Bridging English, 6th edition

Detailed Table of Contents

1. Envisioning English
   • Initial Definitions
   • A Brief History
   • Challenges of Teaching English in the Twenty-first Century
   • Core Beliefs
   • Individual Decisions
   • Conclusion
2. Designing Instruction
   • The Nature of Learners
   • The Learning Process
   • Four Organizational Structures
   • Layering the Four Approaches
   • Learning with Technology
   • Conclusion
3. Centering on Language
   • Consciousness
   • The story of the English Language
   • The Study of Language: Linguistics
   • The Instructional Debate
   • Language Instruction
   • Conclusion
4. Developing an Oral Foundation
   • Classroom Talking and Listening
   • Oral Language Activities
   • Creative Drama
   • Alternative Oral Strategies
   • Evaluating Oral Strategies
   • Evaluating Oracy
   • Conclusion
5. Responding to Literature
   • What Is Literature?
   • Why Read Literature?
   • Three Phases of the Teaching Cycle: Enter, Explore, Extend
   • Four Stages of Reading Literature
   • Reader Response
   • Interpretive Community
   • Formal Analysis
   • Critical Synthesis
   • Conclusion
6. Celebrating Poetry
   • Finding Poetry
   • Forging Poetry
   • Discerning Poetry
   • Probing Poetry
   • Placing Poetry
   • Resources
   • Conclusion
7. Unlocking Texts
   • Teaching Reading
   • Talking the Classics
   • Challenging the Canon
   • Teaching Noncanonical and Canonical Texts
   • Censorship
   • Conclusion
8. Engaging Drama
   • Enter, Explore, and Extend Drama Worlds
   • Teaching Shakespeare
   • Conclusion
9. Assaying Nonfiction
   • Why Teach Nonfiction?
   • Nonfiction Genres in the Classroom
   • Nonfiction in the Fiction Classroom
   • Conclusion
10. Making Media Matter
    • Produce: Students As Creators
    • Receive: Students as Listeners and Viewers
    • Examine: Students as Anthropologists and Literary Critics
    • Critique: Students as Media Critics
    • Conclusion
11. Inspiring Writing
    • A National Writing Report Card
    • Core Beliefs about Language and Writing Instruction
    • Developmental Tasks
    • Process Model
    • Writing Workshops
    • Portfolios
    • Authentic Assessment
12. Enabling Writing
    • Four Basic Needs
    • Collaborative Writing
    • Environmental Journalism
    • Journal Writing
    • Write to Learn
    • Sentence Combining
    • Vocabulary Growth
    • Research Alternatives
    • Elemental Variation
    • Lit. Write
    • Collaborative Authors
    • Apprentice Writing
    • Summary of Research About Writing
    • Conclusion
13. Evaluating Learning
    • Standardized Tests
    • Grading and Evaluation
    • Alternative Methods of Evaluation
    • Evaluating Knowledge and Response to Literature
    • Evaluating Writing
    • Alternative Grading Choices
    • Critique of Traditional Grading
    • Conclusion
14. Planning Lessons
    • Lesson Planning Models
    • Unit Planning
    • Curriculum Planning
    • Variables in Any Planning/
    • Constant Classroom Structures and Concerns
    • Conclusion
15. Becoming a Complete Teacher
    • Defining Yourself as a Teacher
    • Building Public Trust
    • Promoting Professional Growth
    • Professional Leadership
    • Conclusion

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