ENG 296: Teaching Literature
Fall 2008
T, R 11-12:15, WIH 112
Dr. Karen Coats
Office Hours: Mondays
9-12 and by appt. (438-3740)
(The calendar is tentative. Check here frequently for updates on readings, assignments, and class notes.)
Required Texts:
Bushman, John and Haas, Kay Parks.
Using Young Adult Literature
in the English Classroom
Tovani, Cris. I Read It, But I Don't Get It
Myers, Monster
Bloor, Tangerine
Tan, The Arrival
One of the following:
McGinniss, Bringing Out the Best in People
Blanchard and Johnson, The One-Minute Manager
Carnegie, How to Win Friends and Influence People
Covey, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective
Leadership
Tzu, The Art of War
Harper and Cox, Zapp! In Education: How Empowerment Can
Improve the Quality of Instruction, and Student and Teacher Satisfaction
Other readings as assigned
Other Readings:
Books
may be purchased or obtained from the library; I strongly recommend
purchasing the books on your list.
Some articles will be
available electronically; others will be your
responsibility to find.
Course
Description
From the ISU catalog:
Examines current scholarship in the teaching of literature at the secondary level; integrates theories of teaching literature with teaching practice.
From our discussions:
In addition to being a course specifically directed toward the teaching of literature, this course serves as an introduction to becoming an English teacher in junior high and high school. As a result, it bears the weight of being an entry point to your thinking about issues such as classroom management, curricular decision-making, how you are going to locate and practice your authority in the classroom, and what you are going to do with the time you have with your students. We will stress culturally relevant pedagogies as well as literatures as we address these issues together, with the ultimate goal of creating a blueprint for the kind of teaching practice that accords with both your personal strengths and your beliefs about the teaching of English.