English Journal, Vol. 98, No. 4, March 2009

Table of Contents

Issue Theme: Sexual Identity and Gender Variance

• Call for Manuscripts

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• From the Editor

  Ken Lindblom

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• From the Secondary Section: Reading and Writing about Real Issues

  Karen Hartman

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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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• NCTE Position Statement: Resolution on Strengthening Teacher Knowledge of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Issues

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• EJ in Focus: Sexual Identity and Gender Variance: Meeting the Educational Challenges

  Paula Ressler and Becca Chase, Guest Editors

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  Abstract: This issue’s guest editors discuss the place of LGBTQ people, curriculum, and concerns in schools and introduce the contents of this special issue of English Journal.

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• An LGBT/Queer Glossary

  Becca Chase and Paula Ressler

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  Abstract: This glossary includes terms and acronyms for understanding important concepts related to sexual identity and gender variance.

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• Reading LGBT-Themed Literature with Young People: What’s Possible?

  Caroline T. Clark and Mollie V. Blackburn

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  Abstract: The authors encourage teachers to help students learn to read LGBT texts for pleasure.

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• Literacy, Sexuality, and the Value(s) of Queer Young Adult Literatures

  William P. Banks

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  Abstract: In a personal account, Banks suggests reading LGBT YA lit critically and empathetically.

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• Fight for Your Right: Censorship, Selection, and LGBTQ Literature

  Jen Scott Curwood, Megan Schliesman, and Kathleen T. Horning

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  Abstract: The authors offer a powerful argument for teaching LGBTQ literature and provide a list of suggested titles.

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• “Watch What You Teach”: A First-Year Teacher Refuses to Play It Safe

  Nicole Sieben and Laraine Wallowitz

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  Abstract: A new high school teacher describes her efforts to teach queer theory.

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• LGBT-Inclusive Language

  Michael Weinberg

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  Abstract: The chair of NCTE’s Gay Straight Educators’ Alliance proposes LGBT-inclusive language.

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• What English Can Contribute to Understanding Sexual Identities

  Viv Ellis

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  Abstract: A British educator explains how specific reading practices can assist students with issues of sexuality and sexual identity.

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• Hooked on Sardonics: A Queer Success Story

  Charles Suhor

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  Abstract: In a moving tribute to his son, the author Stephan Sure, Suhor celebrates the power of the written word.

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• You Brought This on Yourself

  George David Miller

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  Abstract: This slam poet responds to violence against his lesbian daughter.

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• “Wasn’t She a Lesbian?” Teaching Homoerotic Themes in Dickinson and Whitman

  Kristin M. Comment

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  Abstract: This author explains how works by Dickinson and Whitman can be used to integrate GLBT themes into English classes.

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• When Consciousness Dawns: Confronting Homophobia with Turkish High School Students

  Michael J. Michell

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  Abstract: An American teacher asks Turkish students to confront homophobia.

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• Alex Sanchez’s Fiction: A Resource for All

  G. Douglas Meyers

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  Abstract: Sanchez’s LGBT-themed novels can be taught to meet a wide range of ELA curriculum standards.

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• Self-Discovery through Character Connections: Opening Up to Gayness in Angels in America

  David Blazar

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  Abstract: Blazar’s students understand the play’s characters and themes by writing and interacting in role.

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• Playing in the Margins: Process Drama as a Prereading Strategy with LGBT YA Literature

  Jason Zanitsch

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  Abstract: The author uses educational drama to enable students to understand and counteract homophobia. Many suggestions for classroom practices are highlighted.

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• Echoes of Silence: Empathy and Making Connections through Writing Process

  Joel M. Freedman

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  Abstract: A secondary teacher describes an assignment that asks students to write in the voices of those embroiled in the tragic death of a gay young man.

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• Gender Variant and Transgender Issues in a Professional Development Book Group

  Bruce Parker and Jacqueline Bach

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  Abstract: The authors describe a model for exploring YA life-based literacy narratives.

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• Middlesex Meditations: Understanding and Teaching Intersex

  Christopher Breu

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  Abstract: Breu provides a personal narrative, information about intersex conditions, and curriculum ideas for teaching Middlesex.

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• Breaking the Silence: Critical Literacy and Social Action

  Sara Lewis-Bernstein Young

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  Abstract: Young shows how she supports students as they critically examine heterosexism and take social action.

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• Poem: boy from a purple house

  Michael Ernest Sweet

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• Poem: Groove

  Lauren Yaffe

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• Poem: Summiting Early

  Beth Haverkamp Powers

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• Poem: Gender Politics

  Christian P. Knoeller

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• Poem: Because I’m So Different?

  Bonner Slayton

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• Adolescents and Texts: Texts, Troubled Teens, and Troubling Times

  Alfred W. Tatum

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  Abstract: "Adolescents and Texts" focuses on adolescent literacy and the teaching of reading in high school and middle school.

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• Mentoring Matters: Where Are the Good Mentors?

  Thomas M. McCann and Larry Johannessen

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

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• Off the Shelves: Celebrating Love in All Shades: YA Books with LGBTQ Themes

  Mark Letcher

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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.

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• Research for the Classroom: Shouldn’t They Already Know How to Read? Comprehension Strategies in High School English

  Julie Gorlewski

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  Abstract: "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: Creating Space for Collaboration

  Margo DelliCarpini and Amanda N. Gulla

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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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