Teaching Middle School Language Arts: Incorporating Twenty-first Century Literacies: Incorporating Twenty-first Century Literacies

by Anna Small, Anna J. Small Roseboro, Quentin J. Schultze (Contributor)

Teaching Middle School Language Arts is the first book on teaching middle school language arts for multiple intelligences and related 21st century literacies in technologically and ethnically diverse communities. More than 670,000 middle school teachers (grades six through eight) are responsible for educating nearly 13 million students in public and private schools. Thousands more teachers join these ranks annually, especially in the South and West, where ethnic populations are ballooning. Teachers and administrators seek practical, time-efficient ways of teaching language arts to 21st century adolescents in increasingly multicultural, technologically diverse, socially networked communities. They seek sound understanding, practical advice, and proven strategies for connecting diverse literature to 21st century societies while meeting state and professional standards. Teaching Middle School Language Arts provides strategies and resources that work. Roseboro's book provides an entire academic year of inspiring theory and instruction in multimedia reading, writing, and speaking for the 21st century literacies that are increasingly required in the United States and Canada. An appendix includes supplementary documents to adapt or adopt, and a companion web site is designed to continue communication with readers.

336 pages, Paperback

First published April 16, 2010

About the author

I have loved to write since 2nd grade, when I came home from school and told my mom that the teacher wanted us to write a book for Halloween. So Mom stapled some paper together and I wrote and illustrated a story. When I turned it in, the teacher told me I was supposed to just write a sentence or two and made me re-do it! Since then, I have never been able to tell a story without giving it the full monty.

I live in Florida with my husband and our two challenging, beautiful, amazing kids.

Tame the Wild Wind is my 7th completed novel and the first to be published. I believe in love at first sight and love conquers all! Thanks for reading!

Reviews

[Jody · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had high hopes since there are so few texts focusing on middle school. This was well organized and addressed many aspects of middle school ELA but it needs updated, especially in the area of technology and the now defunct focus on multiple intelligences. Good for reference but will not use as a text.

[Tandava Graham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good, creative ideas for teaching middle school language arts, though at the moment I think I need something that starts a little more from the beginning. Ironically, the writing was somewhat awkward or poorly edited in many places, though mostly not too distracting.

[Jock · Rating 5 out of 5]

Giving this book a 5 Star rating! Easily the best teacher reference book I've read in years - filled with practical ideas that any teacher could put to immediate use.