Teaching Literature

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CHAPTERS

1

Goals for teaching literature: What does it mean to teach literature?

2

Understanding students’ individual differences: Who are our kids?

3

Planning and Organizing Literature Instruction: How Do I Decide What to Teach?

4

Using Drama to Foster Interpretation: How Can I Help Students Read Better?

5

Leading Classroom Discussions of Literature: How Do I Get Them to Talk about Literature?

6

Writing about literature: How do I get them to write about literature?

7

Using narratives in the classroom: What’s the use of story?

8

Teaching text and task-specific strategies: How does the shape of a text change the shape of my teaching?

9

Teaching the Classics: Do I Have To Teach the Canon, And If So, How Do I Do It?

10

Multiple Perspectives to Engage Students with Literature: What are Different Ways of Seeing?

11

Teaching Media Literacy: What else is a text and how do I teach it?

12

Assessing and Evaluating Students’ Learning: How do I know what they’ve learned?

13

Text Selection, Censorship, Creating an Ethical Classroom Environment. and Teacher Professionalism: How do I Stay in Control, Out of Trouble, and Continue to Develop as A Teacher?

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Censorship

Booker, M. K.  (Ed.).  (2005).  Encyclopedia of Literature and Politics: Censorship, Revolution, and Writing A-Z.  Greenwood Press.

Broz, W. J.  (2002).  Defending Am I Blue.  Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 45(5), 340-350.

Burns, K.  (2004).  Censorship.  Sagebrush.

Glanzer, P. L. (March 2004). In defense of Harry…but not his defenders: Beyond censorship to justice. English Journal, 93 (4), 58-63.

Good, H. (January 2002). The book police. Teacher Magazine, 13 (4), 35-7.

Gottfried, T.  (2006).   Censorship.  Benchmark Books.

Green, J., & Karolides, N. J.  (2005).  Encyclopedia Of Censorship.  Facts on File.

Heins, M.  (2002).  Not In Front of the Children: "Indecency," Censorship, and the Innocence of Youth.  Hill and Wang.

Jansen, S. C.  (2006).  Censorship: The Knot That Binds Power and Knowledge.  Oxford University Press.

Karolides, N. J., Bald, M., & Sova, D. B.  (2005). Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Sexual Grounds: The Bluest Eye; Lolita; Madame Bovary; Lady Chatterley's Lover; Ulysses; Rabbit, Run, and more.  Azenphony Press.

Karolides, N. J., Bald, M., & Sova, D. B.  (2005). Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Political Grounds Animal Farm; Dr. Zhivago; The Grapes of Wrath; Uncle Tom's Cabin; Slaughterhouse-Five, and more.  Azenphony Press.

Karolides, N. J., Bald, M., & Sova, D. B.  (2005). Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds: The Bible; The Koran; The Talmud; The Last Temptation of Christ; Oliver Twist, and more.  Azenphony Press.

Karolides, N. J., Bald, M., & Sova, D. B. (2005).  120 Banned Books: Censorship Histories Of World Literature. Checkmark Books.

Karolides, N. J., Bald, M., & Sova, D. B. (2005). Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Social Grounds: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; The Canterbury Tales; The Bell Jar; Fahrenheit 451; Black Like Me, and more. Azenphony Press.

Kastner, A. & Allen, R. (December 2002). Feasting on forbidden fruit: How to talk to teens about censorship. Teacher Librarian, 30 (2), 18-20.

Kravitz, N.  (2002).  Censorship and the School Library Media Center.  Libraries Unlimited.

Lesense, T. S., & Chance, R.  (2002).  Hit List for Young Adults 2: Frequently Challenged Books.  American Library Association.

Mitoraj, S. O. (January 2001). Deliverance: The anatomy of a challenge. English Journal, 89 (4), 105-11.

Nakaya, A. C.  (Ed.).  (2005). Censorship: Opposing Viewpoints.  Greenhaven Press.

