English Journal - Energizing English, Nov 2012

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

Two schools, two states, two cultures, and two disciplines: a recipe for excellent learning experiences.

What can we learn from young adult novels about autism spectrum disorder?

Dulaney’s approach to teaching Shakespeare is really outside the box!

When written for the public, diaries can be dramatic tools for making social change.

Want your students to write like Mary Oliver, Ellen Bass, or Margaret Atwood? Let Brannon show you how to make it happen.

If you’re having trouble convincing someone that graphic novels are worth class time, this article is for you.

Putting graphic novels and film together is a great way to get students engaged in critical literary analysis.

Buchanan explores the enduring, informal genre of zines and shows how they can be used to teach to the new Common Core State Standards.

Photovoice Stories and Elder Interviews provide fascinating opportunities for students to improve their writing skills and get involved in their community.

Using a lesson on leadership featuring Shakespeare’s The Tempest as an example, Morris describes a multi-step approach to in-depth prewriting.

Contrastive analysis and code-switching help students engage language differences in texts by Zora Neale Hurston, Lorraine Hansberry, Harper Lee, and others.

Ávila uses the writing of three eleventh-grade students to show how they are developing literacy identities far superior to their standardized test ratings.

Livingston explains why he will be using rubrics to respond to students’ writing.

Is student resistance desirable?

Following a study of recent English Journal articles, the authors call for more acknowledgment of the reality of and the role of student resistance in professional articles about teaching English.