bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Environmental Impact of Heavy Metals in Soils from Electronic Waste Dumpsite in Southwest Nigeria
Authors: Chinenye Nna Orji,
Published: March 2024

The massive influx of electronics into Nigeria has led to environmental challenges due to increase in the production of electronic waste, which causes serious health and pollution problems. This study investigated the level and impact of heavy metals in 30 soil samples from an electronic waste disposal site in southwest Nigeria, using appropriate standard methods. The range concentrations of the heavy metals were 1615 mg/kg Pb, 20 mg/kg Cr, 266.32 mg/kg Ni, 22.39 mg/kg Cd and 242.03 mg/kg Cu at depth 0-15cm while 1453.56 mg/kg Pb, 26.31 mg/kg Cr, 497.11 mg/kg Ni, 17.04 mg/kg Cd and 230.31 mg/kg Cu were observed at depth 15-30 cm. The concentrations of the heavy metals exceeded the allowable limits, except for Cr. The mean degree of contaminations, 18.15 and 14.35, were observed at depths 0-15 and 15-30 cm respectively and indicated considerable and moderate degree of contamination by the heavy metals, respectively. The mean Potential index of 323.52 and 225.79 at depth 0-15 cm and 15-30 cm showed sever toxicity and moderate toxicity, respectively. The I-geo. of Pb at both depths indicated extreme contamination. This study reveals sever potential environmental and health hazards in the neighborhood, ecosystem, and community, and advises that the government should establish a national policy on e-waste and regulate testing of all electronics imported under the names of reuse, donation and recycling, which will halt the importation of e-scraps (e-waste).
Irreducible Fracture Dislocation of the Elbow Due to Medial Epicondyle Entrapment Associated with Median Nerve Palsy in Adult: A case report
Authors: Anantavorasakul Navapong , Kittithamvongs Piyabuth , Siripoonyothai Sopinun , Metadilogkul Science , Virasathienpornkul Naputt
Published: March 2024

Purpose: Medial epicondyle fractures are common elbow injuries in pediatric and adolescent population. However, this condition is extremely rare in adults, with only a few cases reported in the literatures. This report presents the case of an adult patient with an irreducible fracture dislocation of the elbow due to intra-articular entrapment of the medial epicondyle associated with median nerve palsy.
Methods: A case of 36-year-old man presented with posterolateral fracture dislocation of the left elbow with displaced medial epicondyle and median nerve palsy. Closed reduction was attempted, resulting in a grossly unstable elbow. Post-reduction radiographic study demonstrated the articular incongruence with the entrapped medial epicondyle. The patient underwent an open reduction and median nerve exploration. A fragment of the medial epicondyle was found comminuted and repaired using our novel technique with suture anchors. The lateral ulnar collateral ligament was repaired because of varus residual instability. The dislocated elbow was successfully reduced.
Results: At 6 months follow-up, the elbow was stable with nearly full range of motion, although radiographic studies demonstrated union fractures with partially fragment resorption. Both sensation and motor function of the median nerve were gradually recovered.
Conclusions: We presented a novel fixation technique for a rare case of irreducible fracture dislocation of the elbow due to intra-articular entrapment of the medial epicondyle associated with median nerve palsy in adults. The median nerve should be explored in every case, and delayed diagnosis should be avoided, which may lead to devastating complications.
Menumbuhkan Minat Wirausaha yang Kreatif dan Mandiri Untuk Siswa Siswi SMA Negeri 1 Purwakarta
Authors: Dede Supendi  , Wawan Oktriawan  , Maya Nurhidayah  , Dina Pebriani  , Sherina Dwiyanti
Published: March 2024

Entrepreneurship is not only limited to academic intelligence and skills in producing products but also a dynamic spirit in capturing challenges and risks and then turning them into opportunities and potential. Through this service activity, it is hoped that it can foster students' understanding and interest in the world of entrepreneurship so that the number of entrepreneurs grows and creates job opportunities so as to reduce the number of unemployed. In increasing interest in entrepreneurship, students are given an understanding of the importance of entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is full of risk and uncertainty, it can be successful and it can fail, for this reason it must be done with courage, tenacity and strong determination, to achieve a business that continues to develop, excels, is independent and can compete. The aim of this service activity is to foster interest in creative and independent entrepreneurship in students of SMA Negeri 1 Purwakarta in the following way: a) providing counseling in utilizing information technology in entrepreneurship, b) providing motivation and knowledge of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship, c ) provide creativity and introduction to entrepreneurship independently from an early age.
ADAPTATION STUDIES: MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN AND THE WHITE TIGER
Authors: Barad Jheel
Published: March 2024

