Research in the Teaching of English, Vol. 40, No. 2, November 2005

Table of Contents

• EDITORS' INTRODUCTION: Theories We Live By

  Anne DiPardo and Melanie Sperling

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• "My Ancestors Didn't Own Slaves": Understanding White Talk about Race

  Jennifer Seibel Trainor

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  Abstract: In this essay, I address the problem of White racism in the classroom, proposing a way of reading racist discourse that takes into account its emotional dimensions and hence its persuasive appeal for White students.

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• Online Journaling: The Informal Writings of Two Adolescent Girls

  Barbara Guzzetti and Margaret Gamboa

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  Abstract: One under-researched writing practice of today’s millennial youth is online journaling. Despite the plethora of online journals on the Internet and their ubiquitous use by adolescents, little research has been conducted on online journaling as a literacy practice.

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• Annotated Bibliography of Research in the Teaching of English

  Richard Beach, et al

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  Abstract: The committee reviews important research works in the teaching of English that have been published in the last year. Committee members include Richard Beach, Martha Bigelow, Peggy DeLapp, Deborah Dillon, Lee Galda, Lori Helman, Julie Kalnin, Timothy Lensmire, and David O’Brien, Karen Jorgensen, Lauren Liang, Gert Rijlaarsdam, and Tanja Janssen.

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• AT LAST: The Focus on Form vs. Content in Teaching Writing

  George Hillocks, Jr.

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• GUEST REVIEWERS

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