language arts (secondary)

Contains practical guidelines for analyzing the literacy climate within the middle school through high school classroom and provides information on curriculum, instruction, learning tools, and assessments.

Contains twenty-five lesson plans for use in middle and high school classrooms that require little advance preparation, covering public speaking, language exploration and vocabulary, writing, and poetry.

Offers a comprehensive overview of key topics in learning instruction from grades five through twelve, with recommendations for the most effective practices for motivating students, using multiple texts and digital media, integrating literacy instruction with various content areas, and teaching ESL students and struggling learners.

Offers practical suggestions to help adolescent boys and girls build stronger literacy habits, with classroom-test units, lessons, and activities that help keep students involved and interested in literacy learning.

Carol Jago presents a practical method for teaching students cohesive writing that offers clear and complete guidelines for the most common types of writing.

Draws from interviews with forty-nine male middle and high school students to explain what motivates adolescent boys and young men to read, presenting suggestions for improving literacy instruction.

Provides guidance for teachers using peer response groups in secondary school and college writing courses, discussing common problems, the teacher's role, and other related topics, and providing transcripts from group sessions and before-and-after samples of student writing.