By the 1960s and 1970s, realistic young adult novels began to confront contemporary problems and included Robert Cormier's The Chocolate War (1974), S. E. Hinton's The Outsiders (1967), and the so-called anonymously written Go Ask Alice (Anonymous, 1971). Often the main character spoke to the reader saying:
a. "I am a student of history and I need to know my similarities and dissimilarities to other people in history."
b. "I am a person facing contemporary problems, just like children and adults."
c. "I am a teenager and face many of the same problems faced by people in all cultures and social classes."
d. "I am a teenager just like you and this is my problem."
d
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Which of the following self-assessments measure interpersonal or social intelligence?
A. MI B. VARK C. MBTI D. LSI
When Jordan stepped off the school bus on his first day of kindergarten, all he had with him was his jacket and some school forms signed by his mother. Ms. Reese, Jordan’s teacher, believes that if Jordan’s mother, Tina, would not show up on the first day of school, she probably will not ever show up at the school. Which term best describes Ms. Reese’s assumption about Tina’s family engagement?
A. PACT B. parental disinterest C. cultural responsiveness D. dominant cultural perspective
Which of the following statements about comprehension strategies is not true?
a. The teacher should encourage the use of strategies across the curriculum. b. If a particular strategy is not working for a student, the student is probably not trying. c. The teacher should model each strategy at the point where it is most useful. d. Modeling should gradually be transferred from the teacher to the students.
What type of challenge can basals create for students who have disabilities?
What will be an ideal response?