November 2017
Theme: Why Do We Need Fiction?
Artist of this issue: Leslie Ann Lloyd
Contents
All The Feelings: Seeking To Understand Empathy
Rebecca Detrick
How We Learn What We Learn:
Coming-of-Age in Dickens and Hosseini
Xochitl Gilkeson
Ya Non!Fiction Graphic Books Can Nurture Empathetic Readers
Josefa Pace
Teaching Global Citizens
Marlin Roehl
Wait Time
Jonathan Lovell
Kazuo Ishiguro: Nobel Prizewinner, 2017
“Own It”: Empowering Writers Through a Community of Feedback
Mary Adler, Kim Vose, Erin Jones
Advocating for Inclusive Spaces
Glenn Morgan
California Young Readers Medal
Features and Columns
President’s Perspective: We The People
From the Editor: Why Do We Need Fiction?
Call for Manuscripts
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Call for Manuscripts
Next Issue: February 2018
Theme: MEASURING WHAT MATTERS: RETHINKING ASSESSMENT
Evaluating student progress is one of the most difficult aspects of teaching. Is it
possible to measure students’ understanding of a poem? This issue of California English invites you to share the tools and techniques you use to assess student learning. What kind of feedback results in continuous progress? How do you create authentic incentives that engage students in the work at hand? How have external measures influenced your classroom practice.
Due Date: January 1, 2018