Text Sets for Teachers: 7 Days of Teachable Ideas!

Over the course of the next seven days (excluding Saturday and Monday), we will be shaking things up at Unleashing Readers. We are excited to feature seven incredible text sets created by seven phenomenal pre-service teachers. These teachers are remarkably creative and clever, and their text sets were chosen to be featured on our site because we thought their ideas would be useful to you.

Each day we will feature a different theme with a different anchor text. We are hoping that you can either use their ideas or adjust the text set to fit your needs. The themes of these text sets apply to a wide variety of texts that teachers use each day in their classrooms. Additionally, the anchor texts are popular. We believe that an important part of teaching is sharing with others. We hope you enjoy their hard work!

The Text Sets

Wednesday, December 16
Growing Pains: Looking at the Subject of Coming of Age by Andrew Johnson
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (Anchor Text)

Thursday, December 17
What is a Hero?: Exploring the Concept of the Hero by Lara Hawley
The Odyssey by Homer (Anchor Text)

Friday, December 18
Prejudice: Is It Something We Can Control? by Brenna Conrad
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (Anchor Text)

Sunday, December 20
The Power of Words: Witnessing the Impact of Words by Kelly Markle
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak (Anchor Text)

Tuesday, December 22
Finding the Line: Defining What is “Good” by Alexandria Bottelsen
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (Anchor Text)

Wednesday, December 23
Good vs. Evil: Exploring Morality Through the Holocaust by Kellie-Anne Crane
Night by Elie Wiesel (Anchor Text)

Thursday, December 24
Gender’s Lens: Society’s Views and Expressions of Gender by Jack Dunn
Everyday by David Levithan (Anchor Text)

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