Energize Research Reading and Writing: Fresh Strategies to Spark Interest, Develop Independence, and Meet Key Common Core Standards, Grades 4-8
"If you are looking for a way to teach research wisely and well, it's here.  If you are looking for a way to teach curiosity and critical thinking, it's here. If you are looking for down to earth inspiration, sprinkled with wit, it's here. Chris will have you dog-earring favorite page, laughing out loud at unerringly true quips, and copying section to share with colleagues."- Lucy Calkins, coauthor of Pathways to the Common Core"In this irreverently practical guide, Lehman offers writing teachers far more powerful roles than being a taskmaster and error seeker: model, coach, guide, partner, and appreciator." - Harvey "Smokey" Daniels, coauthor of Best Practice, 4th edition"I love that Chris teachers such thorough methods, and can make you laugh out loud with his wry sense of humor. Chris's experience, warmth, and wit make this book a 'must-have' for anyone teaching students to research to express their research in writing, in any discipline."-Mary Ehrenworth, coauthor of Pathways to the Common Core"Gorgeously written and structured, every page offers practical, delightful lessons and suggestions promising to ignite every student's passion for reading cool facts and then teaching them to others through writing."-Katherine Bomer,author of Hidden Gems