Title: Reading between the Lines Author(s): Barbara Dallon & Wendy Ratner Pages: 250 Publisher: Learning Express New York Publication date: 2002 Language: English Format: PDF ISBN-10: 1576854159 ISBN-13: Description: Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Dallon, Barbara.
Reading between the lines : a student's guide to improving scores on English & social studies
tests / by Barbara Dallon and Wendy Ratner.—1st ed.
If you are in middle school or high school, using the strategies in this book can help you prepare for state
exams.Most students in middle schools and high schools will have to answer document-based questions in
their social studies tests and on their state assessment exams. Even teachers of high school advanced placement
social studies classes expect their students to write effective answers to document-based questions.
You can use this book to learn how to write great document-based essays. As you learn to master the skills
in this book, you will be better prepared to organize and develop essays that you must write for homework as well as in-class tests. It will also improve your reading and thinking skills. These skills will help you throughout
your school career and will last a lifetime, whether or not you become the next Britney Spears or Michael
Jordan.