Required Texts:

·         Brandvik, Mary Lou & Katherine S. McKnight.  The English Teacher’s Survival Guide:  Ready –to-use Techniques & Materials for Grades 7-12.   San Francisco:  Jossey-Bass, 2011.  Print.

·         Burke, Jim, and Mary Frances. Claggett. The English Teachers' Companion: A Complete Guide to Classroom, Curriculum, and the Profession. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook, 1999. Print.

·         Cofer, Judith Ortiz. An Island like You: Stories of the Barrio. New York: Orchard, 1995. Print.

Additional Texts (choose one from this list-required):

o    Brazier, Chris, editor.  One World:  A Global Anthology of Short Stories.  Oxford:  New Internationalist Publications Ltd, 2009.

o    Gallo, Donald R. No Easy Answers: Short Stories about Teenagers Making Tough Choices. New York, NY: Delacorte, 1997. Print.

o    Gallo, Donald R. On the Fringe. New York: Dial, 2001. Print.

o    Gallo, Donald R. Visions. N.p.: Lions, 1989. Print.

o    Guthrie, Peter, and Mary Page. Little Worlds: A Collection of Short Stories for the Middle School. New York: Longman, 1985. Print.

o    Paulsen, Gary. Shelf Life: Stories by the Book. New York: Simon & Schuster for Young Readers, 2003. Print.

o    Scieszka, Jon. Guys Write for Guys Read. New York: Viking, 2005. Print.

 A Happy List of Books that I've Enjoyed, Learned from, and Sampled!

r  Adler, Mortimer Jerome. The Paideia Proposal: An Educational Manifesto. New York: Macmillan, 1982. Print. 

r  Allen, Janet. Words, Words, Words: Teaching Vocabulary in Grades 4-12. York, Me.: Stenhouse, 1999. Print. 

r  Atwell, Nancie. In the Middle: New Understandings about Writing, Reading, and Learning. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook, 1998. Print. 

r  Beers, G. Kylene. When Kids Can't Read, What Teachers Can Do: A Guide for Teachers, 6-12. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2003. Print 

r  Barkley, Stephen G., and Terri Bianco. Wow!: Adding Pizzazz to Teaching and Learning. Cadiz, KY: Performance Learning Systems, 2005. Print. 

r  Daniels, Harvey, and Nancy Steineke. Mini-lessons for Literature Circles. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2004. Print. 

r  Gardner, Howard. The Unschooled Mind: How Children Think and How Schools Should Teach. New York: Basic, 1991. Print. 

r  Keene, Ellin Oliver., and Susan Zimmermann. Mosaic of Thought: Teaching Comprehension in a Reader's Workshop. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1997. Print. 

r  Loomans, Diana, and Karen Kolberg. The Laughing Classroom: Everyone's Guide to Teaching with Humor and Play. Tiburon, CA: H.J. Kramer, 1993. Print. 

r  O'Connor, Ken. A Repair Kit for Grading: 15 Fixes for Broken Grades. Boston: Pearson, 2011. Print. 

r  Roberts, Terry, and Laura Billings. The Paideia Classroom: Teaching for Understanding. Larchmont, NY: Eye on Education, 1999. Print. 

r  Routman, Regie. Conversations: Strategies for Teaching, Learning, and Evaluating. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 1999. Print. 

r  Wong, Harry K., and Rosemary T. Wong. The First Days of School: How to Be an Effective Teacher. Mountainview, CA: Harry K. Wong Publications, 1998. Print.