Crossing Over: Teaching Meaning-Centered Secondary English Language Arts

ISBN-13: 9781138423336 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Harold M. Foster

Opis

This text for secondary English language arts teachers offers a rationale for meaning-centered English language arts teaching and practical strategies for application. Its goal is to provide an understanding of the issues involved in English teaching and to give specific practical examples.

Recenzje

"Foster's book contains much that beginning and inexperienced teachers can use, but it may also serve as a bridge for veteran teachers who are ready to cross over to student-centered instruction".
—Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy

"In every course evaluation, students claim that Crossing Over is the most valuable textbook the department has required....Now, fortunately, we have a second, even more helpful and worthwhile edition. It has all the positive features of the previous edition, plus much more. I want to stand on the college rooftop and shout the good news to everyone!"
—Kathyrn A. VanTil
Grove City College

"Fresh, innovative, and engaging....The exercises, activities, and other elements add up to a decidedly user-friendly text."
—James Brewbaker
Columbus State University

"Demonstrates Foster's knowledge of what future English teachers need to know to be successful....What makes this book appealing is that it takes a teacher skills approach and actually addresses with 'how-to-do-it' ideas all those things integrated English language arts teachers do every day."
—Mark A. Krabbe
Miami University

Spis treści

Contents: Preface. Part I: Crossing Over. Build a Bridge. Crossing Over: A Personal Narrative. Part II: Classrooms: Portraits of Teaching Meaning-Centered English Language Arts. Teaching the Reading Workshop. Discussing Books. Teaching Drama. Teaching Poetry. Teaching the Novel. Teaching Writing. Teaching the New Literacies: Film, Television, and Computers. Grading and Assessing. Part III: Becoming and Staying a Teacher: Reflections and Resources. Section 1: Reflections. Preparing for the Encounter: On Becoming a Teacher. Planning for an English/Language Arts Classroom. Remaining Vital in the Classroom. Section 2: Resources: The Fundamentals, Plans, and Terms. Three Sample Unit Plans. Glossary: What Every English Teacher Needs to Know. Appendix: Crossing Over: A Guide to Personal Writing.

O autorze

Harold M. Foster