In the realm where literature and cinema converge, a captivating tapestry of storytelling unfolds. This book, born from my dissertation on ‘A Study of the Cinematic Adaptation of Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children adapted by Deepa Mehta, and Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger adapted by Ramin Bahrani’, delves into the wondrous alchemy of transforming timeless literary works into mesmerizing cinematic experiences. The power of storytelling knows no bounds, transcending the boundaries of pages and screens, captivating hearts and minds alike. In this exploration, we embark on a journey that celebrates the genius of two remarkable authors, Salman Rushdie and Aravind Adiga, whose literary creations have left an indelible mark on the literary world. At the heart of this study lies the seamless art of cinematic adaptation, a delicate balance between honouring the source material's essence and crafting a unique visual language that resonates with a global audience. We immerse ourselves in the intricate web of creativity as we examine Deepa Mehta's evocative adaptation of "Midnight's Children" and Ramin Bahrani's powerful rendition of "The White Tiger." Through their artistry, they breathe new life into beloved characters and unforgettable stories, igniting the imaginations of both readers and film enthusiasts. As we navigate the chapters, we explore the complexities of adaptation itself - the creative challenges, the thematic nuances, and the ethical considerations that arise when literature takes on a new form. The pages are adorned with insights from film critics, scholars, and creatives, as they share their perspectives on the dynamic interplay between literature and cinema. This book is a tribute to the magic of storytelling and the profound impact of adaptation. It is an ode to the power of literature to transcend time and space, and the ability of cinema to translate words into visual spectacles that leave an everlasting impression. As we venture forth, we invite readers to witness the synergy between literary artistry and cinematic vision, inviting you to immerse yourselves in the enchanting worlds crafted by Salman Rushdie and Aravind Adiga, brilliantly brought to life by Deepa Mehta and Ramin Bahrani. With deep admiration for the literary giants and cinematic visionaries whose works grace these pages, we invite you to embrace this exploration of adaptation's boundless magic. May this study ignite a deeper appreciation for the intricate relationship between literature and film, inspiring a continued exploration of the captivating stories that unite us all.
Bring Me Courage: Empowering Student Voices to Reduce Sexual Assault and Harassment Reporting Barriers and Influence Culture
Authors: Wellman Taren E.
Published: March 2024

Sexual assault and harassment on college campus, particularly military service academies, is a complex problem requiring student-led culture change. Efforts of the top-down campus administrator to change culture will be ineffective without student buy-in and input. Listening to student voices is necessary to identify barriers and paths to enable behaviors on the peripherals that reinforce desired culture traits. This article highlights a student-led effort at the U.S. Air Force Academy to reduce reporting barriers by disincentivizing peer pressure to remain silent in the face of harassment, bullying, hazing, or assault.
Optimization and Beyond
Authors: Jitendranath Akshath ,   Journal of Philosophy Inc.
Published: March 2024

This paper will be concerned with hard choices—that is, choice situations where an agent cannot make a rationally justified choice. Specifically, this paper asks: if an agent cannot optimize in a given situation, are they facing a hard choice? A pair of claims are defended in light of this question. First, situations where an agent cannot optimize because of incompleteness of the binary preference or value relation constitute a hard choice. Second, situations where agents cannot optimize because the binary preference or value relation violates acyclicity do not constitute a hard choice.
Seemings and Defeat by Disagreement in the Case of Religious Experience
Authors: Geivett R. Douglas ,   Evangelical Philosophical Society
Published: March 2024

Exploiting the resources of phenomenal conservatism, Harold Netland has offered a “critical-trust” approach to assessing the veridicality of religious experience and to ascertaining its evidential force in relation to Christian theistic belief. I suggest that, if we give seemings carried in religious experience their epistemic due, it may turn out that religious experience is practically universal and that the potential defeat of justification for religious belief by disagreement among purported epistemic peers is itself defeated by the private character of seemings in the religious experiences of believers.
Divine Causation
Authors: Hess Keith ,   Evangelical Philosophical Society
Published: March 2024

This essay introduces Philosophia Christi’s symposium on the book, Philosophical Essays on Divine Causation, edited by Greg Ganssle. A short review of each essay in the symposium follows. A call is given for Christian philosophers to take divine causation into account while doing research in their primary area of philosophy. These updated and expanded essays were first presented in a more limited form at the 2023 Pacific Division Meeting of the American Philosophical Association.
What Efficacious Divine Action Need Not Be
Authors: Vander Laan David A. ,   Evangelical Philosophical Society
Published: March 2024

Arguments concerning divine conservation and concurrence often assume that actions of certain descriptions would be superfluous if God were to perform them, and it is then concluded that God does not perform such actions. In particular, it often seems that atomic actions cannot be the result of cooperative activity between God and creatures since there is no apparent way to divide the labor between the two. However, the actions that are atomic in one model of divine action may not be atomic on another. On fine-grained models there may be unexpected prospects for nonredundant divine action.
Causation and Divine Agency
Authors: Ganssle Gregory E. ,   Evangelical Philosophical Society
Published: March 2024

God’s regular causal activity is traditionally held to include his creation of the world, his conserving all created things in being and his concurrence with the causal activities of finite causes. Divine causation requires that God is an agent. In this paper, I apply E. J. Lowe’s view of human agency to God. This application requires certain adjustments. Lowe takes it that when a person acts for reasons, these reasons are lacks of some kind. I argue that his account can apply to God if we think of the reasons for God’s action as connected to purposes rather than to needs.
Giant pelvic well-differentiated liposarcoma
Authors: Stokov Luben , Todorov Asen , Kurtev Panayot , Angelova Elka , Georgiev Georgi , Stokov Luben Lubenov
Published: March 2024

Herein, we report a case of a giant well-differentiated liposarcoma located subgluteally and extending into the pelvis through the obturator foramen, nearby the urinary bladder and rectum without causing functional disturbances. The tumor was removed simultaneously with transgluteal posterior and anterior transabdominal approach. Six months postoperatively, no clinical and radiological evidence of recurrence was observed.
التفسير بالمأثور عند الشيخ محمد المكي الناصري في كتابه (التيسير في أحاديث التفسير)
Authors: ا.د. مروان صباح ياسين  , الباحثة. إلهام محمد جاسم
Published: March 2024