National Council of Teachers of English.  (2005).  Rationales for Challenged Books, Volume 2. CD-ROM.  National Council of Teachers of English

Readman, M. (2006).  Teaching Film Censorship and Controversy.  British Film Institute

Steffens, B.  (2004). Censorship.  Lucent Books.

Tigner-Rasanen, M. (January 2001). Meeting a censorship challenge. English Journal, 90 (3), 126-9.

Winkler, L. K.  (2005).  Celebrate democracy!  Teach about censorship.English Journal, 94(5), 48 – 51. 

Plagiarism

Bolkan, J. V. (March 2006). Avoid the plague. Learning and Leading with Technology, 33 (6), 10-13.

Bowman, V.  (Ed.)  (2004).  The Plagiarism Plague: A Resource Guide and CD-ROM Tutorial for Educators and Librarians.  Neal-Schuman Publishers.

Buranen, L., & Roy, A. M. (Eds.).  (1999).  Perspectives on Plagiarism and Intellectual Property in a Postmodern World.  SUNY Press.

Butler, R. P.  (2004). Copyright for Teachers and Librarians. Neal-Schuman Publishers.
Castle, S.  (2004).  In the Mix—Ethics: Cheating and Plagiarism. DVD (30 minutes: for grades 5-12).  Castle Works.

Cizek, G.J. (2003). Detecting and Preventing Classroom Cheating: Promoting Integrity in Assessment.  Corwin Press.

Francis, B.  (2005). Other People's Words: What Plagiarism Is And How To Avoid It. Enslow Publishers.  (Grades 6 and up).

Harris, R.  (2001). Using Sources Effectively: Strengthening Your Writing and Avoiding Plagiarism. Pyrczak Publishing

Harris, R., & Lockman, V. (2001). The Plagiarism Handbook: Strategies for Preventing, Detecting, and Dealing with Plagiarism.  Pyrczak Publishing.

Howard, R. M. (2000) The ethics of plagiarism. In M.A. Pemberton (Ed.), The Ethics of Writing Instruction(pp. 79-90). Norwood NJ: Ablex.

Jewell, T.  (2004).  Understanding Plagiarism. Prentice Hall.

Kessler, K. (July 2003). Helping high school students understand academic integrity. English Journal, 92 (6), 57-63.

Klein, J. D. (Winter 2004). Fear and words: The other face of plagiarism. Independent School, 63 (2), 92-5.

Krauss, J. (2002). Rethinking plagiarism: What our students are telling us when they cheat. Issues in Writing, 13(1), 80-95.

Lathrop, A., & Foss, K.  (2001). Student Cheating and Plagiarism in the Internet Era: A Wake-up Call. Libraries Unlimited.

Lipson, C.  (2004).  Doing Honest Work in College: How to Prepare Citations, Avoid Plagiarism, and Achieve Real Academic Success.  University of Chicago Press. 

Loertscher, D. (February 2006). Guiding students from cheating and plagiarism to honesty and integrity. Teacher Librarian, 33 (3), 40.

Mallon, T.  (2001).  Stolen Words.  Harvest Books.

MacDonell, C. (January 2005). The problem of plagiarism. School Library Journal, 51 (1), 35.

Rajala, J.  (2002). Citation & plagiarism.  THE Journal (Technological Horizons In Education), 30(4).

Renard, L. (2000). Cut and paste 101: Plagiarism and the Net.  Educational Leadership, 57(4), 38-42.

Whitley B.E, and Keith-Spiegel P. (2002). Academic Dishonesty: An Educator's Guide. Lawrence Erlbaum.

Teacher Portfolios

Adams-Bullock, A., & Hawk, P. P.  (2004).  Developing a Teaching Portfolio: A Guide to Preservice and Practicing Teachers.  Prentice-Hall.

Campbell, D. M.  (2006).  How To Develop A Professional Portfolio: A Manual For Teachers. Allyn and Bacon.

Costantino, P. M., & De Lorenzo, M. N.  (2002). Developing a Professional Teaching Portfolio: A Guide for Success.Allyn and Bacon.

Craig, C. J. (November 2003). What teachers come to know through school portfolio development. Teaching and Teacher Education, 19 (8), 815-27.

