Table of Contents

• Chapter 1: Becoming an English Teacher
• Chapter 2: The Theoretical and Pedagogical Foundations of Teaching English
• Chapter 3: Language: Teaching About Spelling, Grammar, Mechanics, and Vocabulary
• Chapter 4: Oral Language: The Neglected Language Arts
• Chapter 5: Teaching Writing
• Chapter 6: Writing and Evaluating Research Papers
• Chapter 7: Selecting Literature
• Chapter 8: Teaching Literature
• Chapter 9: Media Literacy: Technology, Media, and the Language Arts
• Chapter 10: Evaluating English Language Arts
• Chapter 11: Developing Units
• Chapter 12: Your Starting Role: Student Teaching and Beyond

About the Author

Katherine McKnight is an associate professor and associate department chair of secondary education at National-Louis University. She also serves as an onsite professional development consultant for the National Council of Teachers of English. She began her career as a literacy educator over 20 years ago and taught high school English for over ten years. Her recent books have focused on using improvisation in the classroom, teaching writing in grades 6-12, and teaching the classics in the inclusive classroom.