The English Teacher's Companion: A Complete Guide to Classroom, Curriculum, and the Profession

by Burke, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780325011394
• ISBN10: 0325011397
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-02
• Publisher: HEINEMAN

Summary

For a decade and over two editions, the specific, practical, and experience-honed advice of The English Teacher's Companion has supported great teaching and cemented Jim Burke's reputation as a teacher's teacher. Now the third edition brings the book fully up to date, making it not only a useful resource, but an essential part of any English teacher's library. The third edition of The English Teacher's Companion again delivers vital information on the teaching of English, including foundational advice for teaching literature; nurturing reading, writing, and thinking skills; and organizing for success. But it also responds to needs that Jim has heard in speaking engagements and professional development workshops across the country. Teachers and teacher educators asked for: the latest research on literacy more information about national standards ways to consider gender in instruction advice for teaching Advanced Placement classes ideas for teaching media literacy and incorporating technology effectively into instruction even more resources for mentoring new teachers analysis of how trends in society, culture, and politics impact teachers and their classrooms. And Jim delivers. He has revamped his introductory chapters on literacy learning to include up-to-the-minute thinking from the field, and he has incorporated lists of key standards and helpful suggestions for reaching them. His practical strategies turn recent findings on literacy and gender into well-designed, research-based instruction, and his ideas help you meet the very different needs of AP students by understanding their goals and providing them with appropriate challenges. Best of all, new teachers will find a wealth of the latest information for getting a teaching job, using the Internet to locate helpful resources, negotiating the impact of politics and culture in the workplace, and helpful thoughts on the reciprocal nature of mentoring and being mentored. There's even a companion website (books.heinemann.com/englishteacherscompanion) with still more to support your success and your students'. The world of English teaching changes every day, and The English Teacher's Companion has changed with it. Read the third edition, and find out why it continues to make a powerful and lasting impact on English teachers everywhere.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Teaching English in the Twenty-first Century
August: Dreams and Realities	p. 1
Thinking About Teaching and Learning	p. 3
A Modern Profile of Adult Literacy	p. 28
Teaching Reading in High School: The Continuum of Possibilities	p. 32
The Place and Purpose of Vocabulary Instruction	p. 113
Putting Grammar in Its Place	p. 135
Teaching Writing: from Practice to Performance	p. 151
Teaching Speaking and Listening: The Verbal Curriculum	p. 222
Teaching Thinking in the English Class	p. 238
Composing a Curriculum: How to Plan a Unit of Study	p. 266
Measuring Student Progress	p. 284
Digital Literacy: Technology in the English Class	p. 319
Media Literacy: Reading the Visual and Virtual Worlds	p. 336
Integrating English Projects and Exhibitions Into the Curriculum	p. 350
Service Learning: Its Place odd Purpose	p. 366
Success for All: Teaching Students with Special Needs	p. 377
Which Gender Is English?	p. 388
Thoughts About Culture, Race, and Language	p. 400
Ethics and the Study of English	p. 409
Teaching Advanced Placement and Honors English	p. 416
English Teachers and the Law	p. 427
Dear New Teacher	p. 440
Getting a Job Teaching English	p. 450
Organizing Yourself to Teach English and Have a Life	p. 460
Creating a Thoughtful Community: The Classroom	p. 474
The Politics of Education: Parents, School Boards, Politicians, and the Media	p. 486
Joining the Professional Conversation	p. 493
How to Read a Short Story	p. 501
103 Things to Do Before/During/After Reading	p. 502
Components of an effective Presentation or Speech	p. 504
Classroom Self-Evaluation/Checklist	p. 505
New Teacher Checklist	p. 506
A Concise Glossary of Literary Terms	p. 507
The Timetables of Teaching High School English	p. 509
The History of the Relationship Between the Text, the Reader, and the Teacher	p. 511
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