Johnson, R. S., Mims-Cox, J. S., &  Doyle-Nichols, A.  (2006). Developing Portfolios in Education: A Guide to Reflection, Inquiry, and Assessment.  Sage.

Michelson, E., & Mandell, A. (2004). Portfolio development and the assessment of prior learning: Perspectives, models, and practices. Stylus Publishing.

Painter, B. (February 2001). Using teaching portfolios. Educational Leadership, 58 (5), 31-4.

Ruhana, J.  (2001).  Portfolios That Make a Difference: A Four-Year Journey.  The Quarterly.

Sheerer, M., & Glatthorn, A. A.  (2004).  The Teacher's Portfolio.  Proactive Publications.

Takona, J. P. (2004). Primer to Developing a Successful Pre-Service Teacher Portfolio.  University Press of America.

Williams, S.C., Davis, M.L., Metcalf, D., & Covington, V.M. (2003). The evolution of a process portfolio as an assessment system in a teacher education program. Current Issues in Education, 6(1). 

Wyatt, R. L., & Looper, S.  (2003).  So You Have to Have a Portfolio: A Teacher's Guide to Preparation and Presentation.  Corwin Press.

Zeichner, K., & Wray, S. (2001). The teaching portfolio in US teacher education programs: What we know and what we need to know. Teaching & Teacher Education, 17(5), 613-21.

Teacher e-Portfolios

Autrey, T. M., et. al.  (2005). More Than Just a Web Site: Representing Teacher Research through Digital Portfolios. English Journal, 95(2), 65-70.

Barrett, H. (2005, June 27).  Electronic Teaching Portfolios.

Bartlett, A.  (2002).  Preparing Preservice Teachers to Implement Performance Assessment and Technology through Electronic Portfolios. Action in Teacher Education, 24(1), 90–97.

Batson, T. 2002. The electronic portfolio boom: What's it all about? Syllabus, December.

Cambridge, B. L., Kahn, S., Tompkins, D. P., & Yancey, K. B.  (Eds.).  (2001).  Electronic Portfolios: Emerging Practices in Student, Faculty, and Institutional Learning.  American Association for Higher Education Press.

Hicks, T.  (2005).  Beyond the "Bells and Whistles": Toward a Visual Rhetoric for Teachers' Digital Portfolios. English Education, 37(3), 200-222.

Kilbane, C.R., & Milman, N.B. (2003). The digital teaching portfolio handbook: A how-to guide for educators. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.

Kimball, M.A. (2003). The Web Portfolio Guide: Creating Electronic Portfolios for the Web Miles.  Longman.

LaCour, S.  (2005).  The Future of Integration, Personalization, and ePortfolio TechnologiesJournal of Online Education, 1(4).

Milman, N. B. (2005). Web-Based Digital Teaching Portfolios: Fostering Reflection and Technology Competence in Preservice Teacher Education Students. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 13(3), 373-396.

Montgomary, K., & Wiley, D.  (2004).  Creating E-Portfolios Using PowerPoint : A Guide for Educators.  Sage.

Norton-Meier, L.A. (2003).  To efoliate or not to efoliate? The rise of the electronic teaching portfolio in teacher education. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 46(6), 516-518.

Pecheone, R. L., et. al.  (2005). Performance Assessment and Electronic Portfolios: Their Effect on Teacher Learning and Education. The Clearing House, 78(4), 164-176.

Reis, N.K., & Villaume, S.K. (2002). The benefits, tensions, and visions of portfolios as a wide-scale assessment for teacher education.  Action in Teacher Education, 23(4), 10-17.

Strudler, N., et. al. (2005). The Diffusion of Electronic Portfolios in Teacher Education: Issues Of Initiation and Implementation. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 37(4), 411-433.

Wetzel, K.  (2005).  The diffusion of electronic portfolios in teacher education: next steps and recommendations from accomplished users.  Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 32(2), 231-243.

Wilson, E. K.  (2003).  Secondary preservice teachers' development of electronic portfolios: an examination of perceptions.  Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 11(4), 515-528.

