Teaching English in the Block

Chapter 1 The Block Schedule and English Instruction, Joe Strzepek; Chapter 2 English/Language Arts in the Block–One District's Approach, Jeff Newton; Chapter 3 Teaching English in the Block–One Teacher's Approach, Jeff Newton; Chapter 4 Integrated Teaching in the Block–Getting the Act Together, Dan Walker; Chapter 5 Broadening the Horizons—Students and Teachers in the English Block, Dan Walker;

Joe Strzepek, a former high school teacher, is an Associate Professor of Education at the University of Virginia and Director of the Central Virginia Writing Project. The courses he teaches include Literature for Adolescents, Teaching Writing, and Seminar in Teaching English. His publications include periodical articles, book chapters, poems, and a Casebook for English Teachers, coauthored with Robert Small and published by Wadsworth Publishing Company., Jeff Newton teaches English and developmental reading at Spotswood High School in Virginia. President of the Virginia State Reading Association's Secondary Reading Council, he was named SRC Teacher of the Year in 1997. Mr. Newton is a frequent presenter at conferences, codirector of the Central Virginia Writing Project, a faculty consultant for the College Board Advanced Placement program, and an active consultant for Virginia school districts., Dan Walker currently teaches Creative Writing at Courtland High School and English 11 and 12 at the Commonwealth Governor's School for the Gifted. He has also served as English Department Head at Courtland High School and has taught at the Virginia Summer Residential Governor's School for the Humanities. An Adjunct Lecturer at Mary Washington College, his publications include articles, monographs, and poetry. He also conducts workshops for young writers.

Provides detailed instructional strategies, sample lesson plans, and sample assessments which can be adapted in your classroom to help create better readers and more effective writers.