Making the Journey, Fourth Edition: Being and Becoming a Teacher of English Language Arts

By Leila Christenbury and Ken Lindblom

Book Overview

Leila Christenbury's Making the Journey has long been a beloved classic in English methods courses as well as with in-service English teachers whose dog-eared copies occupy a permanent place on their classroom desks. The Fourth Edition adds a fresh new voice from veteran English Education professor Ken Lindblom, whose expertise in writing instruction, teaching with technology, and teaching informational and nonfiction texts complements Leila's love of literature and vast knowledge and experience across the field. You'll find brand new content on: * CCSS and other college-and career-ready standards and assessments * Genre studies, with special attention to informational nonfiction * Digital literacies and technologies for teaching * Classroom management and communicating with parents, administrators, and colleagues * Teaching ELLs and students with special needs. Leila and Ken's timeless advice, humorous anecdotes, and stories of successes and failures in the classroom infuse Making the Journey with life and light, and instill confidence in soon-to-be English teachers. Though ever reflective of the current realities of teaching, and chock full of stories about real students and their struggles and triumphs, the Fourth Edition remains a beacon of hope and optimism for all those willing to enter the greatest profession.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0325078211
• ISBN13: 9780325078212
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.3" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12

Customer Reviews

from "Professional Links," July 2000, *English Journal*

"An experienced secondary school teacher and English educator, Christenbury clearly knows her audience...the book is rich with the voices of teachers and students. Christenbury includes sample papers; transcripts of discussions; and teachers' assignments, handouts, and testimonials. Each chapter ends with recommended reading and references...The book will be extremely helpful to beginning teachers and will remind veteran teachers of why they teach. You will probably wish, as I did, that Christenbury were sitting in your faculty lounge so you could talk to her and ask her about that student in third period who just did not seem to understand what you were teaching. Until she does appear, you can be confident that the book will provide important insights and advice." -Louann Reid, Ed., Professional Links Column, *English Journal*