Wright, V. H., Stallworth, J. B., & Ray, B. (2002). Challenges of electronic portfolios: Student perceptions and experiences. Journal of Technology and Teacher Education, 10(1), 49-61.

Young, C. A. & Figgins, M. A. (2002). The Q-folio in action: Using a web-based electronic portfolio to reinvent traditional notions of inquiry, research, and portfolios. Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education. 2(2).

Teacher/Action Research

Baumann, J. F., Allen, J. & Shockley, B.  (1998).  Research Questions Teachers Ask.  National Reading Research Center School Research Consortium.

Burnaford, G. E.,  Fischer, J., & Hobson, D., (Eds.).  (2001). Teachers Doing Research: The Power of Action Through Inquiry.  Lawrence Erlbaum.

Burton, D. M., & Bartlett, S.  (2004).  Practitioner Research for Teachers.  Paul Chapman Educational Publishing.

Chiseri-Strater, E., & Sunstein, B. S.  (2006). Through a Looking Glass: A Handbook for Teacher Research. Heinemann.

Clarke, A. & Erickson, G. (2003). Teacher inquiry: Living the research in everyday practice. RoutledgeFalmer.

Dadds, M., & Hart, S.  (Eds.). (2001) Doing practitioner research differently. Falmer.

Dana, N. F., & Yendol-Hoppey, D.  (2003).  The Reflective Educator's Guide to Classroom Research: Learning to Teach and Teaching to Learn Through Practitioner Inquiry. Corwin Press. 

Elrod, A.  (2003).  Reflections on an Online Teachers Writing Group.  The National Writing Project. 

Falk, B., & Blumenreich, M.  (2005).  The Power of Questions: A Guide to Teacher and Student Research.  Heinemann.  Sample chapter:

Farrell, T. S. C.  (2004).  Reflective Practice in Action.  Corwin Press.

Galguera, T.  (2003). Encouraging Student Teachers to Document Reflective Practice. Allyn & Bacon.

Glanz, J.  (2003)  Action research: An educational leader's guide to school improvement, second edition.  Christopher-Gordon.

Holly, M. L., Arhar, J., & Kasten, W. C.  (2004).  Action Research for Teachers: Traveling the Yellow Brick Road.  Prentice Hall.

Hopkins, D.  (2002).  A Teacher's Guide to Classroom Research.  Open University Press.

Johnson, A. P. (2002). What Every Teacher Should Know About Action Research.  Allyn &  Bacon.

Lankshear, C., & Knobel, M.  (2004). A Handbook for Teacher Research. Open University Press.

Loughran, J. J., Mitchell, I. J., & Mitchell, J.  (2002). Learning from Teacher Research. Teachers College Press.

Lytle, S. (2000). Teacher research in the contact zone. In M. Kamil, P. Mosenthal, P.D. Pearson, & R. Barr (Eds.).  Handbook of reading research,Volume 3 (pp. 691-718).  Lawrence Erlbaum.

Phillips, D. K., & Carr, K.  (2006).  Becoming a Teacher through Action Research: Process, Context, and Self-Study.  Routledge.

MacLean, M. S., & Mohr, M. M. (1999) Teacher-researchers at work. The National Writing Project.

McNiff, J.  (2005).  Action Research for Teachers A Practical Guide.  David Fulton Publishing.

Meyers, E., & Rust, F.  (Eds.).  (2003).  Taking Action with Teacher Research.  Heinemann. Mills College. 

Mills, G. E. (2003).  Action research: A guide for the teacher researcher, second edition.  Merrill Prentice Hall.

Mohr, M. M., et al.  (Eds.).  (2003). Teacher Research for Better Schools.  Teachers College Press.

Phillips, D. K., & Carr, K.  (2006).  Becoming a Teacher through Action Research.  Routledge.

