English Journal - Volume 99, Issue 1, 2009

Slant rhyme and perfect rhyme are more than literary ornamentation.

The 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare’s sonnets provides an excellent context for the study of sonnets written by a 20th-century African American poet.

Challenging Texts explores various ways of teaching literary theory to high school and middle school students.

Innovative Writing Instruction publishes new approaches to the teaching of writing in high school and middle school.

Mentoring Matters focuses on effective ways to support new English teachers and student teachers.

Off the Shelves discusses new young adult literature and explores ways of teaching YA texts in middle and high school English classes.

Research for the Classroom publishes mini-studies of ELA classroom practices and suggests ways in which high school and middle school English teachers may study the effectiveness of their pedagogy.

Success with ELLs suggests effective approaches to teaching English language learners in ways that can be of benefit to all students in mainstream middle and high school English classes.