November 2021
Theme: Teaching Towards Independence
Artist of this issue: Carol Mayfield

Contents
Jennifer Fletcher
Rethinking Shortcuts to Proficiency: From Mimicry to Mastery
Tim Dewar, Laurie Stowell, Juliet Wahleithner, et al.
CWP Response to Amy Conley’s “Imagining the Future of Literacy Instruction in California”
Heather Macias
Valuing Students’ Funds of Knowledge
Lisa Scherff
The Nickel Boys as a Whole-Class Novel
Kitty Donohoe
How A Childhood “Haunting” Can Make Students Better Writers
Kira Leekeenan
Moving Toward a Humanizing Stance in Writing Pedagogy
Frank Mata
Caught Slippin’
Equity And Diversity Column
Kimberly Athans
Building A Cathedral
NCTE
NCTE Annual Convention, 2022
CATE
Has Your Membership Lapsed?
CATE
CATE 2022 Creative Writing Contest
Kelly Gallagher and Penny Kittle
An Excerpt from Four Essential Studies: Beliefs and Practices to Reclaim Student Agency
CATE2022
Long Beach, February 25-27, 2022
Features and Columns
President’s Perspective
Editor’s Column
Call for Manuscripts
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Call for Manuscripts
Next Issue: February 2022
Theme: POPULAR CULTURE IN AN ENGLISH CURRICULUM
Is there a place for popular culture in an English curriculum? How can teachers integrate the texts students are consuming outside of school with those that are traditionally found within textbooks? Can conversations about popular culture stimulate discussion around critical issues? What challenges do these texts pose for teachers?
Due Date: January 1, 2022