Power, B., & Hubbard, R. S.  (2005).  The Art of Classroom Inquiry, Revised Edition: A Handbook for Teacher-Researchers.  Heinemann.  Sample chapter:

Richardson, J.  (2000).  Teacher Research Leads to Learning, Action. Tools for Schools

Robinson, V., & Lai, M. K.  (2006).  Practitioner Research for Educators.  Corwin Press.

Rosiek, J. & Atkinson, B. (November 2005). Bridging the divides: The need for a pragmatic semiotics of teacher knowledge research. Educational Theory, 55 (4), 421-42

Sagor, R.  (2004).  The Action Research Guidebook: A Four-Step Process for Educators and School Teams.  Corwin Press.

Taggart, G., & Wilson, A. P.  (2005).  Promoting Reflective Thinking in Teachers: 50 Action Strategies.  Corwin Press.

Thomas, R. M.  (2004). Teachers Doing Research: An Introductory Guidebook.

Tomal, D. R.  (2003).  Action Research for Educators.  Scarecrow.

Warrican, S. J. (February 2006). Action research: A viable option for effecting change. Journal of Curriculum Studies, 38 (1), 1-14.

Weinbaum, A. et al.  (2004).  Teaching as Inquiry: Asking Hard Questions to Improve Practice and Student Achievement.  Teachers College Press.

York-Barr, J., Sommers, W. A., Ghere, G. S., & Montie, J.  (2006).  Reflective Practice to Improve Schools.  Corwin Press.

Zeni, J. (2001). Ethical issues in practitioner research. Teachers College Press.

Professional Development/Teacher Reflection

Alsup, J. & Bush, J.  (2003).  But Will It Work with Real Students?" Scenarios for Teaching Secondary English Language Arts.  National Council of Teachers of English.

Begoray, D.L., & Morin, F. (2002). Multiple literacies in language arts: Sustainable teacher change through a summer institute. Reading Online, 6(4). Available:

Breaux,  A. L.  (2002).  101 "Answers" for New Teachers & Their Mentors: Effective Teaching Tips for Daily Classroom Use.  Eye on Education.

Bullough, R.  (2001).  Becoming a Student of Teaching: Linking Knowledge Production and Practice.  Routledge.

Bullough, R. V.  (2005).  Being and becoming a mentor: school-based teacher educators and teacher educator identity.  Teaching and Teacher Education, 21(2), 143-155.

Burke, J., &  Krajicek, J.  (2006).  Letters to a New Teacher: A Month-by-Month Guide to the Year Ahead.  Heinemann.

Childs-Bowen, D. (Winter 2006). Let’s change our world! Journal of Staff Development, 27 (1), 7.

Close, E., & Ramsey, K.  (2000).  A Middle Mosaic: A Celebration of Reading, Writing, and Reflective Practice at the Middle Level.  Teachers College Press.

Codell, E. R.  (2001).  Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year.  Algonquin Books.

DeStigter, T.  (2001).  Reflections of a Citizen Teacher: Literacy, Democracy, and the Forgotten Students of Addison High. Teachers College Press.

Dethier, B.  (2005).  First Time Up: An Insider's Guide for New Composition Teachers. Utah State University Press.

Dierking, R.  (2003). Reflections of a Distracted Teacher.  The Quarterly. 

Doecke, B., & McKnight, L.  (2002).  Forming a Professional Identity: Conversations between English Method Students

Freedman, S. W., Simons, E. R., Kalnin, J. S., & Casareno, A.  (Eds.). (1999).  Inside City Schools: Investigating Literacy in Multicultural Classrooms.  Teachers College Press.

Graham, P., Hudson-Ross, S., Adkins, C., McWhorter, P., & McDuffie-Stewart, J.  (1998).
Teacher/Mentor: A Dialogue for Collaborative Learning. Teachers College Press.

Harste, J.C., Leland, C., Schmidt, K., Vasquez, V., & Ociepka (2004). Practice makes practice, or does it? The relationship between theory and practice in teacher education. Reading Online, 7(4). Available:

Hatch, T. (Ed.). (2005). Going public with our teaching: An anthology of practice. New York: Teachers College Press.

