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English Teacher's Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Techniques and Materials for Grades 7-12
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English Teacher's Survival Guide: Ready-to-Use Techniques and Materials for Grades 7-12by Mary Lou Brandvik
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122 of 124 people found the following review helpful: A lifesaver for new English teachers, December 31, 1999 Reviewer: A readerI wish I had had this book when I changed careers midlife and stepped into a 9th grade English classroom with little more than a textbook, my emergency credential, and a pair of knocking knees three years ago. Mary Lou Brandvik's book is aimed at new junior high and high school teachers and offers help in classroom management, lesson plans, and teaching writing and literature. Many books I've looked at or purchased tend to offer general ideas for instruction designed to work in a wide range of classes, but this book is truly aimed at the English teacher. Her book gave me what no one else did: a guide and a framework that would have helped me get through that first difficult year. It's filled with good ideas for writing assignments and novel (but functional) suggestions for student reading responses, group and individual projects, and speeches. A friend of mine complains about "quilt-making" activities taught at teachers' classes we've attended -- those vague, touchy-feely activities that don't move students ahead in skills. This book's activities are really linked to improving writing and reading. No paper quilts, thank heaven. Brandvik includes a section on working with others (parents, administrators, etc.) and a brief chapter on becoming a more effective teacher. Save the life of a new, desperate English teacher: Give him or her this book.
Book Description
For both new and experienced English teachers, grades 7 through 12, here is a unique time-saver and problem-solver packed with tested techniques and materials to assist you in virtually every aspect of your job, from dealing with discipline problems and handling paperwork, to teaching the writing process. Included are 175 easy-to-use strategies, lessons, and checklists for effective classroom management, and over 50 reproducible samples that you can adopt immediately for planning, evaluation, or assignments. The Guide helps you create a classroom that reflects the excitement for learning that every English teacher desires.
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For both new and experienced English teachers, grades 7 through 12, here is a unique time-saver and problem-solver packed with tested techniques and materials to assist you in virtually every aspect of your job, from dealing with discipline problems and handling paperwork, to teaching the writing process.
Included are 175 easy-to-use strategies, lessons, and checklists for effective classroom management, and over 50 reproducible samples that you can adopt immediately for planning, evaluation, or assignments. The Guide helps you create a classroom that reflects the excitement for learning that every English teacher desires.
It will also show you how to practice the art of teaching English effectively and leave labor-intensive ways behind bydevising a fair grading systemcreating a positive design for disciplinedelegating tasks to students that can become learning experiences for them and time savers for youarranging the room for efficient classroom managementand more.
For your convenience, the materials are printed in a big 8-1/4" x 11" lay-flat binding for easy photocopying. In addition to scores of specific activities for reading and writing activities, the Guide includes:
- techniques for integrating the teaching of speaking, listening, writing, and literature,
- a plan for managing and monitoring cooperative learning activities from determining group size to evaluating group work and grading projects,
- steps for creating a master plan, individual units and daily lessons with guidance on team teaching, and
- advice on how to reach the learning diabled students who are mainstreamed into your classroom
Included are 175 easy-to-use strategies, lessons, and checklists for effective classroom management, and over 50 reproducible samples that you can adopt immediately for planning, evaluation, or assignments. The Guide helps you create a classroom that reflects the excitement for learning that every English teacher desires.
It will also show you how to practice the art of teaching English effectively and leave labor-intensive ways behind bydevising a fair grading systemcreating a positive design for disciplinedelegating tasks to students that can become learning experiences for them and time savers for youarranging the room for efficient classroom managementand more.
For your convenience, the materials are printed in a big 8-1/4" x 11" lay-flat binding for easy photocopying. In addition to scores of specific activities for reading and writing activities, the Guide includes:
With this resource you will gain the perspective of a master teacher in working with students as well as others— parents, colleagues, substitute teachers, administrators, and community resources— and regain or maintain the idealism that originally caused you to become a teacher.
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