Current Issue Teaching the Holocaust in the English Classroom: Connecting Students to Develop Their Empathy 21 Mar 202021 Mar 2020 Amber Tilley, Northland Pines High School, Eagle River, WI,atilley @ npsd.k12.wi.us The inscription on the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum wall read, “For the dead and the living, we must…
Current Issue Incorporating Game-Based Learning with Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery” to Maximize Students’ Achievement and Engagement 21 Mar 202021 Mar 2020 Sarah Wolf, Grand Island Central Catholic, Grand Island, NE, ms.wolfgicc @ gmail.com Phu Vu, Associate Professor of Teacher Education, University of Nebraska at Kearney, vuph @ unk.edu According to Anderson…
Vol 60, No 2 (2018) Colorful Questioning: Student-Led Discussions 31 Oct 201831 Oct 2018 Shai D Klima, Kettle Moraine High School, klimas @ kmsd.edu By nature, English teachers are talkers: We talk about books, writing, our students. And our students are talkers, forever discussing…
Symposium: Teaching in Rural Districts… The Appeal of Rural Schools: “Old Sport” Day in Northern Wisconsin 31 Oct 201831 Oct 2018 Paul Wiegel, Ripon High School/Lumen Charter High School, wiegelp @ ripon.k12.wi.us As a kid growing up in Green Bay, I really only wanted one thing when I grew up: I…
Vol 60, No 1 (2018) Poetry Unveiled 26 Apr 201828 May 2018 Dan Hansen and Becky Hansen, The Poetry Professors, poetryprofs@gmail.com _____________________________________________________________________________ Ask students why so many of them hate poetry, and you will get some typical answers of “It’s stupid” or…
Vol 60, No 1 (2018) Student-Led Literature Circles in an Interdisciplinary High School Classroom 26 Apr 201828 May 2018 Erin Jensen, Rock University High School, erinjensen @ janesville.k12.wi.us _____________________________________________________________________________ We all know that it can be difficult to inspire students to read. More than ever, they need a particular…
Symposium: Approaches to Teaching Literature… Practice-Based Instruction in English Teacher Education: Teaching Novice Teachers to Lead Class Discussions 31 Oct 201712 Feb 2018 Amanda Stearns-Pfeiffer, English Department, Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, stearnspfeiffer@oakland.edu Abstract. This article describes a yearlong investigation of how explicit, focused instruction in facilitating classroom discussion, combined with approximations of (and peer/instructor feedback…
Symposium: Approaches to Teaching Literature… “Are My Songs Literature?” Lessons Learned from Teaching a Non-Traditional Text 31 Oct 201722 Nov 2017 Jim Carlson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Educational Studies, at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, jcarlson @ uwlax.edu Emily Mootz, student of Secondary English Education, University of Wisconsin -…
Symposium: Approaches to Teaching Literature… Comfort Zone X: Establishing Safe Learning Environments for Open Discussion of Critical Issues 31 Oct 201722 Nov 2017 Aaliyah Baker, Department of Language and Literacy, Cardinal Stritch University, abaker@stritch.edu Abstract. This article is intended for practicing educators charged with providing meaningful experiences in literature-based instruction for students of all ages.…
Symposium: Approaches to Teaching Literature… “Book Reading, Baby!”: An Adventure in Teaching Literature 30 Oct 201722 Nov 2017 Patrick McFadden, Mayville High School, mcfadden @ mayville.k12.wi.us Abstract. McFadden argues that teaching literature to digital natives can be done by incorporating technology, but finding the correct fit for the classroom…
