November 2010
Theme: Never More Crucial
Artist of this issue: Magie Smith-Fleischer
Contents
Back to the Future?: The Role of Critical Thinking and High Levels of Reading Comprehension in the 21st Century
Ruth Nathan
Never More Crucial: Music in the Language Arts Class
Tony Mowrer
Harmonious Argument: Aikido in the Classroom
Teresa Rothrock
Homage to Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Marek Breiger
What’s For Dinner?
Donna Doherty
Those Who Don’t Do, Teach
Maureen Wanket
Features and Columns
CATE 2011
President’s Perspective
Editor’s Column
Call for MSS
CATE 2011 Creative Writing Contest
CATE Elections
Research Update
Call for Manuscripts
Next Issue: January 2011
Theme: THE COMMON CORE: WHAT’S IN A LIST?
The Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts include a list of what they call “text exemplars” — books, poems, and plays that illustrate the level of complexity and quality of the texts students should be reading. The list is expressly NOT meant to be a partial or complete reading list. Let’s expand this list. What books do you think students should be reading? Choose a work that you’ve taught or put in students’ hands that you would recommend to others and offer a rationale for its complexity and quality. Let’s put teachers’ expertise at the center of curricular development.
Due Date: December 1, 2010