.

Announcements
Description
Objectives
Policies
Requirements
Instructor
Calendar
Sources
Bibliography
Handouts
Main Page

 

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Methods of teaching ENGLISH And Language Arts

TEXTS:

Tchudi, S., & Mitchell, D. (1999). Exploring and Teaching the English Language Arts, 4th ed. NY: Longman.

Gallo, D. R. (Ed.) (1993). Join in: Multiethnic short stories by outstanding writers for young adults.  NY: Laurel-Leaf Books. 

Fortier, J. D., Grady, S. M., Karbon, J. C., & Last, E. L. (1998). Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for English Language Arts. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.  (Online version also available.)

 


Other recommended short-story texts for lesson and unit planning

Gallo, D. R.  (Ed.) (1989). Connections: Short stories by outstanding writers for young adults.  NY: Dell. (Currently out of print; may be available used.)

Gallo, D. R. (Ed.) (1997). No easy answers : Short stories about teenagers making tough choices. NY: Delacorte Press.  

Gallo, D. R. (Ed.) (1999). Time capsule: Short stories about teenagers throughout the Twentieth Century. NY: Delacorte Press.  

Gallo, D.R. (Ed.) (2003). Destination unexpected: Short stories. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press. 

Gold, R. S. (Ed.) (2005). Point of Departure: 19 Stories of Youth and Discovery. Canberra, ACT: Learning Curve. (Also available in library binding (1999) from Sagebrush Education Resources and, used, in original, out-of-print paperback (1969) from Dell Laurel-Leaf.)  

See also the Bibliography of English Methods for one of the five reading group assignments.

Return to Methods start page

 
Link to UW-Whitewater main page
John Zbikowski, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
Comments on this web page? Email zbikowsj@mail.uww.edu
  Last updated September 07, 2005
  HTTP://facstaff.uww.edu/zbikowsj/methtext.htm