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Author McCann, Thomas M., author.

Title On the case in the English language arts classroom : situations for the teaching of English / Thomas M. McCann, Elizabeth A. Kahn, Sarah Hochstetler, Dianne Chambers
Published Champaign, Illinois : National Council of Teachers of English, [2022]

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Description 1 online resource (unpaged) : illustrations
Contents Intro -- Foreord -- Acknowledgments -- I Looking Forward -- II Cases -- Case 1 Surprise! We've Come to Complain -- Case 2 Pressure Cooker: Where Should We Devote Our Energies? -- Case 3 Killing the Invaders: Respect, Confidentiality, and Security -- Case 4 The Accu-Grade System: What Is a Fair Grade? -- CASE 5 Teaching to the Test -- Case 6 It Can't Be This Difficult: Meaningful Peer Revision Activities -- Case 7 Out of Control: Delinquent or Disabled? -- CASE 8 It's Just a Soccer Game: How Will These Students View Me? -- Case 9 First Observation -- Case 10 Doing the Right Thing
Case 11 Copycat -- Case 12 To Think or Not to Think, That Is the Question -- Case 13 Call Me Irreplaceable -- Case 14 Evening Reveries -- Case 15 When Do They Do Grammar? -- Case 16 Teaching English among Many Languages -- Case 17 Teaching in the Aftermath of Trauma -- Case 18 Can't They Already Read? -- Case 19 Teacher or Technician? Confronting Standardized Instruction -- Case 20 Isn't This Getting ""Too Political""? -- Reflecting on Practice -- References -- Related resources from NCTE -- Index -- Authors
Summary "Offers case studies in the teaching of English that prompt extensive discussion and written responses to problems that commonly confront English language arts teachers in middle and high schools"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 12, 2023)
Subject English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Language arts (Secondary)
English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
Language arts (Secondary)
Form Electronic book
Author Kahn, Elizabeth A., author.
Hochstetler, Sarah, author.
Chambers, Dianne, 1950- author.
LC no. 2021034898
ISBN 9780814134238
0814134238
9780814100059
0814100058