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Teaching English in the Secondary Schools Engl 409: 22447 http://neologopedia.wikispaces.com **The English education program** at EMU, in collaboration with programs in the department of English Language and Literature and the College of Education, is committed to developing and sustaining **knowledgeable and reflective teachers of literacy** in a diverse society. King-Shaver, Barbara. //When Text Meets Text: Helping High School// //Readers Make Connections in Literature//, Heinemann, 2005.
 * Required Texts**:

Haussamen, Brock. //Grammar Alive! A Guide for Teachers//. National Council of Teachers of English, 2003.

Young Adult Reading: Select one from Cashore, Kristin. //Graceling//. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin Harcourt. 2008

Yang, Gene Luen. //American-Born Chinese//, First-Second Books, 2006

Elective Professional Reading: Select one from Burke, Jim. //What’s the Big Idea?// Heinemann, 2010

Christensen, Linda. //Teaching for Joy and Justice//. Rethinking Schools, 2009

Fleischer, Cathy and Sarah Andrew-Vaughn. //Writing Outside Your Comfort Zone//. Portsmouth: Heinemann, 2009.

A pocketed folder to submit assignments A loose-leaf notebook for your professional portfolio
 * Materials**:

Intended for students who will be doing their student teaching in the Fall Semester, 2011, this course addresses both the theory and practice of teaching English in middle and high schools, focusing on connections among literature, writing, and language study. You will prepare an initial professional portfolio, examining your identity as a reader and writer, as a teacher researcher, and as a curriculum developer. Three overlapping models of teaching language arts will be explored and related to the Michigan High School Language Arts Content Expectations. You will use one of these models in a formative and in a summative unit plan. Reading in professional literature, interviews with practicing teachers, and demonstration of a chosen teaching model in action will deepen our understanding through collaborative inquiry and reflection.
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