كان منهج الشيخ الناصري (1414ه) في تفسيره "التيسير في احاديث التفسير" التفسير بالمأثور الذي يشمل: تفسير القرآن بالقرآن؛ لأن ما أجمل وأطلق في مكان بُيّن أو قُيّد في موضع آخر, وكذلك يشمل التفسير المروي عن الرسول -صلى الله عليه وسلم- , وتفسير الصحابة والتابعين رضوان الله تعالى عنهم, فقد صرَّح بأنَّ القرآن يفسر بعضه بعضا, والأحاديث النبوية تعد شرحاً وتفسيراً لما أُجمل من القرآن الكريم, وكذلك الاحتجاج بقول الصحابة رضي الله عنهم في تفسير القرآن الكريم فقد عدَّه العلماء بمنزلة الحديث المرفوع, وبأقوال التابعين هو الاصل الرابع من اصول التفسير وطرقه.
التسامح في فكر وسلوك رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله وصحبه وسلم)
Authors: م.د. سوسم وحيد جبار
Published: March 2024

ان عظمة رسول الله (صلى الله عليه واله) تكمن في تكامل اخلاقه وتكافئها،  ليكون قدوة للناس جمعاء واسوة حسنة لكل جميل ، وارشاده لكل معروف فكان صبره (صلى الله عليه واله) يسبق شجاعته، وتسامحه يسبق اقتصاصه من الظالم، فيعفو  ممن اساء اليه، وقد دأب في ارساء مبدأ التسامح بين ابناء المجتمع لانه المحرك الايجابي لنبذ الخلافات ووأد الاحقاد، عن طريق التنازل عن الحقوق بعد اثباتها (دون المساس بالحقوق الشرعية) ، فنشر التسامح في جميع مجالات الحياة الفكرية والسياسية والاجتماعية، وكان افضل الامثلة التي ضربها رسول الله (صلى الله عليه واله) هو التسامح العقدي، إذ عاش وأصحاب الديانات من غير المسلمين في المدينة آمنين؛ أمّنهم على معتقداتهم، وعباداتهم، ومعابدهم، وطقوسهم وصلبانهم، يمارسون شعائرهم، دون حرج ولا ضيق، وغيرها من مجالات الحياة، وفي هذه الصفحات القلائل نستعرض اهم صور التسامح في حياة رسول الله (صلى الله عليه واله)، لأهمية الاقتداء بها في الزمن الحاضر، والوضع الراهن الذي يحتاج في ابناء المجتمع في مداواة جراحه، وتماسك اواصره.
الأحكام الفقهية المستنبطة من حديث ((كان رسول الله ﷺ يسبح على ظهر راحلته حيث كان وجهه يومئ برأسه))
Authors: إعداد الدكتور/ نايف بن فرحان بن تركي العصيمي.
Published: March 2024

عنوان البحث: الأحكام الفقهية المستنبطة من حديث ((كان رسول الله يسبح على ظهر راحلته حيث كان وجهه يومئ برأسه)).

موضوع البحث: دراسة المسائل والأحكام الفقهية المندرجة تحت حديث ((كان رسول الله يسبح على ظهر راحلته حيث كان وجهه يومئ برأسه)) دراسة فقهية.

منهج البحث: منهج استقرائي؛ لمناسبته لطبيعة البحث.

الأقسام الرئيسة للبحث: يحتوي البحث على مقدمة تشتمل على الافتتاحية، وأهمية البحث، وأسباب اختياره، والدراسات السابقة، وحدود البحث، وخطته، ومنهجه، ثمّ تمهيد يحتوي على ثلاثة مباحث، ثمّ فصلين، يحتوي الأول منهما على مبحثين والثاني على سبعة مباحث، ثم الخاتمة، ثمّ الفهارس العلمية.

أبرز نتائج البحث:

حديث ابن عمر- رضي الله عنهما -وهو حديثنا هذا «كان رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يسبح ....» حديث في غاية الصحة والقبول؛ إذ هو مما اتفق عليه البخاري ومسلم.

أن من شرط الصلاة على الراحلة: أن تكون الصلاة نافلة، وأن تكون ذلك في حال السفر.

اشترط المالكية في جواز الصلاة على الراحلة أن تكون في السفر الذي يقصر فيه الصلاة وهذا مرجوح، بل الحكم عام في كلّ سفر.
جدلية الوحدة بين التهديد والانقسام دراسة تحليلية سسويولجية
Authors: أ.م. ماجدة شاكر مهدي
Published: March 2024

عندما قام العالم توينبي  بدراسة معمقة للتاريخ شرح لنا كيفية ان الحضارة تنشأ و تتطور ثم تسقط نتيجة للتحديات بمعنى انه اعطى للبيئة أهمية لبناء الحضارة مؤيدا بذلك النظرية تطور الحضارات و سميت ( التحدي و الاستجابة) بمعنى ان الحضارة تقوم و تنشأ لظهور حضارات  شعب يتحدى بها شعب أخر غالباً أم مغلوباً – ويتضح ان اسباب سقوط الحضارة تقوم لأسباب وعوامل عدة اهمها الضعف الذي ينتاب النخب في المجتمع و الاخر هو العامل الروحي و الديني فاذا اردت حضارة ما ان تحافظ على قوتها و ديمومتها فعليها ان تتماسك بالقيم الروحية بجعل الحضارة متماسكة .

