Teaching secondary English : readings and applications / Daniel Sheridan.

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This basic text for secondary English methods courses includes sections on teaching literature, writing, language, and joining the profession.

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• Preface (p. xi)
• 1 English Teachers (p. 1)
• Introduction (p. 1)
• Readings and Applications (p. 7)
• "A Target on the Blackboard" (p. 7)
• For Further Thought (p. 13)
• Application 1.1 Remembering Your English Teachers (p. 13)
• "Where's That Fairy Dust When You Need It?" (p. 15)
• For Further Thought (p. 20)
• Application 1.2 What Makes an Effective English Teacher? (p. 20)
• Writing Assignment: Telling Your Story (p. 22)
• For Further Reading (p. 23)
• 2 Reading Literature (p. 25)
• Introduction (p. 25)
• Readings and Applications (p. 29)
• "A Performing Art" (p. 29)
• For Further Thought (p. 35)
• Application 2.1 A Look at Three Lesson Plans (p. 36)
• "Reader-Response Theory and the English Curriculum" (p. 41)
• For Further Thought (p. 51)
• Application 2.2 Working With Student Response (p. 52)
• "Making Time" (p. 55)
• For Further Thought (p. 67)
• Application 2.3 Adapting the Reading Workshop (p. 67)
• "Provocations" (p. 72)
• For Further Thought (p. 78)
• Writing Assignment: A Literature Lesson (p. 78)
• For Further Reading (p. 80)
• 3 Choosing Texts (p. 82)
• Introduction (p. 82)
• Readings and Applications (p. 87)
• "Canons to Right of Them, Canons to Left of Them, Canons in Front of Them, Volley'd and Thunder'd" (p. 87)
• For Further Thought (p. 93)
• Application 3.1 The Process of Choosing (p. 93)
• "Academic Guidelines for Selecting Multiethnic and Multicultural Literature" (p. 96)
• For Further Thought (p. 105)
• Application 3.2 Dealing With Diversity (p. 106)
• "It's the THAT, Teacher" (p. 109)
• For Further Thought (p. 113)
• Application 3.3 Working With Young Adult Literature (p. 113)
• "Protecting Holden Caulfield and His Friends From the Censors" (p. 116)
• For Further Thought (p. 126)
• Application 3.4 Thinking About Censorship (p. 127)
• Writing Assignment: Building a Unit (p. 129)
• For Further Reading (p. 132)
• 4 Teaching Writing (p. 134)
• Introduction (p. 134)
• Readings and Applications (p. 139)
• "Write Before Writing" (p. 139)
• For Further Thought (p. 145)
• Application 4.1 Finding and Exploring a Topic (p. 146)
• "Responding to Student Writing" (p. 148)
• For Further Thought (p. 156)
• Application 4.2 Working With Student Drafts (p. 156)
• "Ranking, Evaluating, and Liking: Sorting Out Three Forms of Judgment" (p. 160)
• For Further Thought (p. 175)
• Application 4.3 Evaluating Student Writing (p. 176)
• "Process Writing and the Secondary School Reality: A Compromise" (p. 177)
• For Further Thought (p. 188)
• Application 4.4 Adapting the Writing Workshop (p. 188)
• "Teaching Poetry Writing to Adolescents: Models and Teaching Designs" (p. 191)
• For Further Thought (p. 204)
• Application 4.5 Reading and Writing Poetry (p. 205)
• Writing Assignment: Creating a Writing Assignment (p. 210)
• For Further Reading (p. 213)
• 5 Teaching About Language (p. 215)
• Introduction (p. 215)
• Readings and Applications (p. 220)
• "Language Variation in the United States" (p. 220)
• For Further Thought (p. 233)
• Application 5.1 Four Aspects of Language (p. 233)
• "Parsing the Question: 'Why Teach Grammar?'" (p. 244)
• For Further Thought (p. 249)
• Application 5.2 Grammar for Teachers? (p. 250)
• "Teaching Grammar in the Context of Writing" (p. 255)
• For Further Thought (p. 267)
• Application 5.3 Dealing With Error (p. 268)
• "Grammar Instruction: What Teachers Say" (p. 272)
• For Further Thought (p. 278)
• Application 5.4 Sentence Fluency (p. 278)
• "When Some of Them Don't Speak English" (p. 283)
• For Further Thought (p. 292)
• Writing Assignment: A Plan to Address a Problem (p. 292)
• For Further Reading (p. 293)
• 6 Joining the Profession (p. 295)
• Introduction (p. 295)
• Readings (p. 297)
• "Paradoxes of Planning" (p. 297)
• For Further Thought (p. 303)
• "I'm Going to Get Paid Today!" (p. 304)
• For Further Thought (p. 310)
• Writing Assignment: A Philosophy of Teaching English (p. 311)
• Appendixes (p. 313)
• 1. Rough Drafts (Tenth Grade) (p. 315)
• 2. Short Stories (Seventh Grade) (p. 321)
• 3. Childhood Toy Papers (Eighth Grade) (p. 327)
• 4. Hundred Year Birthday Papers (Tenth Grade) (p. 334)
• 5. Then/Now-There/Here Comparison-Contrast Papers (Tenth Grade) (p. 344)
• 6. Literary Analysis Papers (Eleventh Grade) (p. 352)
• Author Index (p. 365)
• Subject Index (p. 369)