Hatcher, M.  (Ed.).  (2001).  Bearing Witness: Poetry by Teachers About Teaching. Zephyr Press.

Hinchey, P. H. (2004). Becoming a Critical Educator: Defining A Classroom Identity, Designing A Critical Pedagogy.  Peter Lang.

Johnson, D. (2002). Electronic dialoguing in a preservice reading methods course: A yearlong study. Reading Online, 6(1). Available:

Ladson-Billings, G.  (2004). See You When We Get There: Teaching for Change in Urban Schools.  Teachers College Press.

Ladson-Billings, G.  (2005).  Beyond The Big House: African American Educators On Teacher Education. Teacher College Press.

Lea, V., et. al.  (2005).  Behind the Mask and beneath the Story: Enabling Students-Teachers' To Reflect Critically on the Socially-Constructed Nature of Their "Normal" Practice. Teacher Education Quarterly, 32(1), 93-114.

Luce-Kapler, R., & Dobson, T. (2005). In search of a story: Reading and writing e-literature. Reading Online, 8(6). Available:

McCann, T. M., Johannessen, L. R., & Ricca, B. P.  (2005). Supporting Beginning English Teachers: Research and Implications for Teacher Induction.  Teachers College Press.

Michie, G.  (1999).  Holler If You Hear Me: The Education of a Teacher and His Students.  Teachers College Press.

Morrell, E. (2004). Becoming critical researchers: Literacy and empowerment for urban youth. New York: Peter Lang.

Rychlik, M., & Carroll, P. S.  (2003). 13 Ways of Looking at Student Teaching: A Guide for First-Time English Teachers. Heinemann.

Singer, N. R., & Zeni, J.  (2004).          Building bridges: Creating an online conversation.  English Education, 37(1), 30-49.

Swenson, J.  (2003).  Transformative Teacher Networks, On-Line Professional Development, and the Write for Your Life Project. English Education 35(4), 262–321.

Van Horn, L. (May 2006). Re-imagining professional development. Voices from the Middle, 13 (4), 58-63.

Wong, H. K., & Wong, R. T.  (2004). The First Days Of School: How To Be An Effective Teacher. Harry K. Wong Publications.

Classroom Management

Bianco, A.  (2002).  One-Minute Discipline: Classroom Management Strategies That Work. Jossey-Bass.

Blackburn, B. R.  (2005). Classroom Motivation from A to Z: How to Engage Your Students in Learning.  Eye on Education.

Brainard, E. (March 2001). Classroom management: Seventy-three suggestions for secondary school teachers. The Clearing House, 74 (4), 207-10.

Emmer, E. T., Evertson, C. M., & Worsham, M. E. (2003). Classroom management for secondary teachers (6th Ed.). Allyn and Bacon.

Harrington, R. G., & Holub, L.  (2005).  Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Classroom Management. McGraw-Hill/Dushkin.

Henley, M.  (2005). Classroom Management: A Proactive Approach.  Prentice Hall.

Levin, J., & Nolan, J.  (2006). Principles of Classroom Management: A Professional Decision-Making Model.  Allyn & Bacon.

Long, J. D. , & Williams, R. L.  (2005).  Making It Till Friday: Your Guide to Effective Classroom Management.  Princeton Book Company.

Manning, L., & Bucher, K. T.  (2006).  Classroom Management: Models, Applications, and Cases. Prentice Hall.

Marzano, R., Marzano, J. S., & Pickering, D. J.  (2003).  Classroom Management That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Every Teacher. Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development.

Matus, D. E. (Fall 2001). Traditional classroom management revisited in the urban school. American Secondary Education, 30 (1), 46-57.

Obenchain, K. M. & Taylor, S. S. (September 2005). Behavior management: Making it work in middle and secondary schools. The Clearing House, 79 (1), 7-11.

Sprick, R. S.  (2006).  Discipline in the Secondary Classroom: A Positive Approach to Behavior Management.  Jossey-Bass.

Weinstein, C. S. (2003). Secondary classroom management: Lessons from research and practice (2nd Ed.). McGraw-Hill.

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