اما هنغتون فيرى ان الصراعات و الحروب في الماضي كانت تقوم بين الدول بين دول مستقلة ، اما الصراعات في الان فتقوم بين حضارات على اسس أيديولوجية واقتصادية و ثقافية وقد تضطر لاستخدام كافة السبل لأسقاط الاخرى . وهذا ما لمسناه الان في وقتنا الحاضر وكيف استخدمت الولايات المتحدة الامريكية الفكر و الايديولوجيات الجزئية لدق ناقوس الخطر بين المجتمعات العربية الاسلامية ، خصوصاً بين الشرق الاوسط لعزله فكريا ومقاومته ثقافياً و تجسيد الانقسامية بدل مشروع الوحدوية الذي قاوم تحديات تاريخية طويلة من قبل كافة السياسات الاستعمارية .
The Impact of Using Fishbowl Strategy to Enhance Creative Imagination in Writing Skill for Iraqi EFL College Students
Authors: Assist. Prof. Samiya Mohammed Razoqey
Published: March 2024

This study aims at investigating the impact of using fishbowl strategy to enhance creative imagination in writing skill for Iraqi EFL college students. To achieve the aim of the present  study , the following hypothesis has been put : There is  no statistically significant differences at (á≤0.05) between the mean scores of the experimental group who is taught creative imagination in writing according to Fishbowl strategy and that of the control group  who is taught according to the traditional way in the post test of writing. Thus , an experiment design was adopted . The sample of the study was Purposive sample consisted of 90 students from 2nd year class\  English department \college of basic education\ University of Diyala (45 students as an experimental group which are taught writing by the use of the Fishbowl strategy and 45 students as a control group which are taught writing according to the traditional way during the academic year 2021 -2022). Meanwhile, the subjects of both groups are matched according to their age, level of parents’ education , and their scores in the writing skill at the pre-test. Writing test ( pre& post ) have been designed and the validity of the tests have been obtained by exposing them to jury members in the fields of EFL and linguistics. The reliability of the tests has been secured by using Alfa Cronbach formula  found to be (0.86)  which indicates high reliability. Statistical analysis of data achieved through using the t-test indicates that there are statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the two groups in favour of the experimental group in the post test .

           The researcher concludes that using Fishbowl strategy enhances students’ creative imagination in writing , and provides them opportunities to actively develop writing skills. That enable them to locate, gather, analyze, critique and apply information in a wide range of contexts as they develop understanding and the researcher suggests to use it to make another study for other stages and other subjects .
Simultaneous Interpreting of Intertextuality in Context of Crises: A Case Study of Russia-Ukraine Conflict Press Conferences
Authors: Abraheem Yousif Hashem  , Hala Ghanim Mohammed
Published: March 2024

The present study conducts a qualitative-quantitative analysis of the simultaneous interpreting of intertextualized expressions in the context of Russian-Ukraine crisis. The general objective of the research is to review the common types and levels of intertextualized expressions included in the selected live press conferences’ statements, to investigate the most common simultaneous interpretation strategies employed to transform such expressions into target ones. Kristeva and Bazerman’s Categorization, Gile’s strategies were utilized to reach the aim of the paper. The finding indicates the need of intensifying studies related to the concept of intertextuality particularly in the area of interpretation and translation. The levels of intertextuality ‘Indirect quotation’ and ‘using recognizable terminology’ are the commonly used in the three press conferences. Regarding the strategies, “Giving parallel information” in all three conferences and “paraphrasing” in the third press conference are the dominant interpretation strategies in the research data.
“As if sky was blue”: An Eco-Marxist Reading of Caryl Churchill’s Play Not Not Not Not Not Enough Oxygen
Authors: Asmaa Ismael Tawfeeq  , Al-Ameer Asst. Prof. Zainab Hasoon Abd
Published: March 2024

Humanity is confronted with a growing array of environmental challenges that demand immediate attention and cannot be disregarded. One of the issues the world faces is air pollution, which presents a significant risk to both the environment and human well-being. The capitalist system has a great impact on the exacerbation of air pollution and environmental deterioration. This impact is reflected in Caryl Churchill’s post-apocalyptic play Not Not Not Not Not Enough Oxygen (1971). The play presents a futuristic scenario in which humanity faces grave consequences due to the polluting practices of capitalism and the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources. It depicts a future in which environmental degradation drives people to violence and despair. In such a situation, it highlights the need for immediate action on climate change and ecological collapse. This paper draws upon eco-Marxism as a theoretical framework to comprehensively analyse how capitalism extensively exploits natural resources in pursuit of immediate financial gains, hence detrimentally impacting the environment.
Becoming Visible: Lessons in Disability
Authors: Brueggemann Brenda Jo , White Linda Feldmeier , Dunn Patricia A. , Heifferon Barbara A. , Cheu Johnson
Published: March 2024

The five authors call for increased awareness of disability in composition studies and argue that such an awareness can productively disrupt notions of “writing” and “composing” at the same time it challenges “normal”/“not normal” binaries in the field. In six sections: Brueggemann introduces and examines the paradox of disability’s “in-visibility” White considers the social construction of learning disabilities; Dunn analyzes the rhetoric of backlash against learning disabilities; Heifferon illustrates how a disability text challenged her students; Cheu describes how a disability-centered writing class made disability visible; all five conclude with challenges and directions for composition studies in intersecting with disability studies.
Centering in on Professional Choices
Authors: Harris Muriel
Published: March 2024

