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“In short, the technology bred an atmosphere of relative chaos to the point that many teachers, particularly those disposed to more structured classrooms, ultimately decided to take the computers out of their classrooms as well as their curricula.”  Alsup, Janet; Bush, Jonathon.  “But Will It Work with REAL Students?”  NCTE:  2003.  Urbana, Illinois.  (pg.151).
This teacher in […]

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Metacognition is the concept of “thinking about thinking” in which teachers can teach their students to think about the process of how we think and learn.  It would be very helpful to teach students how we read and gain comprehension and understanding from reading because students would then be aware of reading as a process.  Most […]

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“Secondary teachers can use Marxist literary theory to help bring into greater visibility the issues of power, class, ideology, and resistance that are embedded in the texts they read with their students” (Appleman, Deborah. Critical Encounters in High School English. Teachers College Press, New York, NY. 2000. pg. 62-3).
Before reading this chapter in Appleman’s book […]

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“Active methods comprise a wide range of expressive, creative and physical activities.  they recognize that Shakespeare wrote his plays for performance, and that his scripts are completed by enactment of some kind” (Gibson, Rex.  Teaching Shakespeare.  Cambridge University Press, UK.  1998.  pg. xii).
This book argues that the teaching of Shakespeare is most effective when taught […]

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“The main reason for studying theory at the same time as literature is that it forces you to deal consciously with the problem of ideologies….  If you are going to live intelligently in the modern world, you have to recognize that there are conflicting ideologies and that there is no simple direct access to the […]

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Hi to everyone and anyone here visitiing my blog.  Also, welcome. This new blog will focus on a class that I am taking about the theory/pedagogy of English teaching and the strategies and tips behind it.  I am excited about sharing and learning new strategies about teaching English and hope that you will find this blog helpful, informative, […]

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