This newest issue of English Practice (Fall 2015) invites you into an exploration of current practices, questions and concerns regarding Aboriginal education. We are so happy to announce that Starting a Circle: Exploring Aboriginal Education is now complete and ready for you to read and ponder! Please take a look!
Writing Poetry by Susan Stenson
Before Eve left the garden, she tugged Adam’s sleeve and said, One more, one more. You would think it was the pomegranate branch she wanted, the round, drab bush dribbling myth above a tedious brook or to retrieve a copy of The Temptation of Baghdad,
Teaching for Joy & Justice: Re-imagining English Language Arts by Pamela Richardson
Welcome to our Summer 2013 edition of English Practice, Teaching for Joy & Justice: Re-imagining English Language Arts. Here you will find articles inspired by BCTELA’s 2012 conference and its theme. Topics range from deepening students’ conversations about books, to the power and possibilities of graphic novels, to the questioning of rubrics as a form […]
5 Years Later, by Megan Jakse
I remember feeling pleased with myself as I posted spreadsheets full of marks, several years ago. The essays had been graded, missing assignments had been assigned zeros, and my students would be able to check their progress in anticipation of the upco ming “marks cut – off day.” I occasionally heard a student exclaim, “Argh! […]
Why Grade When They Can Reflect? by Royan Lee
The instructional video project was so fun! I’m very proud of how my video looks. I love how the voice over that I did didn’t have any sounds that I didn’t want. (the room was VERY LOUD). I had to record over and over to get it the way I wanted. I also love the […]