Today in class we will discuss the Smagorinsky and Whitaker articles that you read for tonight, and we will apply the claims and theories in those articles to teaching literature in the secondary school.
Your homework for next week is to do some research to find an article relevant to teaching reading/literature in the secondary English classroom. I recommend a search using ERIC database. You might also browse the following journals:
- English Journal
- Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
- Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education
- Research in the Teaching of English
- English Literature in Transition
- Teaching English in the Two-Year College
- Theory into Practice
As you search for an article, make sure the one you select meets the following criteria:
- It should come from a credible, peer reviewed journal, such as one of those listed above.
- It has a theoretical claim to it as well as a discussion of instruction. In other words, it should not be an article that says, “This is what I did, and it worked well for me.”
- It should be between four and ten pages long.
- It should include documentation of reliable sources, listed on a references page or works cited page.
Please bring a copy of your article to class next Monday. Please email the other two of us a copy of that article by Friday of this week.
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