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Rick Wormeli
Year: 2009
Media: 184 pp/paper
ISBN: 978-157110-758-9
Grade Range: K-12
Item No.: WSB-0758
Price: $23.00
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Table of Contents | About the Author(s) | Reviews
Metaphors and analogies are more than figurative language suitable only for English classes and standardized test questions. They are “power tools” that can electrify learning in every subject and at all grade levels. Metaphors show students how to make connections between the concrete and the abstract, prior knowledge and unfamiliar concepts, and language and image. To exploit these powers, however, teachers must learn how to use metaphors and analogies strategically and for specific purposes, helping students discover, create, and deconstruct effective comparisons. In this thoughtful and nuanced book, Rick Wormeli examines a wide range of powerful metaphors—from the rhetoric of political speeches to mathematical models to concrete spellings and body sculptures that symbolically portray abstractions. Metaphors & Analogies is filled with provocative illustrations of metaphors in action and practical tips about using metaphors to improve assessment, professional development, and symbolic sensing. Imagine the possibilities.
Table of Contents
Browse the entire book online! You will need the latest version of Adobe Flash Player to browse this book. Contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: Events Create Ripples and Equations Are Balances: Metaphors in Every Subject
Chapter 2: Familiarity Breeds Content
Chapter 3: Archimedes' Metaphorical Legacy: The Right Tools for the Job
Chapter 4: Walking In Our Students' Shoes, and Sometimes Making the Shoes Ourselved
Chapter 5: Focusing the Lens on English Language Learners
Chapter 6: Metaphor in Motion: The Physics of Comprehension
Chapter 7: Seeing is Believing: Developing Visual Metaphors
Chapter 8: The Incubation Stage: Hatching New Metaphors and Analogies
Chapter 9: Cleaning Out the Metaphorical Carburetor: Teaching Students What to Do When Metaphors Break Down
Chapter 10: Listening for Harmony and Discordant Sounds: Transcending Current Education Metaphors
Appendixes
Additional Resources
References
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About the Author(s)
One of the first Nationally Board Certified teachers in America, Rick brings innovation, energy, validity and high standards to both his presentations, and his instructional practice, which includes 30 years teaching.
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Reviews
Education Review - March 2010
"This is a highly engaging and thoughtful book that challenges both new and experienced teachers to think about what they are saying when they teach." Education Review, March 2010 How to Teach a Novel - November 2009
"I highly recommend Metaphors & Analogies for teachers looking to advance their own practice as teaching professionals." How to Teach a Novel (blog), November 2009 Tech in the Middle - December 2009
"Metaphors & Analogies provides an excellent starting point for understanding the promise and pitfalls of these important devices. In the spirit of its title, it truly is a buffet for the hungry mind." Tech in the Middle (blog), Dec 2009
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