Teaching English Creatively

by Bushman, John H.

• ISBN13: 9780398072070
• ISBN10: 0398072078
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Charles C Thomas Pub Ltd

Author Biography

John M. Bushman is Professor of Teaching and Leadership (English Education) at the University of Kansas, Lawrence.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Middle and High School in America	3	(11)
The Middle School	4	(3)
The High School	7	(1)
Middle and High School Students	8	(3)
For Additional Reading	11	(3)
Creating an Effective Classroom Climate	14	(25)
Room Decor	14	(2)
Teacher Preparation	16	(3)
Making It Happen in the Classroom	19	(2)
Building Relationships	21	(17)
Getting Acquainted	22	(1)
Activities	22	(7)
Establishing a Trustful Relationship	29	(1)
Activities	29	(7)
The Classroom Teacher	36	(2)
For Additional Reading	38	(1)
Getting Ready for Group Interaction	39	(8)
Building the Interactive Process	40	(4)
Activities	41	(1)
The Importance of Participation	41	(1)
Listening	42	(1)
Roles in Groups	43	(1)
Extending the Interactive Process	44	(1)
Extending the Discussion	45	(1)
For Additional Reading	45	(2)
Teaching Oral English	47	(17)
Speech	47	(4)
Activities	48	(3)
Creative Drama	51	(11)
Nonverbal Warm-Ups	53	(1)
Pantomime	54	(1)
Pantomime with Vocabulary	55	(1)
Pantomime with Language	56	(1)
Verbal Warm-Ups	56	(1)
Improvisation	57	(1)
Improvisation in Writing	57	(1)
Improvisation in Literature	57	(1)
Improvisation in Language	58	(1)
Improvisation with Vocabulary	59	(1)
Role Playing	60	(1)
Role Playing with Language	61	(1)
For Additional Reading	62	(2)
The Teaching of Writing	64	(64)
The Writing Process	65	(1)
The Writing Sequence and Cognitive Development	66	(6)
The Middle Level	69	(1)
The Secondary Level	70	(2)
The Writing Workshop	72	(3)
Activities	75	(22)
Language Fluency	76	(7)
Writing Fluency	83	(2)
Journal Writing	85	(1)
Focused Writing	86	(7)
Structured Writing	93	(2)
Revision	95	(2)
Spelling	97	(3)
A Spelling Guide	98	(1)
Spelling Rules	98	(1)
In Individual Spelling Program	99	(1)
Assessment	100	(20)
Six-Trait Analytic Scale (6+1 Traits)	102	(6)
Portfolio Assessment	108	(12)
The Writing/Reading Connection	120	(3)
Writing Models	122	(1)
Publishing Writing	123	(1)
For Additional Reading	124	(4)
Teaching Literature	128	(38)
Responding to Literature	128	(10)
Activities	131	(4)
Socratic Seminars	135	(2)
Literature Circles	137	(1)
What Literature Do We Teach	138	(5)
Young Adult Literature	140	(1)
Myths About Young Adult Literature	141	(2)
Creating Lifelong Readers	143	(7)
Literature Organization	144	(1)
One Book, One Class	145	(1)
Thematically Arranged	145	(2)
Thematic Units	147	(2)
One Book, One Student	149	(1)
Book Reports	150	(10)
The Book Critique	150	(2)
The Creative Projects	152	(1)
Oral	152	(1)
Written	152	(1)
Oral or Written	153	(2)
Book Report Forms	155	(5)
Young Adult Literature Cited	160	(3)
For Additional Reading	163	(3)
Reading in the English Classroom Steve White	166	(23)
The English Classroom	167	(1)
Reading Process	168	(7)
Vocabulary	175	(5)
Idea Circles	176	(1)
Contextual Redefinition	177	(1)
Possible Sentences	177	(2)
Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy	179	(1)
Comprehension	180	(6)
Anticipation Guide	180	(2)
GIST-Generating Interactions Between Schemata and Text	182	(1)
Literature Circles	183	(1)
Socratic Questioning	184	(2)
For Additional Reading	186	(3)
Teaching the English Language	189	(40)
Structure	189	(10)
Activities	191	(8)
Usage	199	(6)
Activities	200	(5)
Language Heritage	205	(6)
Activities	206	(5)
Dialects	211	(6)
Regional Dialects	211	(1)
Activities	212	(3)
Social Dialects	215	(2)
Semantics	217	(9)
Activities	217	(9)
The Silent Language	226	(1)
Activities	226	(1)
For Additional Reading	227	(2)
Teaching Thinking Skills	229	(11)
Writing	231	(1)
Literature	232	(2)
Language	234	(1)
Oral Expression	235	(2)
The Reflective Teacher; The Reflective Student	237	(1)
For Additional Reading	238	(2)
The English Curriculum	240	(20)
The Tripod/Triad Design	240	(2)
The Thematic Until Design	242	(18)
Theme Title: ``Will My Name Be Shouted Out?''	243	(6)
Theme Title: ``Respecting Our Differences''	249	(5)
Theme Title: ``Teen Pressures''	254	(6)
Celebrating the Special Days	260	(20)
A Potpourri	280	(11)
Testing	280	(2)
Evaluation	282	(2)
Homework	284	(1)
Discipline	285	(3)
Good Lesson Planning	286	(1)
Making Plans	286	(1)
Enforcement	287	(1)
General Tips for Classroom Discipline	287	(1)
Communication with Administrators and Parents	288	(1)
For Additional Reading	289	(2)
Index	291