English Journal, Vol. 98, No. 2, November 2008

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Issue Theme: Does Homework Help?

• Call for Manuscripts

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• From the Editor

  Ken Lindblom

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• From the Secondary Section: Questioning Homework

  Kay Parks Haas

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  Abstract: From the Secondary Section: Questioning Homework Kay Parks Haas Members of the Secondary Section Steering Committee comment on topics of importance to English language arts educators.

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• EJ Extra: The Five-Paragraph Essay and the Deficit Model of Education

  Lil Brannon, Jennifer Pooler Courtney, Cynthia P. Urbanski, et al.

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  Abstract: EJ Extra: The Five-Paragraph Essay and the Deficit Model of Education Lil Brannon, Jennifer Pooler Courtney, Cynthia P. Urbanski, Shana V. Woodward, Jeanie Marklin Reynolds, Anthony E. Iannone, Karen D. Haag, Karen Mach, Lacy Arnold Manship,and Mary Kendrick Countering two recent EJ “Speaking My Mind” essays, Writing Project colleagues explain why using the five-paragraph essay for teaching writing is ill-advised.

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• EJ in Focus: Homework on Homework: Involving Students with a Controversial Issue

  Ben F. Nelms

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  Abstract: EJ in Focus: Homework on Homework: Involving Students with a Controversial Issue Ben F. Nelms As he suggests useful ways to talk and listen to students about homework, a veteran English teacher and teacher educator surveys the most significant current scholarship on the homework controversy.

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• The Facebook Generation: Homework as Social Networking

  Stacy M. Kitsis

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  Abstract: The Facebook Generation: Homework as Social Networking Stacy M. Kitsis Rather than fight the lure of the Internet for teens, this high school teacher has found ways to harness students’ interests by creating electronic homework assignments.

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• Death of the 3"× 5" Note Cards

  Dani Weber and Mike Smithmier

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  Abstract: Death of the 3"× 5" Note Cards Dani Weber and Mike Smithmier A high school student and her teacher tell the story of how they brought a traditional research paper strategy into the 21st century.

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• Homework and the Gradual Release of Responsibility: Making “Responsibility” Possible

  Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey

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  Abstract: Homework and the Gradual Release of Responsibility: Making “Responsibility” Possible Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey Combining practical suggestions with references to research, Fisher and Frey help teachers encourage students to take ownership of their assignments.

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• Doing Our Homework on Homework: How Does Homework Help?

  Buffy Sallee and Neil Rigler

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  Abstract: Doing Our Homework on Homework: How Does Homework Help? Buffy Sallee and Neil Rigler Over 180 students were surveyed to enable these high school teachers to rethink what works for homework and what doesn’t.

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• Twenty in a Year! Discovering a Prince in a Library of Frogs

  Amanda Stovall

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  Abstract: Twenty in a Year! Discovering a Prince in a Library of Frogs Amanda Stovall This first-year English teacher made a deal with her students: No other homework this year, if you read 20 books on your own. Did it work?

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• Constructing Complexity: Using Reading Levels to Differentiate Reading Comprehension Activities

  Declan FitzPatrick

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  Abstract: Constructing Complexity: Using Reading Levels to Differentiate Reading Comprehension Activities Declan FitzPatrick An English teacher turned curriculum coordinator updates Hillocks’s reading levels to create a method for improving students’ reading comprehension and critical-thinking skills.

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• Encouraging Student Voice in Academic Writing

  Rebecca Gemmell

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  Abstract: Encouraging Student Voice in Academic Writing Rebecca Gemmell This twelfth-grade English teacher couldn’t help but dread grading piles of students’ essays, until she began to employ Writer’s Notebooks in her class.

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• “[T]his book of odd tales / which transform the Brothers Grimm”: Teaching Anne Sexton’s Transformations

  Karen A. Keely

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  Abstract: “[T]his book of odd tales / which transform the Brothers Grimm”: Teaching Anne Sexton’s Transformations Karen A. Keely A high school English teacher finds Sexton’s retold fairy tales can spark students’ imaginations while helping them learn to analyze literature.

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• Advanced Placement Courses Put the Squeeze on English Electives

  Peter Daddone

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  Abstract: Advanced Placement Courses Put the Squeeze on English Electives Peter Daddone Why is enrollment in his successful journalism course waning? This school newspaper adviser gets the story.

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• Deployment: A Series of Haikus (Poem)

  Christopher P. Collins

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  Abstract: Deployment: A Series of Haikus (Poem) Christopher P. Collins

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• Eternal Lines (Poem)

  E. Alex Pierce

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  Abstract: Eternal Lines (Poem) E. Alex Pierce

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• No One Reported Her Missing (a retirement fantasy) (Poem)

  Nancy Krim

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  Abstract: No One Reported Her Missing (a retirement fantasy) (Poem) Nancy Krim

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• Adolescents and Texts: Overserved or Underserved? A Focus on Adolescents and Texts

  Alfred W. Tatum, Editor

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  Abstract: Adolescents and Texts: Overserved or Underserved? A Focus on Adolescents and Texts Alfred W. Tatum, Editor "Adolescents and Texts" focuses on adolescent literacy and the teaching of reading in high school and middle school.

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• Mentoring Matters: Retaining Quality Teachers Is the Real Test

  Thomas M. McCann and Larry Johannessen, Editors

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  Abstract: Mentoring Matters: Retaining Quality Teachers Is the Real Test Thomas M. McCann and Larry Johannessen, Editors "Mentoring Matters" focuses on effective ways to support new English teachers and student teachers.

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• Off the Shelves: Catch a Rising YA Star

  Mark Letcher, Editor

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  Abstract: Off the Shelves: Catch a Rising YA Star Mark Letcher, Editor "Off the Shelves" discusses new young adult literature and explores ways of teaching YA texts in middle and high school English classes.

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• Research for the Classroom: Formative Assessment: Can You Handle the Truth?

  Julie Gorlewski, Editor

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  Abstract: Research for the Classroom: Formative Assessment: Can You Handle the Truth? Julie Gorlewski, Editor "Research for the Classroom" publishes mini-studies of ELA classroom practices and suggests ways in which high school and middle school English teachers may study the effectiveness of their pedagogy.

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• Success with ELLs: Modifying Lessons for English Language Learners

  Margo DelliCarpini, Editor

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  Abstract: Success with ELLs: Modifying Lessons for English Language Learners Margo DelliCarpini, Editor "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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• Speaking My Mind: Prompt Attention: What I Learned from the Plagiarists

  Barry Gilmore

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  Abstract: Speaking My Mind: Prompt Attention: What I Learned from the Plagiarists Barry Gilmore “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: Stupid Questions

  Jeffrey Hudson

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

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