English Journal, Vol. 100, No. 3, January 2011

Table of Contents

Issue Theme: Green English

• Call for Manuscripts

• From the Editor

  Ken Lindblom

• Speaking My Mind: The Dream Deferred: How “College and Career Readiness” Looks from Below

  Bill Tucker

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  Abstract: “Speaking My Mind” invites readers to speak out about controversial issues relevant to the teaching of English language arts.

• Speaking My Mind: Paper Tiger

  Tom Pamperin

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  Abstract: “Speaking My Mind” invites readers to speak out about controversial issues relevant to the teaching of English language arts.

• EJ in Focus: Green(ing) English: Voices Howling in the Wilderness?

  Heather E. Bruce

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  Abstract: An experienced educator and co-author of Sherman Alexie in the Classroom: “This is not a silent movie. Our voices will save our lives” offers substantial background knowledge, classroom activities, and teaching resources for the greening of English class.

• Teacher to Teacher: What Literature Related to the Environment and Nature Do You Enjoy Teaching?

  Luke Rodesiler; Jill Sisson Quinn; Betsy Potash; Student Voice: Catherine McGregor Wood

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  Abstract: “Teacher to Teacher” provides a forum for teachers to share ideas, materials, and activities.

• Between Dreams and Beasts: Four Precepts for Green English Teaching

  Michelle Jewett

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  Abstract: Why should we spend English class time on substantial environmental inquiry?

• The Green Footprint Project: How Middle School Students Inspired Their Community and Raised Their Self-Worth

  Kim-Marie Cortez-Riggio

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  Abstract: Students complete Internet research, create pamphlets, give presentations, and more to alert their school community to important local environmental issues.

• Teaching Where We Are: Place-Based Language Arts

  Merrilyne Lundahl

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  Abstract: How does creating personal metaphors from nature help students develop ecoliteracy?

• Re(Place) Your Typical Writing Assignment: An Argument for Place-Based Writing

  Elliot Jacobs

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  Abstract: A former wilderness trip leader shows how place-based writing has transformed his English class.

• Sustainability and the Recycling of Words

  Donna L. Miller and Alleen Pace Nilsen

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  Abstract: The authors provide several activities to focus students on the language of green.

• A Walk on the Wilder Side

  Mary Ellen Dakin, David Lowell Eatough, and Andrew Turchon

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  Abstract: Follow an English teacher, a biology teacher, and a social studies teacher as they discover possibilities for green education.

• A Garden of Stories: An English Lesson in a Botanical Garden

  Rachel Mazor

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  Abstract: Take a class trip to Brooklyn’s Shakespeare Garden.

• What Do Professors Really Say about College Writing?

  Elizabeth Brockman, Marcy Taylor, Melinda Kreth, and MaryAnn K. Crawford

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  Abstract: Listen in as college teachers discuss their expectations for student writing and what that might mean for your students’ futures.

• 2009 YA Honor List—Timely and Timeless

  Alleen Pace Nilsen, James Blasingame Jr., Kenneth L. Donelson, Shelly Shaffer, Tim Smith, and Allison Wimmer

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  Abstract: An EJ annual tradition, the well-known critics of young adult literature present their best picks from 2009.

• Poem: Lessons

  Heather Statz

• Poem: Walking in the Morning

  Lisa Drnec Kerr

• Poem: Lilacs

  Roger Mitchell

• Poem: Dusk

  Robert A. Ayres

• Challenging Texts: Challenging Textbooks: Servants, Not Masters of Our Classrooms

  P. L. Thomas and Renita Schmidt

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  Abstract: "Challenging Texts" explores various ways of teaching literary theory to high school and middle school students.

• Innovative Writing Instruction: Practice Makes Perfect! Realizing Classrooms as “Landscapes of Learning,” Not Places of Perfection

  Lance Ozier

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  Abstract: "Innovative Writing Instruction" publishes new approaches to the teaching of writing in high school and middle school.

• Mentoring Matters: Taking an Empathic Stance

  Thomas M. McCann

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  Abstract: "Mentoring Matters" focuses on effective ways to support new English teachers and student teachers.

• Off the Shelves: “What Is This Thing Called a Vook?”: Using Skeleton Creek to Transform Students’ Reading Experiences In (and Out of) School

  Susan Groenke, Robin Bell, Erin Allen, and Joellen Maples

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  Abstract: "Off the Shelves" discusses new young adult literature and explores ways of teaching YA texts in middle and high school English classes.

• Research for the Classroom: Review of Narrative Writing: Learning a New Model for Teaching

  George Hillocks Jr, Susan R. Krickovich and David A. Gorlewski

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  Abstract: "Research for the Classroom" suggests ways in which high school and middle school English teachers may study the effectiveness of their pedagogy.

• Success with ELLs: Developing and Shifting Perspectives

  Margo DelliCarpini

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  Abstract: "Success with ELLs" suggests effective approaches to teaching English language learners in ways that can be of benefit to all students in  mainstream middle and high school English classes.

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