Connecting Across Disciplines

Audrey Fisch is Professor of English and Coordinator of Secondary English Education at New Jersey City University where she has taught for over twenty years. She has published a wide variety of academic work and has worked as a curriculum consultant and professional development provider for K-12 districts in New Jersey. Susan Chenelle has taught English and journalism for eight years at University Academy Charter High School in Jersey City, New Jersey, where she serves as English department lead and peer coach for humanities. She holds a master’s degree in education from New Jersey City University and a bachelor’s degree in English from Kenyon College.

Fisch and Chenelle have crafted a grounded and practical text for educators seeking to collaborate across disciplines to help students make meaning of informational text. Their interdisciplinary approach offers classroom-tested strategies for engaging students in literature and non-fiction text through multiple points of entry.

• PrefaceAcknowledgementsPermissionsChapter 1: Literacy: Everyone’s Responsibility (and Opportunity)Chapter 2: Collaboration: The Gift of the Common CoreChapter 3: Our Model for Finding and Using Great Informational TextsChapter 4: Preparing an Informational TextChapter 5: Making Vocabulary WorkChapter 6: Supporting Active ReadingChapter 7: Checking for UnderstandingChapter 8: Extending Learning: Writing and Discussion ActivitiesChapter 9: Thinking Big: Class Activities and ProjectsChapter 10: Using Hooks: MultimediaChapter 11: Alignment with Common Core AssessmentsChapter 12: You Can Do This: Keys to ImplementationAppendix: The Fruit Fly UnitAbout the Authors