Metaphors & Analogies: Power Tools for Teaching Any Subject - Couverture souple

Wormeli, Rick

 
9781571107589: Metaphors & Analogies: Power Tools for Teaching Any Subject
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1571107584 ISBN 13 : 9781571107589
Editeur : Stenhouse Publishers, 2009

Synopsis

Metaphors and analogies are more than figurative language suitable only for English classes and standardised test questions. They are power tools that can electrify learning in every subject and at all 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!

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Metaphors and analogies are more than figurative language suitable only for English classes and standardised test questions. They are power tools that can electrify learning in every subject and at all 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!

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Éditeur
Stenhouse Publishers
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1571107584
ISBN 13 
9781571107589
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
184
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Personne responsable
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