English Journal, Vol. 94, No. 6, July 2005

Table of Contents

Issue Theme: Teaching in Context: Special-Focus Public Schools

• Call for Manuscripts - English Journal - July 2005

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  Keywords: Middle, Secondary

• In Memoriam: Remembering Stephen Dunning

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  Abstract: Several colleagues pay tribute to Stephen Dunning.

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• From the Editor - July 2005

  Louann Reid, Editor

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• From the Secondary Section: Do Our Students Really Speak the Language of the Test?

  MaryCarmen Cruz

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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: Dealing with the Elephant

  Michael W. Raymond

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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: Shoot the Author, Not the Reader

  Mark Franek and Nyaka NiiLampti

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

  Keywords: Middle, Secondary

• EJ Extra: Peer Editing with Technology

  Debbie Perry and Mike Smithmier

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• When a High School Goes to College

  Jane Koszoru

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  Abstract: High school teacher Jane Koszoru describes a successful dual-enrollment program that allows high school juniors and seniors to experience the rigor of college classes while maintaining a small high school community on a community college campus. The program has helped a remarkable percentage of students develop the responsibility and knowledge necessary for later university education.

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• Empowering Students through a Social-Action Writing Project

  Hannah Mancina

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  Abstract: Capitalizing on students’ interest in a local newspaper story, high school teacher Hannah Mancina developed a research and writing project that resulted in the ninth-grade students’ “finding their voice and power through writing.”

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• Using Technology to Create a Sense of Community

  Chris Davis and Jennifer Davis

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  Abstract: Chris Davis and Jennifer Davis embrace the teaching environment of their science and technology magnet school. Using their students’ skills in Web development, PowerPoint, Photoshop, and other technologies, the authors create lessons that help students “make connections with one another and with the community.”

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• What I Did on My Summer Vacation

  Michael Wenk

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  Abstract: Believing that traditional summer school programs are largely ineffective, Michael Wenk and his colleagues developed a summer academy for high school students. With a two-week session and small class sizes, the academy provided an environment for teachers to address standards while promoting lasting change in students’ approach to their education.

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• Curriculum and the Performng Arts: Created by Staff, Inspired by the Muse

  Joy A. Fowler

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  Abstract: The English Journal staff interviews Joy A. Fowler, Department Chair, Writing Department, School for Creative and Performing Arts, Cincinnati, Ohio

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• The Henry Ford Academy: An Innovative Space for Teaching and Learning

  Edith Graybill

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  Abstract: The English Journal staff interviews Edith Graybill, English instructor, Henry Ford Academy, Dearborn, Michigan

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• To Search for Enlightenment: Responding to Siddhartha through Paint and Poetry

  Kelly Courtney-Smith and Michael Angelotti

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  Abstract: To encourage creative thinking, high school teacher Kelly Courtney-Smith asked her students for creative responses to Hesse’s novel, using a technique she learned from coauthor Michael Angelotti. Students painted or wrote poems interpreting their reading, then responded to the creations of their classmates. The students found that these “collaborative activities provided insights into the novel, their classmates, and their paintings and poems.”

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• Through Ecofeminist Eyes: Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas"

  Barbara Bennett

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  Abstract: Barbara Bennett explains the tenets behind ecofeminism and why it is a useful and appropriate method of literary analysis for today’s world. By applying the theory to Le Guin’s story, she helps her students relate the issues of ecofeminism to their American lifestyle.

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• A Cross-Age Antidote for Senioritis

  Jennifer Richardson Conrad

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  Abstract: Pairing high school seniors with elementary students to write, edit, and publish children’s picture books proved to be an engaging project for Jennifer Richardson Conrad’s students. Seniors stayed focused and eager to work on the project and proved they had learned editing lessons by teaching them to the younger students.

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• Improving Writing for College: The Conditions to Do It Well

  Jay Simmons

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  Abstract: Through a study of writing by high school seniors and first-year college students, Jay Simmons became convinced that classroom conditions were a large factor in student improvement. Larger class sizes in high school and less time devoted strictly to writing were found to be the chief detriments to improvement in the seniors’ writing.

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• 2004-05 Reviewers

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• Indexes to Volume 94

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• Research Matters: Tracking, Cultural Models, and Achievement

  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: Goldilocks and the Three Schools

  Tiffany J. Hunt and Bud Hunt, coeditors

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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: English Teachers at War

  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: Small Schools: Bridging the Need for Community

  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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• Stepping into the Classroom: Moo Goo Gai Pan or Shrimp Dumpling? Spicing Up Your Classroom's Menu

  Terry Patrick Bigelow and Michael J. Vokoun, editors

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  Abstract: “Stepping into the Classroom” shares innovative lesson ideas grounded in current literature or action research.

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• Personal Reading: "Even If I Fail, I Have to Try"

  Linda Null and Suellen Alfred, editors

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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 Teenagers: Summer Reading 2005

  Don Gallo, editor

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  Abstract: “Bold Books for Teenagers” provides dynamic, informative viewpoints on important issues in publishing and teaching contemporary literature, especially literature for adolescents. Reviews of young adult literature 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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