I examine my involvement with writing centers as an example of how we can look at the choices we’ve made within our areas of expertise to see why they attract us. In my case, the flexible, collaborative, individualized, non-evaluative, experimental, non-hierarchical, student-centered nature of writing centers is an excellent fit. An earlier version of this article was delivered as the Exemplar’s Address at the Fifty-first Annual CCCC in April 2000.
Conversation and Carrying-on: Play, Conflict, and Serio-Ludic Discourse in Synchronous Computer Conferencing
Authors: Rouzie Albert
Published: March 2024

This essay examines a series of InterChange transcripts to demonstrate how discourse that combines serious and playful purposes works to provoke and mediate conflict. Students use serio-ludic discourse to critique and to negotiate power relations and gendered subject positions with both positive and negative results.
An “Immensely Simplified Task”: Form in Modern Composition-Rhetoric
Authors: Goleman Judith
Published: March 2024

Using historical and contemporary documents, including student texts, this article examines why and how both novice and experienced writing teachers, including the author, continue to struggle with tacit allegiances to traditional forms while trying to facilitate dialectical writing in their classrooms.
SYMPOSIUM: The Scholar-Teacher-WPA: Stories from the Field
Authors: Brereton John , Hesse Douglas , Sommers Nancy
Published: March 2024

These essays are based on a session called “Stories from the Field” at the 2004 meetings of the Conference on College Composition and Communication.
Untested Feasibility: Imagining the Pragmatic Possibility of Paulo Freire
Authors: Ronald Kate , Roskelly Hephzibah
Published: March 2024

Considers how teachers might re-create, rather than import, Paulo Freire into North American contexts—and so not lose the power of his ideas. Takes the method of pragmatism and connects it to Freire’s concept of praxis to argue for pragmatic theory and practice in the work of teaching literacy.
Migration, Material Culture, and Identity in William Attaway’s Blood on the Forge and Harriette Arnow’s The Dollmaker
Authors: Morgan Stacy I
Published: March 2024

Discusses how both novels share key thematic elements pertaining to the experiences of migrants from rural Appalachia to multiethnic industrial centers of the urban north. Notes that a focus on the authors' handling of material culture helps to point one with increased clarity and precision to the writerly method by which Attaway and Arnow convey particular themes effectively.
Twentieth Century Literature in the New Century: A Symposium
Authors: Hoberek Andre , Burt John , Kadlec David , Daniel Jamie Owen , Eversley Shelly , Jurca Catherine , Sagar Aparajita , Berube Michael
Published: March 2024

The arrival of the new century marks a significant, yet still unknown, transformation for scholars of twentieth century literature. What was once contemporary and ongoing has now become historical. While it is unlikely that scholars will divide themselves on those terms, it is perhaps time to begin a long-needed overhaul of the category “Twentieth Century Literature.” The study of twentieth century literature has been divided into genres, subgenres, into cultures and subcultures, by geography, and even by authors, but perhaps the time is coming where, much like specialists of nineteenth century literature, those scholars of twentieth century literature will be required to have a broader range of knowledge of the century’s literary works. The impact on the profession can only be speculated. The educated guesses provided here in this symposium are the results of a panel that convened at the 1999 MLA Convention.
Special Focus: Personal Writing Introduction
Authors: Hindman Jane E.
Published: March 2024

Hindman introduces the articles in this special focus on personal writing. In these articles, the authors strive to clarify what is meant by “the personal” and “personal writing,” and to suggest criteria for measuring the effectiveness of personal writing.
OPINION:The Vexation of Class
Authors: Tingle Nick
Published: March 2024

The author explores his vexation with David Bartholomae’s “Inventing the University” in terms of its assumptions about class. He suggests that it both negates his own experience as a member of the working class and of the pedagogy he employs as a teacher of writing with middle-class students, given its insistence on mimicry of a dominant discourse that involves a betrayal of self for both working-class and middle-class learners of academic discourse.
Local Pedagogies and Race: Interrogating White Safety in the Rural College Classroom
Authors: Winans Amy E.
Published: March 2024

Recognizing that critical thinking is enhanced by an engagement with diversity, the author illustrates how race can usefully be addressed in a predominantly white classroom through a local pedagogy that respects and addresses the complexities of students’ often contradictory experiences of race, rather than essentializing whiteness or identifying it only with white privilege.
Where Brains Had a Chance: William Mayo and Rhetorical Instruction at East Texas Normal College, 1889-1917
Authors: Gold David
Published: March 2024

The author offers a local, institutional microhistory of the work of William Leonidas Mayo, a figure who both exemplifies and complicates some of our more recent concepts of student-centered pedagogy, both to enrich our understanding of our disciplinary history and to illuminate trends in English studies of continuing interest to contemporary teachers and scholars.
Hope, for the Dry Side
Authors: Husted Bette Lynch
Published: March 2024

Describes the experiences of the author as she tries to transfigure her students enrolled in freshman writing and college preparatory writing classes at Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton, Oregon (located in the “dry side” of the state). Addresses students' racism, homophobia, and distrust of their own skills in writing.
Critical Conversations in Difficult Times
Authors: Smith Karen
Published: March 2024

Recounts the author’s effort to make critical literacy possible in explicit ways in a children’s literature class. Concludes that it is necessary to deepen educators’ understandings of what is meant by making critical literacy possible and to remind themselves daily how important this will be to preserving democratic ideas.
Book Talk: The Messiness of Literacy Education
Authors: Tendero Antonio
Published: March 2024

