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The Honor List of 2018 Prize-Winning Young Adult Books: Following Your Heart and Speaking Your Truth
Bryan Gillis – English Journal, 2019
The 2018 "English Journal" young adult honor list selections are an amazing mix of truth and fiction, fact and fantasy. The protagonists, five females and one male, all demonstrate what it means to follow your heart and speak your truth. Consideration of young adult books for inclusion in the 2018 Honor List begins in January and…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Adolescent Literature, Books, Selection Criteria
Naitnaphit Limlamai – English Journal, 2018
Words are more than a string of sounds and letters that denote a particular meaning. Linguistic anthropologist Judith T. Irvine contends that speaking is a social activity where the relationship of language, culture, and society is enacted (249). Linguist Deborah Cameron defines language ideology in "Verbal Hygiene" as the notions,…
Descriptors: Language, Ideology, High School Students, Language Usage
Susan Coryat; Colleen Clemens – English Journal, 2017
Teaching British literature with a traditional curriculum does not offer students exposure to many females at all, either inside or outside of the text. There are female characters within many of the classic texts in the curriculum, but on further examination, we questioned the general picture of womanhood painted by them. So the authors showed…
Descriptors: High Schools, English Literature, Females, Disproportionate Representation
Keisha McIntyre-McCullough – English Journal, 2020
Overall, the author wanted to teach using culturally responsive approaches. The ELA teacher can fuel social justice teaching. In this article, the author discusses how their personal biases affected their classroom instruction and how they shifted their educational philosophy to consider the needs and interests of their students. In US education,…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Advanced Placement, Social Justice, Course Content
Michael Arthur Soares – English Journal, 2020
Today, pedagogical stakes are high for students who experience incidents connected to their safety and privacy. Unfortunately, students live in an age when Code Red drills, or the more current Active Shooter drills, are a fact of life. In this article, the author argues that dystopian texts are not only positioned to enhance the complexity of…
Descriptors: Secondary School Curriculum, Language Arts, Current Events, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Laura Aull; Madison Moseley – English Journal, 2019
The authors designed an assignment for a writing class for late-secondary and early-college students, one with a central goal of giving students the opportunity to engage with a controversial topic by identifying and representing views other than their own. The authors called it a "not my opinion" assignment, and they piloted it in a…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Learner Engagement, Cooperative Learning, Controversial Issues (Course Content)
Eric Ekholm – English Journal, 2017
In this article, the author uses lesson reflection as a way to consider ethical issues that accompany teaching with texts that include death. More specifically, the article examines the relationship between moral education and analytic or skills-based education.
Descriptors: Moral Values, Values Education, Ethical Instruction, Language Arts
Karly Marie Grice; Rachel L. Rickard Rebellino; Christine N. Stamper – English Journal, 2017
Texts that challenge the narrative status quo -- from introducing new ways of authoring to showcasing historically overlooked experiences - have garnered increasing notoriety, specifically through literary prizing. Altogether, these books not only diversified the form of the awards' histories but also the characters, content, and authors. As…
Descriptors: Course Content, Reading, Multicultural Education, Cartoons
Ashley S. Boyd; Taylor Bereiter – English Journal, 2017
The authors identify the necessity of focusing on and pluralizing understandings of transgender youth experiences and trans-specific topics. This is especially important for preservice teachers, who will be the ones to have similar discussions with their own students in the future. The authors describe a series of classroom activities and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Language Usage, LGBTQ People, Class Activities
Lisa Beckelhimer – English Journal, 2014
This article discusses how writing assignments focused on sports controversies provide students with opportunities to read, write, research, and debate in ways that feel authentic and meaningful. Athletes dominate the headlines about everything from dog fighting to domestic violence. Sports controversies are appropriate material for teaching…
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Athletics, Writing Assignments, Rhetoric
Nancy Frey; Douglas Fisher – English Journal, 2018
Interest in study skills, one of the older realms of educational research, is enjoying a resurgence. Several forces in the field have fueled renewed interest in how learners can best use academic, organizational, and time-management skills to master content. As teacher leaders at a high school, the authors remain in contact with many of their…
Descriptors: Study Skills, Self Management, Skill Development, High School Graduates
Brianna R. Burke; Kristina Greenfield – English Journal, 2016
This article details a unit designed for a high school English classroom to address social injustice and the silencing of LGBTQ individuals. The authors believe teachers have a civic duty to help students become critically aware and informed citizens. Creating active citizens means fostering critical thinking skills relevant to the political…
Descriptors: High Schools, Social Justice, LGBTQ People, Language Arts
Ansbach, Jennifer – English Journal, 2012
"I didn't know that was bullying." Brianna turns to the author, her eyes wide. "I'd never thought of it that way." The author glances around the room and asks the 23 other students, "Quick show of hands: How many of us had thought of that as bullying before?" About five students raise their hands. "How many of us…
Descriptors: Literacy, Bullying, Nonfiction, Empathy
McCann, Thomas M.; D'Angelo, Rebecca; Hillocks, Marjorie; Galas, Nancy; Ryan, Laura – English Journal, 2012
Writing, reading, and dramatic performance have long been powerful means for representing and contending with thorny problems, and the authors see much promise in engaging students in authoring the dramas and solutions that represent their fears and their hopes for resolutions. In this article, the authors share a series of writing activities and…
Descriptors: Personal Narratives, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills, Writing Processes
Pruitt, John – English Journal, 2011
In 1974, Ohio repealed its sodomy laws; Massachusetts Representative Elaine Noble became the first openly gay individual elected to a state legislature; and the National Gay Task Force collaborated with US Representatives Bella Abzug (D-NY) and Edward Koch (D-NY) to introduce the Equality Act of 1974 to ban discrimination against lesbians, gay…
Descriptors: College English, Homosexuality, Social Change, Social Attitudes