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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

SUMMER SEMESTER 2007

Vandv Britton?

email: vbritton@sfu.ca

Wednesday 13:00-16:50 SFU Surrey 3280

PREREQUISITE:

Educ 401/402

DESCRIPTION:

This course deals with the joys and challenges of teaching English Language Arts in

the public education system of British Columbia. Together, we shall examine key aspects of the

structure of today's English classrooms, taking into consideration the needs and interests of our

students, the learning objectives of the English Language Arts curriculum, and the resources available to

teachers of Secondary Language Arts. Finally, we shall consider how successful English teachers

create cohesive classroom communities centered around the teaching of English Language Arts.

COURSE STRUCTURE AND ASSIGNMENTS:

Our course will alternate between instruction and

mini-workshops. The instructor shall introduce each of the topics/genres in the first lesson of each

mini-series. The next few classes will include a number of student-led workshops (solo and groups of

2-4) on the topic presented in time slots of 20 - 30 minutes. Because Educ 412-4 is a designated "W"

course, revision and re-drafting of the lesson plans will be routine procedure. Considerable time will

also be spent examining the writing process and drafting personal narratives.

TEXTBOOK:

Burke, Jim. (2003). The English Teacher's Companion: Complete Guide to Classroom, Curriculum

and the Profession, 2nd. Ed. Heinemann ISBN: 0325005389

REQUIREMENTS:

3 Workshop Lesson Plans —2 group and 1 solo (60%)

Narrative Writing (25%)

Participation (15%)

*We will be attending a performance of Bard on the Beach. Date and show TBD.

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