Tendero reviews three books that have helped him to make sense of the “messy” complexities of students’ literate lives. They are: Things Get Hectic: Teens Write about the Violence That Surrounds Them (Touchstone Books, 1998); Mikhail Bakhtin: An Aesthetic for Democracy (Oxford University Press, 1999); and Reconceptualizing the Literacies in Adolescents’ Lives (Erlbaum, 1998).
Conversations from the Commissions: Preparing Teachers to Teach Young Adult Literature
Authors: Kaywell Joan F.
Published: March 2024

The Conference on English Education Commission of the Study and Teaching of Young Adult Literature (1999) struggles to define young adult literature in order to help English education instructors achieve NCTE/NCATE approval.
A Character by Any Other Name…
Authors: Cormier Robert
Published: March 2024

Presents an essay by renowned author of young adult literature Robert Cormier, musing on the autobiographical aspects of his own writings as well as writing in the guise of people or about situations to which he is a complete stranger.
Books about Teen Parents: Messages and Omissions
Authors: Davis Joye B. , MacGillivray Laurie
Published: March 2024

As Louise Rosenblatt tells us, reading allows us to learn about the world and ourselves, encouraging us to think about life choices and possible outcomes. Novels can also teach us about the consequences of decisions and frame our thinking about the future. With this in mind, we set out to gather narratives written for young adults that deal with teenage pregnancy and parenting. In this article, we share eight messages found in seventeen short stories and books, realizing that the meanings we derived from the books are subjective.
Can the English Language Take Care of Itself? A Dialogue
Authors: Redfern Richard K.
Published: March 2024

Presents a (fictional) conversation between a college English professor and a graduate student in English who is something of a purist about the language. Shows, in conversations across a semester and a half, her changing attitudes about the rules of good English, “purity” in the language, divided usage, and confusing grammar and usage.
Teaching Vocabulary in the Literature Classroom
Authors: Barton James
Published: March 2024

Advocates concept-related vocabulary instruction, in which students link individual words with larger literature concepts. Outlines four steps to creating a concept-related vocabulary lesson. Offers examples of how concept-related vocabulary lessons can be conducted while reading, before reading, and after reading. Outlines web, weave, and thermometer structures for vocabulary organization. Discusses integrating vocabulary instruction into the literature curriculum.
Including Parents in the Fun: Sharing Literary Experiences
Authors: Ciotti Holly
Published: March 2024

Investigates whether parent participation could improve student achievement in one of the author’s ninth-grade sheltered English classes. Describes how parents wrote essays with their children, participated in a goal-setting conference, and took part in a literary correspondence discussing “Romeo and Juliet.” Discusses the benefits for the teacher, parents, and students of such parent participation in ninth-grade English.
Teaching Vocabulary in the Literature Classroom
Authors: Putnam Dawn
Published: March 2024

Describes two projects undertaken with the author’s high school English classes in which students chose writing they wished to share with their own community, and then published it, in one case selling their class anthology to selected businesses around town. Describes the increase in enthusiasm for writing and care and professionalism caused by writing for a real audience.
The Day the Writing Died: A Play in One Act
Authors: Dean Deborah M.
Published: March 2024

Dean presents a fictionalized dialogue demonstrating the impact that state writing assessments with high stakes can have on classroom content.
Who’s Afraid of the Big, Bad TAAS? Rethinking Our Response to Standardized Testing
Authors: McClaskey Janet , Shafer Gregory
Published: March 2024

McClaskey emphasizes the importance of how we react to standardized tests. Teachers should self-educate themselves to the test, she says, and mold the curriculum creatively around the content by focusing teaching on making meaning rather than memorization. She provides examples from her own classroom detailing how she ensures that her students pass the test while still including creative and interesting opportunities for learning.
Talk About Books: Life Stories: Personal Portraits
Authors: Moore John Noell , McSweeny William E.
Published: March 2024

Reviews of Edith Bruck’s Who Loves You Like This (Paul Dry Books, 2001); Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker (David Remnick, ed.; Random House, 2000); and Portraits of the Presidents: Power and Personality in the Oval Office (Time Books, 2000) by Hugh Sidey.
Young Adult Literature: AP And YA?
Authors: Crowe Chris
Published: March 2024

Although the lack of young adult literature in advanced placement classes is understandable, Crowe contends that there is value in supplementing the canon with YA books. He suggests further reading for AP and Honors English teachers who “dare to disturb the universe,” and includes his regularly featured annotations of new and overlooked YA books worth reading.
The Missing Link between School and Work: Knowing the Demands of the Workplace
Authors: Craig Judith Cape
Published: March 2024

In this teacher research project, Craig helps you to answer your students when they ask, “Why do we have to learn this stuff?” Here she reports on the results of a survey that asked workers at various skill levels about the type and quantity of reading and writing in the workplace, as well as details related to quality standards. The results underscore the importance of many things currently taught in the English classroom, and suggest steps to take to strengthen the connection between school and work.
Prewriting, Planning, and Professional Communication
Authors: Blackburn-Brockman Elizabeth
Published: March 2024

Students may have an oversimplified notion of what it means to prewrite, suggests the author, and they could grow by analyzing and experimenting with alternative forms of prewriting exercises. Citing a case study by Jack Selzer, in which he observes a professional writer who did not write drafts, Blackburn-Brockman reminds us that research, interviews, related reading, and content grouping, are all valuable prewriting activities, and she suggests how this professional writer's tasks might translate into classroom activities.
How Comic Books Can Change the Way Our Students See Literature: One Teacher’s Perspective
Authors: Versaci Rocco
Published: March 2024

