Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-188) and indexes.
Contents
The art of teaching English -- "Operational" lesson planning -- "Metre" reading : assessment in English -- English teachers' professional development -- Literature and literacy at key stage 3 -- Teaching GCSE English and English literature -- Teaching English 16-18 : advanced level -- Making meaning : the media, ICT, and drama -- Differentiation and the individual : gender, ethnicity, and special needs -- Firing the canon -- Popularizing poetry -- Spiritual and moral development through English.
Summary
Pike (U. of Leeds, UK) draws on over ten years' recent experience teaching English at the secondary level, his current work with student teachers in the PGCE Secondary English course at the U. of Leeds, and classroom-based research conducted during his Ph.