In This Issue
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A LETTER FROM THE EDITORS—TOWARDS A CONVERSATION:
Bill Dyer
NARROWING THE GAP—READING AND WRITING FROM HIGH SCHOOL INTO THE UNIVERSITY
WHAT WE TEACH AND WHY: CONTEMPORARY LITERARY THEORY AND ADOLESCENTS
Deborah Appleman
WAIT UNTIL YOU GET TO COLLEGE… TRANSITIONS FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE WRITING
Cindy Olson and Anne O’Meara
THE PROFESSION—THE CHALLENGES AND POLITICS OF TEACHING ENGLISH
THE CASE AGAINST STANDARDIZED TESTING
Peter Henry
DEVISING THE APPROPRIATE PROGRAM OF STUDIES FOR THE 21ST-CENTURY ENGLISH MAJOR: THE CONSUMER AS DESIGNER
Martin Warren
OPENING DOORS WITH A DEGREE IN ENGLISH
John Banschbach
TEACHING WRITING—THEORY INTO PRACTICE
WRITING WORKSHOP FOR K-6 SUCCESS: FOUNDATIONS FOR A LITERATE DEMOCRACY
Susan Perala-Dewey
HELPING REFUGEE STUDENTS FIND THEIR VOICES
Michael Mutschelknaus
REVISION THINK SHEETS: SUPPORTING WRITERS FROM DRAFT TO FINAL COPY
Suzanne Kaback
LITERATURE AND PEDAGOGY
THE WESTERN CANON IN TODAY’S HIGH SCHOOLS
Jeremy Hoffman
OLD MEN WITH WINGS: ONE LOOK AT TEACHING MAGICAL REALISM THROUGH GABRIEL GARCIA MARQUEZ
Jessica Jorgenson
TEACHING THE OLD GRINGO THROUGH THE MEXICAN REVOLUTION AND AMBROSE BIERCE
Michael MacBride
A PEDAGOGICAL APPROACH TO LAURA ESQUIVEL’S LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE
Nickie Kranz
USING VISUAL ART TO ASSESS THINKING IN A LANGUAGE ARTS CLASSROOM
Jennifer Budenski
IDEA EXCHANGE
William J. Martin
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