EJ on the Web Home Page Links for May 2005 Issue
The following links are provided for the convenience of English Journal readers interested in the electronic resources mentioned in each issue. The links are taken directly from the articles in the journal and are listed in the order in which they appear. Please note: In following these links you will be leaving the English Journal Web site; English Journal and NCTE are not responsible for the information provided at these sites. Although every attempt is made to ensure accuracy at the time of publication, NCTE cannot guarantee that published electronic mail addresses and URLs are current. Please contact Brian Winstead at English-Journal@colostate.edu to report problems.
 
From the Editor
Louann Reid
>Award-winning book bound for landfill
>Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
 
From the Secondary Section: A Balanced Approach to Literacy: Raising Student Achievement and Raising Active Citizens
Regina Dunlavey Derrico
>Essay Scoring Guide
 
Speaking My Mind: Grading Student Writing: High-Stakes Testing, Computers, and the Human Touch
P. L. Thomas
>"Indiana Essays Being Graded by Computers"
>The Neglected "R": The Need for a Writing Revolution
>Writing 2002 Major Results
 
Democracy, Dialect, and the Power of Every Voice
Huntington Lyman and Margo A. Figgins
>"The English Coalition Conference: Assumptions, Aims, and Recommendations of the Secondary Strand
>"Essentials of English"
>"Learning through Language: A Call for Action in All Disciplines"
>"The National Language Policy"
>NCTE's Position on the Teaching of English: Assumptions and Practices
>"Students' Right to Their Own Language"
 
Democracy in Schools: Truly a Matter of Voice
Lois Brown Easton
>Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center
 
Let Chaos In: Enacting Democracy in a Writing and Publishing Class
Erin Olkowski and Emily Tymus Ihrke
>Student Press Law Center
>JTeacher.com
>The Journalism Education Association (JEA)
>Michigan Interscholastic Press Association (MIPA)
 
Five Easy Pieces: Steps toward Integrating AAVE into the Classroom
Jessica Whitney
>"Ebonics! Weird Names! $500 Shoes!"
>"English Lesson"
>"Nothing's Funny about Ebonics"
>"What is Ebonics (African American Vernacular English)?"
>"From Home Speech to School Speech: Vantages on Reducing the Achievement Gap in Inner City Schools
 
Educating for Democracy: The Vital Role of the Language Arts Teacher
Corinne Mantle-Bromley and Ann M. Foster
>The National Paideia Center
>Institute for Educational Inquiry
>First Amendment Schools
>The Center for Civic Education
>National Conference of State Legislatures
>"Population and Household Economics Topics "
>"Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for English Language Arts
 
Walking the Talk: Creating Engaged Citizens in English Class
Fred Barton
>REGAP—Rescued Greyhounds
 
Talking About The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Christie Jones
>"Girl, 6, Recovering from 10-day Crash Ordeal"
>The Read-Aloud Handbook
 
Teaching English in the World
Rebecca S. Wheeler
>"The Oakland Ebonics Decision: Commendable Attack on the Problem"
 
English in the City
Ray Pultinas

>"The Kids Are Alright"
>"Youth Turnout Up Sharply in 2004"



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