EDES 5253 Methods in Teaching Secondary English

3 semester hours

This course addresses the concerns and needs of future English teachers. Major areas covered include developing a multicultural curriculum for all students, creating lesson plans, examining meaning, making strategies for reading, instructing the writing process, teaching grammar in context, looking at methods of authentic classroom assessment, and building classroom portfolios. Methods and content are closely tied to the California Common Core State Standards for grades 6-12. A field experience component will be required.

Special approval required.