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Sheahan, Annmarie; Dallacqua, Ashley K. – Journal of Language and Literacy Education, 2020
Despite ongoing and prolific critical scholarship arguing for the widening of the secondary language arts curriculum, many practicing teachers are required or encouraged to teach a curriculum dominated by canonical texts. This is often the case at schools with highly diverse students whose varied cultural and linguistic backgrounds have…
Descriptors: Language Arts, Secondary School Students, Teaching Methods, English Literature
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Deirdre Faughey – English Journal, 2019
In this article Deidre Faughey shares an experimental classroom project that she developed with a diverse group of students in three ninth-grade English Language Arts (ELA) classes. Podcasts provide a unique opportunity for students to embrace experimentation and to take risks with their own voices, explore the school building and community, and…
Descriptors: English Teachers, English Instruction, English Curriculum, Curriculum Development
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Yandell, John; Brady, Monica – English in Education, 2016
Drawing on observational evidence of two classes working on "Romeo and Juliet," one in England and the other in Palestine, this essay explores the nature of knowledge in relation to English as a school subject. It asserts the importance of paying attention to the resources that students, situated in culture and history, bring with them…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Cross Cultural Studies, Drama, English Literature