1. August: Dreams and realities
2. