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Graphically Contrasting Cultures: A Review of Jerry Craft\u27s New Kid
Get PDFJerry Craft\u27s 2019 Coretta Scott King and Newbery Medal-winning novel New Kid is a thought-provoking, aesthetically pleasing study in comparison-and-contrast between protagonist Jordan Bank\u27s home life in his neighborhood (Washington Heights, near the George Washington Bridge in New York City) and his school life where he is a new 7th grader (Riverdale Academy, an elite and exclusive prep school) that benefits from the medium: graphic literature
These Books Matter: A Banned Books Week Celebration
Get PDFIn recent years there has been an increase in book banning in public schools, which denies students access to texts. Therefore, it is essential that individuals become advocates against censorship in public school libraries. An educational/advocacy event was held on a university campus as part of the nationwide events highlighting the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week. The focus of this event was for participants to read/listen to readings of banned books, learn about the types of books that are banned in K-12 public schools across the country, understand the process (or lack thereof) by which books are typically banned, and discuss ways to advocate against banning books in public school libraries. Each of the six event engagements was thoughtfully designed to engage participants with banned books. Individuals/groups who desire to host their own event for Banned Books Week (or any anti-censorship event) can use this framework to develop their event to advocate against censorship
The Plain Dealer and the Home Defender: Nick Chiles, Carry A. Nation, and Smasher\u27s Mail
Get PDFIn her short-lived newspaper The Smasher\u27s Mail, Carry A. Nation included two accounts of how she began her business relationship with Nick Chiles, owner of the Topeka, Kansas, Plaindealer, newspaper.1 The inaugural issue of Smasher\u27s Mail in March 1901 said when Nation started her campaign against the saloons of Topeka (called "joints" in the vernacular of 1901), Chiles took a "deep interest in her work." When Nation was taken into custody on a charge of destroying private property and "the so-called Law and Order people" put her in the Shawnee County jail, Nation\u27s former friends deserted her. Nation, a white woman, contacted Chiles, an African American man, to request that he post her bond, and he complied
A 9-Step Social Emotional Approach to Secondary English Language Arts Curriculum Writing
Get PDFIn this practitioner piece, the author defines social emotional learning (SEL) and outlines an approach to integrating SEL activities into secondary English language arts curriculum by identifying priorities; developing thematic questions; designing reading, writing, and speaking and listening experiences; determining a culminating assessment; aligning with standards; designing lessons; and integrating class policies
Teaching Tips: Delight and Inspire
Get PDFWhen we put out the call for teaching tips this year, we did not have a theme in mind. However, as the submissions rolled in, one emerged. The selections in this column highlight the ways we as teachers listen to our students. This deep listening enables us to intervene in students\u27 learning experiences in order to create a lasting positive impact on our students\u27 lives
Join the Professional Conversation
Get PDFKansas English Editor-in-Chief Katie Cramer encourages readers to notice how authors of the 2024 issue of Kansas English elevate urgent issues in teaching and literacy, and consider how they, too, can join the professional conversation
"Good Job, Jack": A Tribute to Dr. Bushman
Get PDFProf. John (Jack) H. Bushman was a genuine difference maker in the lives of young readers and writers across the state of Kansas and well beyond the borders of the Sunflower State for the past sixty years. The same could be said for so many of the students who ended up in his college classrooms and for the colleagues who were fortunate enough to work with him over the years. Jack had a positive influence on numerous people\u27s lives in the areas of reading and writing, and he left an important legacy in the state and beyond because of his important work in literacy and especially young adult literature. The following tributes will highlight some of the many ways in which Prof. Bushman\u27s legacy continues to impact the work and the lives of his former students, colleagues, and peers,and these stories will serve to honor the work that he did both in and outside of the classroom