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Category: 2014

Articles published in 2014

2014…

Dyer’s Manifesto: The mission and charge for MEJ moving forward

23 Apr 201515 Sep 2019
Dear Current and Future MCTE Members: We are writing in order to introduce to you a significant “make-over” of MCTE’s most important periodical, The Minnesota English Journal (MEJ), and to…
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Selections by Richard Terrill

3 May 201427 Sep 2019
Click the link below: DICK TERRILL POETRY AND PROSE   Learn more about Richard Terrill on our Contributors page
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Daylight Savings Time Vocabulary in Context by Bill St. Martin

1 Apr 201427 Sep 2019
Daylight Savings Time Vocabulary in Context Bill St. Martin Irondale High School     Focus Composition                             Name ______________________________ Vocabulary In Context Building your Personal Thesaurus                              Hour _____________ Continue reading "Daylight…
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Two Truths and a Tall Tale: An Ice-Breaker Activity by Michael MacBride

1 Apr 201427 Sep 2019
Exposing Yourself to Students: You are a Source! I like to start the semester with a popular ice-breaker activity—two truths and a tall tale. During my first TA orientation, the…
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Analyzing Poetry and Songs by Scott Hall

1 Apr 201427 Sep 2019
Find a song that has been recorded by several artists (at least 4) over the past 30-60 years (or re-recorded/re-mixed in a new style by the same artist). Listen to…
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The Women of Beowulf and Student Responses by Kathryn Campbell

1 Apr 201427 Sep 2019
If you’ve ever taught an early British Literature text, you know that strong, multidimensional female characters are hard to come by. Take Beowulf, for example: women are only named after…
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4 Poems by Richard Robbins

1 Apr 201427 Sep 2019
St. Francis and the Birds —a painting by Stanley Spencer   The parade will go no further than the wall, where the gardener shields her eyes,   the ducks, hens,…
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Comics, Dickens, and Teaching by Serial Publication by Michael MacBride

30 Mar 201427 Sep 2019
Teaching the "huge" text s-l-o-w-l-y: taking your time with Dickens and Comic Books How do you teach a 500- or 900-page Dickens’ novel—heaven forbid a 1,500-page Richardson novel? (1) How…
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The iPad Invasion by Cassandra Scharber

30 Mar 201427 Sep 2019
"What I hope for you ... [is] that you think of technology as a verb, not a noun; that poetry drives you, not hardware." - Red Burns Setting the Scene…
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The New Face of Homelessness by Melissa Brandt

30 Mar 201427 Sep 2019
You know that moment when you’re at a party or a social gathering and a person you barely know asks, “So, what do you do?” I dread that moment. Not…
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Exploring Whiteboard Apps in the Classroom by Emily Brisse

30 Mar 201427 Sep 2019
Although the topic of tablets in the classroom may be considered old news, it is still just as important to examine how this technology is being used in our districts…
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SWOT and the Analysis of Literary Characters by John Banschbach

30 Mar 201427 Sep 2019
Like many teachers, I have a collection of teaching activities that can be used in different situations and that require little preparation. Freewriting, for example, can be used as an…
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Promoting Literacy Outside the Classroom by Mitzi Watkins

30 Mar 201427 Sep 2019
“Ms. Watkins, my family and I took your book bag with us on our trip to Mexico, and we read the books in the car on our way there and…
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Rhetorical Empathy in the Writing Classroom by Erin Kunz

30 Mar 201427 Sep 2019
When developing a college composition course, content and methodology are always important considerations, but as instructors we also must consider how we can develop good practices in order to foster…
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Social Injustice in Multicultural Literature in an Elementary School Setting by Jongsun Wee & Nicholas Wysocki

30 Mar 201427 Sep 2019
Discussing issues related to social justice in multicultural literature can help our children develop an understanding of this concept. (1) These discussions provide a space where children can achieve several…
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Beyond the Research Paper: Exploring New Genres for Original, Authentic Inquiry by Jeremy Corey-Gruenes

30 Mar 201427 Sep 2019
After sequestering myself in my home office for nearly four hours on a Saturday morning—using headphones and a closed door to counteract the distractions of domestic life—I emerge, over-caffeinated but…
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A Fresh Look at Peer Response: Improved Writing and Talk That Hits the (Common) Core by Neil Witikko

30 Mar 201427 Sep 2019
The Students Five minutes have passed in third hour, and the students in Composition I are hard at work in teams of three and four. Most groups are scattered around…
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Crime and Punishment: An Evolution of the Narrative Techniques of Dostoevsky by Wes Schaller

11 Mar 201427 Sep 2019
The notebooks of Fyodor Dostoevsky have both complicated and enriched the analyses of Crime and Punishment. Whereas some writers may employ the notebooks to supplement and illuminate their ideas, others…
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Making Dostoevsky Relevant: Teaching Notes from Underground to College Freshmen by Heather Porter

11 Mar 201427 Sep 2019
Relatively little has been said regarding how to teach Dostoevsky’s novels to students. Even less has been said about how to make his work relevant to twenty-first century American students…
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Redefining Literacy with Graphic Novels by Becca James

11 Mar 201427 Sep 2019
A line has formed, populated with people holding signs and speaking inaudibly to those that pass by. Move in closer, and it’s evident that the line is composed of high…
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Teaching English 4/533: Enabling World Texts, Past and Present, to Talk to Each Other by William D. Dyer

11 Mar 201427 Sep 2019
I am going to offer, as a means for providing a context for the long student-written collaborative paper that follows as well the brief discussion of how this assignment might…
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Examination of the Cultural Influences Behind The Hobbit by Gillian Singler, Alicia Guthmiller, & Kevin Smith

10 Mar 201427 Sep 2019
Introduction The New York Times first pointed out in its review of The Hobbit, that "…there may come the thought of how legend and tradition and the beginning of history…
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The Hobbit Companion Essay: A Pedagogical Tool by Gillian Singler

10 Mar 201427 Sep 2019
The initial topic for this research project was a culturally-based analysis of a text of our choosing. Each group was expected to examine sections of their choice that would highlight…

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