Take Me Out to the Ballgame!
This week in the United States, Major League Baseball holds their All-Star game. Harness students’ interest in sports and incorporate聽them …
鈥淐ultural Studies, Critical Analysis, and Comedy鈥�
This post is written by member Cody Miller. For the past three years, I have used episodes of Fresh off …
What Happened in Your State This June?
This past month, nine policy analysts published reports about聽what occurred in the following states: Arkansas, California, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, New …
Field Notes: On the Road with 51猎奇
English and language arts teachers are always learning. The notion that they take the summer 鈥渙ff鈥� is perhaps one of …
鈥淪hould We Censor What Teens Read?鈥�
鈥淣O!鈥� responds Peter Brown Hoffmeister in his recent HuffPost blog. He took up the subject after another teacher questioned his …
It’s Almost Independence Day! Or is it?
Many people celebrate the Fourth of July as the birthday of the United States, but the actual events on that …
Using Literature to Shatter Our Entrenched Views, Part II
Pulitzer-Prize鈥搘inning journalist Sonia Nazario was the keynote speaker at 51猎奇鈥檚 2014 Annual Convention. What follows is her reflection three years …
Using Literature to Shatter Our Entrenched Views, Part I
Pulitzer-Prize鈥搘inning journalist Sonia Nazario was the keynote speaker at 51猎奇鈥檚 2014 Annual Convention. What follows is her reflection three years …
For the Love of Learning
On Monday, Anita Fernandez reported on the first day of the federal trial聽on the 2012 banning of the Mexican-American Studies …
Sneak Peek: July 2017 English Journal
This post is written by members Julie Gorlewski and David Gorlewski, editors of English Journal. The work of teaching illustrates …