Book Detail
Unexplained |
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Publication Information |
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| Author: Allen, Judy | Illustrator: not given |
| Title: Unexplained | Date: 2006 |
| Publisher: Kingfisher/Houghton Mifflin | City: Boston, MA |
| ISBN, paperback: 0-7534-5950-7 | ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience: |
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| ABE/ABLE: Yes | ESOL: |
| Family: | Young Adult: |
| Picture: Yes | |
General Information: |
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| Book Type(s): legends, tales, and myths, reference, nonfiction | |
HSE Descriptor(s): social studies |
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Summary: |
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| The author explores several categories of unexplained phenomena from Stonehenge to Roswell, N. M. UFO sightings, suggesting origins of superstitions and possible explanations. Sidebar information, photographs, and paintings illustrate the text and back matter includes a glossary, a list of geographical locations, and an extensive index. The typeface of the section and chapter headings may be difficult for some readers to decipher. | |
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| The individual items encourage discussion/debate perhaps using teaching strategies such as Agree? Disagree? Why?, Discussion Webs, Think-Pair-Share, or Save the Last Word for Me. Research on the Internet would provide addition material for discussion. Teachers might incorporate map skills using the section that lists phenomena by geographical location. Students could investigate their own heritage of superstitions and myths. | |
Teaching Strategies: |
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 Agree? Disagree? Why?http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/agree_disagree_why.pdf |
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Discussion Webs http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/discussion_webs.pdf |
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Save the Last Word for Me (Adaptation) http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/adapt_save_last_word.pdf |
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Think-Pair-Share http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/think_pair_share.pdf |
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(Write and Share) 2 http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/write_share2.pdf |
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