O’Donnell-Allen Addresses Challenge, Controversy, and Critical Thinking in New Book

English | August 05, 2011

Tough Talk, Tough Texts: Teaching English to Change the World by Cindy O’Donnell-Allen was published by Heinemann in August, 2011. From the publisher: “Tough Talk, Tough Texts is about helping students grow as readers as they use texts to answer the big questions about themselves, their peers, and their world. “With careful preparation,” writes Cindy O’Donnell-Allen, “students can learn to pose and discuss such questions, to listen and respond with empathy, and to implement strategies that will allow them to become more critical and strategic readers, writers, and thinkers.”