Take advantage of block scheduling with this book's four-phase lesson planning framework and numerous instructional strategies to build higher-level thinking skills and increase student learning. Teachers in any subject area can use practical, research-based methods and tools such as cooperative learning, quality questioning, and graphic organizers to reach adolescents. Each chapter includes reproducible blackline masters for classroom use, plus activities for: • Preparing students for learning by focusing on prior knowledge, reading, writing, and critical thinking • Helping students actively interact with and process what they have learned • Clarifying, reinforcing, and extending learning