Carolyn Lindsey Kinslow
Phone: 581-5524 (office)
Nance-Boyer 2035
357-3473 (home)
carolynk@cameron.edu
Office Hrs. M-TH 9:00 -11:00
or by appointment
Course Description
The purpose of this course is to familiarize potential Language Arts
teachers with both the practical and theoretical aspects of their discipline
as applied to the classroom experiences they will encounter as English
teachers.
Course Objectives
Students who complete this course will become familiar with
1. Current methods of teaching reading skills,
oral and written language skills, and literature
2. Planning and evaluation strategies
3. Curriculum issues
4. Issues of gender, culture, race, and exceptionality
as they apply to instruction
5. Professional issues such as ethics, legal
and political considerations, collegiality, and so forth.
Required Texts
Burke, Jim. The
English Teachers Companion. Portsmouth, NH: Boynton/Cook, 1999. (Hereafter
referred to as JB)
Maxwell, Rhoda and
Mary Jordan Meiser. Teaching English in Middle and Secondary Schools.
Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Prentice Hall,
2001. (Hereafter referred to as M&M)
Requirements and Evaluation
Note bene. Just as you will not be allowed to turn in lesson
plans or teach late, you will not be allowed to turn in any course work
late except in the most extreme circumstances.
Unit Proposal Papers One typed page for each major section of
the teaching unit as noted in the course calendar, 50 pts. each
350 pts.
Responses to Unit Presentations One typed page for each unit,
10 pts. each
100 pts.
Unit Plan
200 pts.
Unit Presentation
200 pts.
Field Observation Reports 5 during the semester, 30 pts. each
150 pts.
Center for Writers Practicum 15 hours during the
semester
150 pts.
Final Exam
150 pts.
Total 1200 pts.
Grading Scale
1080 - 1200 pts. A
960 - 1079 pts. B
840 - 959 pts. C
720 - 839 pts. D
719 or below F
Class Attendance and Participation
This is a professional course in which you will be expected to
model the kind of behavior you will exhibit in the workplace. Thus, you
will be expected to attend class unless you experience the kind of emergency
that would require you to miss a day of teaching. In such a case, you will
need to contact me as quickly as possible to explain why you will be (or
were) absent.
In relation to class participation, one expectation is that you
will voice your ideas, attitudes, interests, and other information in relation
to the course objectives and content. Obviously, this aspect of the course
obligates you to do the assigned reading before class. Another expectation
is that we will listen and respond to each other in a civilized and genteel
fashion, even if we disagree with some of the ideas and content being discussed
or taught.
Disability Statement
If you believe you have a disability and think you need special
assistance, please advise me immediately. I will work with you and
Camerons Office of Multicultural and Disabled Service to provide reasonable
accommodations.
Plagiarism
Please make sure you understand what plagiarism entails and avoid
it. Read pages 574 - 579 in Hodges Harbrace Handbook, for a thorough
discussion. A copy is available in the Writing Center.
Children in Class
Because of liability problems, Cameron University policy prohibits
children from being in classrooms. Please understand that exceptions
to this policy cannot be made.
Course Calendar
Aug, 21 Overview of course and discussion of policies. Chps. 2 & 22, JB
Aug. 23 Chps. 1 & 2, M&M; Chp. 25, JB
Aug. 28 Chp. 3 & pp. 74-79, 83, and 86-94, M&M curriculum
Aug. 30 Chp. 13 & pp. 84-86, M&M; Chps. 10 & 25, JB planning
Sept. 4 Chp. 7, M&M; Chp. 9 JB writing to learn, teaching thinking
Sept. 6 Chp 12, M&M language acquisition
Sept. 11 Chp. 6, M&M; Chp. 7, JB composition
Sept. 13 Composition continued; Proposal paper for unit section due
Sept. 18 Chp. 10, M&M; Chp. 6, JB grammar
Sept. 20 Grammar continued; Proposal paper for unit section due
Sept. 25 Chp. 4, JB reading
Sept. 27 Reading continued; Proposal paper for unit section due
Oct. 2 Chps. 8 & 9, M&M, except pp. 243-244 literature
Oct. 4 Literature continued; Proposal paper for unit section due
Oct. 9 Chp. 5, M&M; Chp. 8, JB speaking and listening
Oct. 11 Speaking and listening continued; Proposal paper for unit section due
Oct. 16 PP. 243-244 M&M; Chps. 12, 13, & 14, JB technology
Oct. 18 FALL BREAK
Oct. 23 Chp. 11, M&M; Chp. 11, Burke evaluation; Proposal paper for unit section due
Oct. 25 PP. 80-81, M&M; Chps. 16, 17, 18, JB Gender, culture, exceptionality; Proposal paper for unit section due
Oct. 30 Chp. 14, M&M; Chps. 19, 21, 22, 23, 27, & 28, JB ethics, law, etc.
Nov. 1 Unit presentation and feedback
Nov. 6 Unit presentation and feedback
Nov. 8 Unit presentation and feedback
Nov. 13 Unit presentation and feedback
Nov. 14 LAST DAY TO DROP WITH AUTOMATIC W
Nov. 15 Unit presentation and feedback
Nov. 20 Unit presentation and feedback
Nov. 21 THANKSGIVING
Nov. 27 Unit presentation and feedback
Nov. 29 Unit presentation and feedback
Dec. 4 Unit presentation and feedback
Dec. 6 Unit presentation and feedback
Dec. 15 Final Exam
Field observation reports will be due as you complete the observations.