Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Teacher's Parable -- Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Difficulty of Motivating Urban Youth -- Chapter 2: Ten Quick Strategies to Increase Motivation -- Chapter 3: Twelve Killers of Motivation and Their Remedies -- Chapter 4: Punishments, Threats, and Rewards -- Chapter 5: Creating Hope in Students -- Chapter 6: Welcoming All Students to School and Class -- Chapter 7: Building Motivating Lessons -- Chapter 8: Energizing Ourselves -- Chapter 9: Effort-Based Evaluation -- Chapter 10: Improving Homework Completion -- Chapter 11: The Relationship Between Behavior and Motivation -- Chapter 12: For the Administrator -- Conclusion: A Place Where Dreams Come True -- Ten Books Worth Reading -- Appendix A: Phonics Challenge Worksheet -- Appendix B: Texture Drawing Worksheet -- Appendix C: Landscape Installation Challenge Worksheet -- Appendix D: Measurement Challenge Worksheet -- Appendix E: Pre-Algebra Equations Challenge Worksheet -- Appendix F: Math Challenge Worksheet -- Appendix G: Social Studies Challenge Worksheet -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author -- Related ASCD Resources.