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Author:   Mary E. Styslinger
Publisher:   National Council of Teachers of English
Imprint:   National Council of Teachers of English
Weight:   0.453kg
ISBN:  

9780814158470

ISBN 10:   0814158471
Pages:   197
Publication Date:   30 November 2017
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1 - Why and How to Workshop Chapter 2 - Reading Matters Chapter 3 - The Power of Language Chapter 4 - Engaging Reader Response Chapter 5 - Ways to Talk Chapter 6 - Mini-Lessons to Teach Chapter 7 - Need to Write Chapter 8 - Workshopping as a Process Appendix A: Canonical Texts with Sample Unit Foci and Essential Questions Appendix B: Canonical Texts with Sample Unit Foci, Essential Questions, and Supplementary Texts Appendix C: Reading Survey Appendix D: Classwork/Online Binder Appendix E: Movie Response Sheet Appendix F: Book Club Project Appendix G: Beowulf: A Hero among Us - Unit Test Appendix H: Heroic Narrative Survey References Index Author

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I started reading Workshopping the Canon by Mary E. Styslinger, and it has already made me have so many 'Aha Moments'. If you are an ELAR teacher, you should read this! - Shawna Easton, Empowering Choice blog

"I started reading Workshopping the Canon by Mary E. Styslinger, and it has already made me have so many 'Aha Moments'. If you are an ELAR teacher, you should read this!"""" - Shawna Easton, Empowering Choice blog"

Author Information

Mary E. Styslinger is a professor of English and literacy education at the University of South Carolina where she directed the Midlands Writing Project, a site of the National Writing Project, from 2001-2018. She has served as the secondary program coordinator and currently advises students pursuing MT and Ph.D. degrees in secondary English and Literacy education. She taught high school English and theatre in Ohio for 12 years and currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in English and literacy methods. She is a past president of the South Carolina Council of Teachers of English and currently co-edits South Carolina English Teacher. Her interests include: interweaving literacy into the English curriculum, serving marginalized and at-risk youth, and workshopping content and pedagogy for democracy and justice. Mary is the author of Workshopping the Canon and co-editor of Literacy Behind Bars: Successful Reading and Writing Strategies for Use with Incarcerated Youth and Adults. She has published articles in English Journal, Voices from the Middle, Language Arts, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy, English Teaching: Practice and Critique, and Kappan and received grants to fund her research and professional development with teachers from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation, South Carolina Reading Initiative, and the National Writing Project. She is currently writing a sequel to Workshopping the Canon.

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