English Journal - Volume 100, Issue 4, 2011

Members of the Secondary Section Steering Committee comment on topics of importance to English language arts educators.

PBS’s Masterpiece website has many valuable resources for teachers.

“Speaking My Mind” invites readers to speak out about controversial issues relevant to the teaching of English language arts.

A highly regarded author and former junior high school English teacher considers the past, present, and future of English language teaching.

Being up front with students about Standard English as “the language of power” allows them to learn valuable lessons about Standard and non-Standard English dialects.

Don’t take this article “for granite.” Read it to find out how amusing mistakes can make for serious language instruction.

Shakespeare molded language to meet his needs. Can students learn from his example?

Embracing the dynamic nature of English language can help students learn more about all forms of English.

The language features of Capote’s In Cold Blood help a high school teacher’s students learn more about how authors influence their readers.

Students confront offensive language head-on by researching its history and reconsidering its use in contemporary conversation.

A fortunate accident regarding contrasting translations of Elie Wiesel’s Night inspires a new way to help students focus on the subtleties of English language.

Studying grammatical features of Williams’s “The Red Wheelbarrow” and other rich texts can help students better understand how words evoke moods, settings, and more.

The author of Breaking the Rules: Liberating Writing through Innovative Grammar Instruction shows how popular authors break rules and why students should be invited to do the same.

Why is the teaching of writing style mostly a thing of the past? Butler gives compelling reasons for bringing it back.