2016… Table of Contents for the 2016 MEJ 7 Jun 2016 An alphabetical list (by author) of the contents of the 2016 Minnesota English Journal. Birkett, Kelly--Five ways in which high-quality literacy instruction can increase student interest in our content areas--http://wp.me/p4coir-bg…
2016… Infographic-Making Activity by Michael MacBride 7 Jun 201627 Sep 2019 [pdf version here: MacBride-Infographic-activity] Objective: To encourage the use of charts, graphs, maps, and other infographics in student writing. Approximate Time Required: 30 minutes Materials Needed: A computer with access…
2016… What Is a Civic-Minded Student and How Can We Foster This in Our Classrooms? by Heidi Burns 6 Jun 201627 Sep 2019 [pdf version here: Burns, Heidi--News Summary Activity] (Burns also has a new book forthcoming, which contains similar activities ready to plug into your classroom. Check it out here: http://amzn.to/1U4195g) Civic-minded students…
2016… Five Ways in Which High-Quality Literacy Instruction Can Increase Student Interest in Our Content Areas by Kelly Birkett 31 May 201627 Sep 2019 [pdf version here: Birkett-FiveWays] Each year, on the day after Labor Day, the invasion begins. We stand in the hall next to our classrooms at the sound of the warning…
2016… Increasing Student Motivation in the Classroom by Mary Jo Kerekes 23 May 201627 Sep 2019 [pdf version here: MaryJoKerekes-StudentMotivation] How do I increase student motivation in my classroom? It is a question that I ask daily. Some students have a desire to “get a good grade”,…
2016… Building Literacy in all classrooms by Melissa Brandt 18 May 201627 Sep 2019 [pdf version here: Brandt-BuildlingLiteracy] As new teachers embark on the challenge of the classroom, they are given a barrage of guidance:…
2016… The “Write” Track: Effectively Leading Your School to Incorporate Writing in Every Classroom by Jennifer Simpson 12 May 201627 Sep 2019 [pdf version here: Simpson-TheWriteTrack] Currently, 42 states, the District of Columbia, four territories, and the Department of Defense Education Activity have adopted the Common Core State Standards (NGA). Minnesota adopted…
2016… Making Literacy Teaching a Priority in a Culturally Diverse Classroom by Adrienne Rische 10 May 201627 Sep 2019 [pdf version here: Rische-LiteracyTeachingCulturallyDiverse] Implementing culturally relevant pedagogy in the classroom has become an increasingly important priority for English teachers. In this piece, I will explore the difficulties that come with…
2016… Read Them Together: Paired Book Reading for Global Literature by Jongsun Wee & Barbara A. Lehman 4 May 201627 Sep 2019 [pdf version here: Wee-Lehman-ReadThemTogether] Abstract: The need for global literature is growing as the society rapidly becomes more diverse. This study documented American children’s responses to global literature when it was…
2016… Implementing Tabletop Gaming in the English Classroom: Promoting Literacy through Interactive Gameplay by Mike P. Cook, Ryan Morgan, & Matthew Gremo 2 May 201627 Sep 2019 [pdf version here: cook-implementing-tabletop-gaming-in-the-english-classroom] Introduction Table-top gaming, at its core, is simply a term used to refer to any social game that is traditionally played in person around a…
2016… Teaching Fiction: Craft, Composition Theory, and a Lie by Luke Daly 2 May 201627 Sep 2019 [pdf version here: Daly-TeachingFiction] [see the companion creative pieces here: "The Four Deaths of Mitchell Fish"] My first magic trick as a new lecturer of creative writing was reappearing three days…
2016… The Four Deaths of Mitchell Fish by Luke Daly 2 May 201627 Sep 2019 [pdf version here: Daly-FourDeathsofMitchellFish] [see the companion essay "Teaching Fiction: Craft, Composition Theory, and a Lie"] I. Oxygen I slash in like a dull knife but don’t tip into the…
