English Journal, Vol. 93, No. 6, July 2004

Table of Contents

Issue Theme: Teaching in Context: Rural Schools

• Call for Manuscripts

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• Letters to EJ

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• From the Editor

  Louann Reid

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• From the Secondary Section: Connecting across Distances and Differences

  Willa Mae Kippes

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  Abstract: Members of the Secondary Section Steering Committee comment on topics of importance to English language arts educators.

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• Snapshots: Writing through a Tragedy

  Hilary E. Hughes

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  Abstract: "Snapshots" offers insights about teaching and learning through teacher stories about a particular classroom event.

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• Speaking My Mind: The Diversity Challenge in Rural Education

  Carol G. Nelson

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

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• Speaking My Mind: Read Before Voting

  Allen Berger

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

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• Teacher to Teacher: What Advice Would You Offer to New Teachers Considering Taking a Position in a Rural School?

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

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• Using a Sense of Place to Teach At-Risk Rural Students

  V. Pauline Hodges

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  Abstract: A teacher with experience at many levels, V. Pauline Hodges details the methods she uses to engage at-risk high school students in reading and writing. Investigating and reporting on the history of their area provides students with “the first steps of success, language awareness, and a sense of belonging in the school and the community.”

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• Appreciation of Winter and Locality in Ethan Frome

  Nancy J. Dutton

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  Abstract: A unit on Ethan Frome, taught in upstate New York, gives high school teacher Nancy J. Dutton an opportunity to connect students with the local community and help them understand economic, class, and geographic diversity. She offers specific descriptions of activities in and beyond the classroom.

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• Room 106: English 12, English 11, Creative Writing, Yearbook. . .

  Shane Marshall

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  Abstract: Shane Marshall shares some of his experiences as one of two high school English teachers at Stryker Local Schools. He describes his extensive interactions with students and the benefits of small-town education.

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• Documenting History Enhances Literacy and Preserves Community

  Lucille Zenker Rossbach

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  Abstract: High school writers discover the “rich source of history and lore” that is their small town. Lucille Zenker Rossbach describes the processes students used to write and publish three collections of local history while also meeting state language arts standards.

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• Transcending Spaces: Exploring Identity in a Rural American Middle School

  Jean Ketter and Diana Buter

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  Abstract: A university professor and an eighth-grade teacher collaborated to help middle school students think critically about race, class, and gender. Jean Ketter and Diana Buter describe the materials and activities they developed for a unit on exploring identity. They also critique the effectiveness of the unit in changing students’ attitudes.

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• Teaching Our Town in Our Town

  Jennifer A. Haberling and Brian White

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  Abstract: Noting that high school students had difficulty understanding Our Town, teachers from a high school and a university collaborated to analyze the obstacles students encountered. They created several specific activities to help students approach and appreciate the play. Jennifer A. Haberling and Brian White describe the strategies and students’ reactions.

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• Teaching Drama in a Rural Setting: A Comedy of Erros in Three Acts

  Autumn Schneider

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  Abstract: Teaching a drama class and staging performances with available resources has required Autumn Schneider to borrow and improvise. She recounts some of the more challenging circumstances and demonstrates that, with a sense of humor and community support, the shows can go on.

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• The Power of Place

  Sharon Bishop

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  Abstract: The concept of place-based education shapes Sharon Bishop’s English language arts curriculum. High school students read literature of the region, inquire about the area they live in, and write the stories of their community. In the process, they come to recognize the value of community and acquire the skills to “live well anywhere.”

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• Senior Projects in a Rural School

  Matt Rickey and Glenda Moss

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  Abstract: Technology and a school-university partnership enabled high school faculty members to implement the Senior Project. Matt Rickey and Glenda Moss describe the process of change, the project requirements, and the learning that resulted for students and faculty.

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• Thriving in Rural Alaska

  Sheri Skelton

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  Abstract: Sheri Skelton has taught in a rural Alaskan village for thirteen years, but it was immediately clear to her when she arrived from Iowa that rural does not have the same meaning everywhere. Against a detailed backdrop of the people and the land, she reveals what she has learned about her students’ knowledge of place and culture and how she uses her understanding to teach more effectively.

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• Conversation as Curriculum: Learning to Teach English in Rural America

  Carl A Young

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  Abstract: Carl A. Young highlights dispositions that promote learning. Focusing on students in rural Appalachia, he describes successful approaches and strategies for working with students living in poverty.

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• Research Matters: Teacher Understanding of Student Understanding

  Rick VanDeWeghe, editor

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  Abstract: "Research Matters" provides teachers with review and application of research that illuminates the daily concerns and activities of English language arts teachers and classrooms.

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• New Voices: Creating Connections: Helping Students "Discover" Their Schools

  Tiffany J. Hunt and Bud Hunt

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  Abstract: "New Voices" raises questions, offers insights, and provides a forum for novice teachers to engage in the professional conversation surrounding the teaching of English.

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• Teaching English in the World: Addressing the Range of Human Experience in Rural Schools

  Kenneth Lindblom, editor

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  Abstract: "Teaching English in the World" examines the teaching of English in a global context.

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• English in the City: Story by Story

  Greg Hamilton, editor

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  Abstract: “English in the City” focuses on the particular challenges, choices, and celebrations relevant to teaching in an urban setting.

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• Personal Reading: Unto the Least of These

  Linda Null and Suellen Alfred

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  Abstract: “Personal Reading” contains reviews of fiction and nonfiction books, with a special interest in multicultural works.

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• Bold Books for Innovative Teaching: Summer Reading 2004

  Don Gallo, editor

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  Abstract: “Bold Books for Innovative Teaching” provides dynamic, informative viewpoints on important issues in publishing and teaching contemporary literature, especially literature for adolescents. Reviews of young adult literature will also appear in this column.

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• Poetry

  James Brewbaker, editor

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  Abstract: “Poetry” features poems by teachers and professional poets.

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• 2003-04 Reviewers

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• Indexes to Volume 93

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