A delicate balance exists between passing on our literary judgments and encouraging students to develop theirs, says Versaci, and the challenge begins in the middle and high school classroom, where teachers must present literature at once in a way that interests students and teaches them to evaluate literature. One way to do this, he suggests, is to use comic books. In this article he details the many merits of using comics and graphic novels in the classroom, suggests how they can be integrated into historical and social issues units, and recommends several titles.
Learning with Technology: An End to Intolerance: Exploring the Holocaust and Genocide
Authors: Owen Trevor , Kern Honey
Published: March 2024

Kern writes about how preparing an online learning project about the Holocaust has informed her thinking about classroom-based teaching practices.
Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun: Getting Real in Upward Bound
Authors: Pace Barbara G. , Adkins Theresa A.
Published: March 2024

A pre-service teacher helps her students in the Upward Bound college-prep program become active readers by selecting a nonfiction text like Geoffrey Canada’s “Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun: A Personal History of Violence in America” that was both “accessible and connective.”
Exploring Nonfiction through Depression-Era Letter Writing
Authors: Ousley Denise M.
Published: March 2024

Since most historians agree that the Great Depression was a watershed event in twentieth century America, Denise Ousley believes “an in-depth exploration of the unsteady political and economic climate, cultural traditions, and diverse experiences of this defining era would do our students a great service.” Therefore, in this article, she makes “the case for presenting—for celebrating—the nonfiction of the Depression in the English classroom.” More specifically, Ousley thinks that “one of the most productive ways to explore Depression-era history is to read the works of the people who were in the midst of surviving it—through the letters they wrote to the White House.
Literature beyond Labels: Blending American and World Literature
Authors: Coltrane Brad
Published: March 2024

Suggests teachers pair works by American writers with works from other cultures that share a common thematic link or central issue. Puts this into practice by pairing texts that illustrate some of the potential for a blended curriculum of both American and non-Western writers.
Teaching World Literature: Preparing Global Citizens
Authors: Kerschner Linda Milanese
Published: March 2024

Describes the designing of a parallel curriculum for ninth graders who are required to take both World Literature and World Cultures. Concludes that there are opportunities for both students and teachers to connect to the cultures of the world and better understand the people and their literature.
Appreciation of Winter and Locality in Ethan Frome
Authors: Dutton Nancy J.
Published: March 2024

A unit on Ethan Frome, taught in upstate New York, gives high school teacher Nancy J. Dutton an opportunity to connect students with the local community and help them understand economic, class, and geographic diversity. She offers specific descriptions of activities in and beyond the classroom.
Room 106: English 12, English 11, Creative Writing, Yearbook…
Authors: Marshall Shane
Published: March 2024

Shane Marshall shares some of his experiences as one of two high school English teachers at Stryker Local Schools. He describes his extensive interactions with students and the benefits of small-town education.
Documenting History Enhances Literacy and Preserves Community
Authors: Rossbach Lucille Zenker
Published: March 2024

High school writers discover the “rich source of history and lore” that is their small town. Lucille Zenker Rossbach describes the processes students used to write and publish three collections of local history while also meeting state language arts standards.
Senior Projects in a Rural School
Authors: Rickey Matt , Moss Glenda
Published: March 2024

Technology and a school-university partnership enabled high school faculty members to implement the Senior Project. Matt Rickey and Glenda Moss describe the process of change, the project requirements, and the learning that resulted for students and faculty.
From the Secondary Section: Subversive English in Subversive Times: Defending What We Know to Be True
Authors: Sipe Rebecca Bowers
Published: March 2024

Members of the Secondary Section Steering Committee comment on topics of importance to English language arts educators.
Speaking My Mind: I Want the ’60s Back!
Authors: Jonsberg Sara Dalmas
Published: March 2024

“Speaking My Mind” invites readers to speak out about controversial issues relevant to the teaching of English language arts.
Science Fiction: Serious Reading, Critical Reading
Authors: Zigo Diane , Moore Michael T.
Published: March 2024

Former high school teachers Diane Zigo and Michael T. Moore argue that science fiction deserves greater respect and a place in high school literature classes. They recommend titles and suggest activities for incorporating science fiction into English language arts instruction.
From the Secondary Section: Trenton Central High School SSR: A Case Study
Authors: Waff Diane , Connell Patrice M.
Published: March 2024

Members of the Secondary Section Steering Committee comment on topics of importance to English language arts educators.
Teaching English in the World: Obstacles to Authentic Reading: The USA Patriot Act and High-Stakes Testing
Authors: Lindblom Kenneth
Published: March 2024

“Teaching English in the World” examines the teaching of English in a global context.
Learning to Listen, Listening to Learn: Teaching Poetry as a Sensory Medium
Authors: Cobbs Lewis
Published: March 2024

Arguing that analysis of the musical qualities of poetry is often avoided, Lewis Cobbs presents strategies teachers can use to help students understand how these elements contribute to constructing meaning. He relates the musical qualities of poetry to similar features of popular music.
Using Poems for Multiple Voices to Teach Creative Writing
Authors: Bintz William P. , Henning-Shannon Trisha
Published: March 2024

