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Home Of The Brave Book Study Assignment Description, David Wolff

Open Educational Resources - Teaching and Learning

Individuals lead storied lives, and everyone has a story to tell. Our stories can be shared orally and documented in print. Often, learners are exposed to stories through novels and other trade books. Teacher educators may benefit from using the stories in novels and trade books as case studies in preservice teacher preparation course. This assignment description outlines how to use the novel, Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate, as a case study to contextualize and understand the lived story of an individual learning a second language and living in a new country. Through the novel, preservice teachers experience …

Tate, James, Collection, 1943-2004, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

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James Tate was a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, and an English and literature professor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. He was an alumnus of the Kansas State College of Pittsburg (now Pittsburg State University). Tate’s poems were published in numerous books, magazines, pamphlets, and as broadsides during his career. The materials of the James Tate Collection were collected by Gene DeGruson, from the early 1960s to 1997, and Randy Roberts, from 1998 to the mid-2000s. Additional materials were donated by Charles Cagle. The contents of this collection consists of biographical and autobiographical material, correspondence, bibliographical information (compiled by Gene DeGruson),Tate’s poetry, …

Professor Franklin’S Unannotated Bibliography Of Young Adult Literature, 2021—22, John Franklin

Open Educational Resources - English and Modern Languages

A companion to Professor Franklin’s Annotated Bibliography of Young Adult Literature, 2021—22, this is a list of the 205 books alphabetized by author or editor’s last name.

Professor Franklin’S Annotated Bibliography Of Young Adult Literature, 2021—22, John Franklin

Open Educational Resources - English and Modern Languages

Designed to be a useful, time-saving source of primary reading material, Professor Franklin’s Annotated Bibliography of Young Adult Literature, 2021—22 includes his notes and reading recommendations for 195 authors, editors and illustrators; 205 titles; and 67,454 pages of reading.

Professor Franklin's Study Guide For "The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir" By Thi Bui, John Franklin

Open Educational Resources - English and Modern Languages

This guide is designed to be used by discussion leaders in conjunction with a read-aloud approach to analyzing The Best We Could Do, a graphic novel by Thi Bui.

The first draft of this guide was composed during the Pittsburg State University Tilford READ activity in the Fall of 2020.

This guide is designed to be used by both English Education students who will teach the book in middle and secondary school; and, by Tilford members who desire to lead discussion groups.

Professor Franklin’S Unannotated Bibliography Of Young Adult Literature, 2019—20, John Franklin

Open Educational Resources - English and Modern Languages

A companion to Professor Franklin’s Annotated Bibliography of Young Adult Literature, 2019—20, this is a list of the 243 books alphabetized by author or editor’s last name.

Professor Franklin’S Annotated Bibliography Of Young Adult Literature, 2019—20, John Franklin

Open Educational Resources - English and Modern Languages

Designed to be a useful, time-saving source of primary reading material, Professor Franklin’s annotated bibliography of Young adult Literature, 2019—20 includes his notes and reading recommendations for 280 books containing 80,230 pages written or collected by 220 authors and editors. Titles are found on public and school library shelves; recommendations are made by librarians, parents, students and teachers as well as The Heartland Committee to Promote Lifelong reading.

Professor Franklin’S Unannotated Bibliography Of Young Adult Literature, 2017—18, John Franklin

Open Educational Resources - English and Modern Languages

A companion to Professor Franklin’s Annotated Bibliography of Young Adult Literature, 2017—18, this is a list of the 280 books alphabetized by author or editor’s last name.

Professor Franklin’S Annotated Bibliography Of Young Adult Literature, 2017—18, John Franklin

Open Educational Resources - English and Modern Languages

Designed to be a useful, time-saving source of primary reading material, Professor Franklin’s annotated bibliography of Young adult Literature, 2017—18 includes his notes and reading recommendations for 280 books containing 89,530 pages written or collected by 212 authors and editors. Titles are found on public and school library shelves; recommendations are made by librarians, parents, students and teachers as well as The Heartland Committee to Promote Lifelong reading.

Ela For M/S: A Guidebook For Beginning Teachers, John Franklin

Open Educational Resources - English and Modern Languages

ELA for M/S: A Guidebook for Beginning Teachers (ELA for M/S is an acronym: English and Language Arts for Middle-and-Secondary schools) is designed to enable ENGL 478: Literature for Middle and Secondary Schools and ENGL 480: Internship students to develop competence in their field. The book also prepares ENGL 579: Professional Semester and Follow-up students to transition into professional life. The book's contents includes 13 chapters: 1. Eight Pedagogical Imperatives; 2. Four Theories: Bloom, Gardner, Piaget and UDL; 3. Three Teaching Approaches; 9. Constructing Tests; 10. Writing Templates; 11. Tragedy for non-English Majors; to name a few. ELA for M/S …