English Journal, Vol. 87, No. 4, April 1998

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Issue Theme: Literary Festival

• Rainbow Teachers/Rainbow Students: Joining the Dialogue: Six Teachers Discuss Making Changes toward a Multicultural Curriculum

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  Abstract: Presents six brief articles by six Arizona teachers offering their reflections about practices, strategies, and vision as they make changes toward a multicultural curriculum.

  Keywords: Middle, Secondary

• Teaching Ideas

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  Abstract: Sketches out several projects and assignments that focus on the family and suggests some contexts that can be used to give them structure. Suggests that this is an appealing way to end the school year, offering strong material to keep students involved.

  Keywords: Secondary

• ESSAY: First Place: The Kids on the Train, the Kids on the Bus

  Jeff Zorn

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• ESSAY: Second Place: Roadkill, Poetry, and Nature

  Charles Hood

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• ESSAY: Third Place: A Letter to Hong's Father

  Brenda Arnett Petruzzella

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• ESSAY: Honorable Mention: The Marks He Made

  Paula Fisher

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• ESSAY: Honorable Mention: Foregone Conclusions

  Sue Ellen Herring

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• PHOTOGRAPHY: First Place: Country Life

  Jeanine Turpie

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• PHOTOGRAPHY: Second Place: Flea Market Man

  Amy Lynn King

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• PHOTOGRAPHY: Honorable Mention: La Vie Cajun

  Kathleen Bader-LeNormand

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• PHOTOGRAPHY: Honorable Mention: Garbage

  Jeanette Hahnenkamp Gentry

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• PHOTOGRAPHY: Honorable Mention: Moon Rise

  Jeanine Turpie

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• The Judges

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• Resources and Reviews: Rethinking Choices in the English Classroom: A Challenge and Some Possibilities

  Bonnie Ericson

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  Abstract: Offers a review of a book by John Gaughan, "Cultural Reflections: Critical Teaching and Learning in the English Classroom," a book filled with teaching ideas and insights that challenge English language-arts teachers to immerse students in text and topics that are important in their lives and to genuinely consider students and communities in making and taking control of teaching choices.

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• Global Issues: The Odyssey of the Athens Writing Project

  Georgianna Striggles Fotinelli

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  Abstract: Describes the Athens Writing Project, how it began, and the role it has served and continues to serve. Discusses the issue of voice, and describes a reflective writing sequence used in the project.

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• New Teachers: Reaching Out to New Colleagues: Ideas From One NCTE Affiliate

  Rose Reissman

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  Abstract: Describes some of the activities of the New York City Association of Teachers of English designed to reach out to new colleagues. Describes a survey of the needs of new teachers, as well as in-depth interviews with 11 new K-12 teachers. Discusses plans for supporting new teachers based upon these findings.

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• Coming To Terms: Attitude

  Laurence E. Musgrove

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  Abstract: Examines the origin of the term "attitude," and how its meaning has changed over the centuries. Discusses theoretical definitions of the term by I. A. Richards and by Kenneth Burke. Discusses its role in the learning process, and how an explicit attention to attitude in the language-arts classroom might help students become better readers and writers.

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• Letters to EJ

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• From the Editor

  Virginia R. Monseau

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• One Person's Opinion: The Incandescent Teacher

  Huntington Lyman

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• Software: Super Sites for Teachers of English

  John J. Byrne

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• Bedside Table: "Please, Make a Body Count!"

  Dave Bickel

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• This World of English

  Daniel A. Heller

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• 1997-98 Reviewers

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• Indexes to Volume 87

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• SHORT FICTION: First Place: Baptism

  Val Brelinski

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• SHORT FICTION: Second Place: The Girl from India

  M. Klosner

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• SHORT FICTION: Honorable Mention: Violet Memories

  Nancy Freeman

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• SHORT FICTION: Honorable Mention: Short on Strength

  Cathy Belben

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• POETRY: First Place: Letter to Dad, Draft #98

  Beverly Finch

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• POETRY: Second Place: Dreaming in Himeji, 1945

  Lori Hohlbein-Koechley

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• POETRY: Third Place: Route 66

  Val Brelinski

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• POETRY: Fourth Place: Cameo

  Doris A. Ezell-Schmitz

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• POETRY: Honorable Mention: The Bullfrog

  Jo Alexander

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• POETRY: Honorable Mention: The Secret Life of Ernesto

  Cathleen F. Greenwood

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• POETRY: Honorable Mention: Joy

  Frank Van Zant

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• POETRY: Honorable Mention: Eastern Standard Time

  James Brooks

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