Finding it difficult to get students excited about writing authentically, teacher-researchers William P. Bintz and Trisha Henning-Shannon took a risk. They used Fleischman’s books of poems for two voices as models, and high school students responded with moving poems of their own. The authors cite a number of factors that led to the students’ success and include examples of the poems that resulted from this innovative assignment.
Creativity: Fostering and Modeling the Spirit
Authors: Wilcox Bonita L.
Published: March 2024

Defining creativity may be all but impossible. However, recognizing it is a little easier.
Focus on Research: Teachers and Technology: Digital Literacy through Professional Development
Authors: Pianfetti Evangeline S.
Published: March 2024

Pianfetti argues for a more prominent place for technology in professional development programs for teachers.
Reading and Writing Essays about Objects of Personal Significance
Authors: Horn Leigh Van
Published: March 2024

Van Horn illustrates the importance of personal relevance and life experience in students’ ability to become engaged in the essay genre.
Charcoal Clouds and Weather Writing: Inviting Science to a Middle School Language Arts Classroom
Authors: Franks Leslie
Published: March 2024

Leslie Franks brings science and art into the language arts class-room as a means of exploring cross-curricular connections.
“Kid Mice Hunt for Their Selfs”: First and Second Graders Writing Research
Authors: Read Sylvia
Published: March 2024

Read presents four case studies to examine how her first and second graders worked together using source texts to write their own informational books.
Welcome to Our Web: Integrating Subjects through Entomology
Authors: Tevebaugh Tara
Published: March 2024

In this article, Tevebaugh shares how the study of insects became a focal point for cross-curricular convergence in her classroom.
Fruit of the Devil: Writing and English Language Learners
Authors: Blake Brett Elizabeth
Published: March 2024

In this article, Blake suggests that, in order to re-invigorate writing in schools, educators need to remind themselves of the importance of the tools of the writing process to help them explore the distinct and multiple voices and texts, and hence, the multiple literacies of our students.
Gender Identities and Self-Expression in Classroom Narrative Writing
Authors: Peterson Shelley
Published: March 2024

In this article, Peterson examines the ways in which the boys and girls in three fourth-grade classrooms used writing to perform gender roles.
Troubling Stories: Valuing Productive Tensions in Collaborating with Families
Authors: Wilson-Keenan Jo-Anne , Solsken Judith , Willett Jerri
Published: March 2024

In this article, Wilson-Keenan, Solsken, and Willett illustrate how classroom talk that includes students, families, and teachers can create spaces in which students from diverse cultural backgrounds negotiate purposeful literacy practices.
The NCTE Reading Initiative:Politics, Pedagogy, and Possibilities
Authors: Smith Karen , Hudelson Sarah
Published: March 2024

A bilingual school explores an innovative professional development approach that is shaped by teachers needs and inquiries.
PROFILE: Born to Draw: A Profile of Steven Kellogg
Authors: Elleman Barbara
Published: March 2024

Steven Kellogg’s pictures vibrate with energy, enthusiasm, and a seemingly innate understanding of what appeals to children. And no wonder—as this popular author illustrator laughingly says, “I think I was born with a picture in my head and a crayon in my hand.” He can’t remember a time when he didn’t want to draw pictures.
Poor Teaching for Poor Kids
Authors: Kohn Alfie
Published: March 2024

Suggests that the most conspicuous victims of high-stakes testing are low-income minority children. Notes that families and educators are beginning to “engage in civil disobedience to rescue education from the current accountability fad.” Concludes that it is very important to investigate whether the proposed response is likely to fix the problem or make it worse.
Reading Corner for Educators: Critical Literacy and Social Justice
Authors: Nieto Sonia , Botelho Maria José , Rudman Masha K.
Published: March 2024

The authors review four new books that address how readers and writers reposition themselves in the world.
Making Politics Primary: Exploring Critical Curriculum with Young Children: A teacher encourages children to develop a language of critique through their study of candidates’ platforms in a presidential election
Authors: Burns Terry J.
Published: March 2024

Using a framework grounded in critical theory, the author describes how her first-grade students developed their literacy abilities while talking and writing about the 2000 presidential election. She discusses the children’s ways of participating in the voting process, including expanding their awareness of candidates, the candidates’ views, and the election processes and expanding their connections with election processes. The author describes how her students’ participation in the presidential election connected with learning and decision-making experiences about issues of social justice and approaches for taking action.
The Zine Project: Writing with a Personal Perspective: Creating zines, magazines focused on topics of personal significance, encourages purposeful writing in a variety of genres
Authors: Cohen Barbara
Published: March 2024

How can teachers help their students write effectively and purposefully in a variety of genres despite the challenges of increased testing and curriculum mandates?
Missing the Children: When Politics and Programs Impede Our Teaching
Authors: Bomer Katherine
Published: March 2024

A teacher reflects on the ways in which high stakes testing affected her ability to teach children. Her first few years of teaching were challenging as she worked to reach for rigorous curriculum, meet the needs of all learners, and construct ways to communicate with parents and the school community.
One Teacher’s Resistance to the Pressures of Test Mentality
Authors: Dooley Caitlin McMunn
Published: March 2024

The emphasis on testing in Texas public schools has shaped literacy instruction in many classrooms. This article details how one Special Education teacher resists this testing mentality. She refuses to use the multiple-choice practice tests and prescribed programs that dominate the classrooms of many other teachers in her school; instead, she endorses authentic assessments and informed individualized instruction as a way to engage her students in the world of reading and writing.