Anna J. Small Roseboro

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A Path to Success to Teaching English to Middle School Students and Beyond

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This text offers practical insights for English teachers, especially novice educators, to incorporate into their classroom lessons. Roseboro guides readers through the metacognitive process that we grow to understand in our beginning years as essential parts of curriculum development. Her words encourage meaningful engagement and collaborative learning among students and teachers. Moreover, the content-specific activities demonstrate a belief in and commitment to academic rigor and relevance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. November 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781475842784
• Artikelnr.: 54462594

Autorenporträt

Anna J. Small Roseboro, a wife, mother, and National Board-Certified Teacher has over four decades of experience teaching in public, parochial, and private schools and colleges, mentoring early career educators, and facilitating leadership institutes. While residing in San Diego, Roseboro served as Chair of the English Department at The Bishop's School and as President of the California Association of Teachers of English. Dr. Susan Steffel, professor emeritus of English at Central Michigan University (CMU), taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in English education and young adult literature. Steffel has served as president of the Michigan Council of Teachers of English, editor of the Language Arts Journal of Michigan, and president of the Michigan Conference on English Education.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword: Teaching the Ways They Learn by R. Joseph Rodríguez
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter One - Scoping Out the Year in Preview - Plan Now to Be Effective
and Efficient
Chapter Two - Networking Socially at the Start of a School Year
Chapter Three - Unpacking the Story and Understanding Genres
Chapter Four - Compelling Writing - Informational to Persuasive
Chapter Five - Taking T.I.M.E. to Teach Poetry
Chapter Six -Versing Life Together
Chapter Seven - Learning to Speak Publicly
Chapter Eight - Teaching Grammar of Standard English and Terms in Media
Arts
Afterword: Bon Voyage - Acknowledge the Challenge and Maximize the
Opportunity
Notes
Bibliography
About the Author