Publisher: Farrar Staus Giroux | City: New York |
| ISBN, paperback: 0-374-33607-5 | ISBN, hardback: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: | Young Adult: Yes |
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General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): nonfiction, reference | |
HSE Descriptor(s): science |
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Summary: |
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| This well-written but long book describes seven deadly diseases--Small Pox, Leprosy, Plague, Tuberculosis, Malaria, Cholera, and AIDS--the epidemics they caused, and the treatments developed by courageous scientists. The author includes a glossary, a bibliography and further reading list, and an index. | |
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| The long book can be excerpted for the study of one of the diseases or divided up in a jig-saw activity among groups in a class. Readers may find using a matrix helpful for selecting information. The Internet provides information on SARS and Avian Flu That students could add to the matrix. A process-writing assignment might help students focus on the scientific steps to eliminate disease. A discussion of the ostracism of disease victims should lead to interesting writing. | |
Teaching Strategies: |
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 DR-TA: Directed Reading Thinking Activityhttp://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/dr_ta.pdf |
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Helping Students in the Writing Process http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/help_writing_process.pdf |
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K-W-L Instruction Strategy http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/k_w_l.pdf |
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Matrices or Charts http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/matrices_charts.pdf |
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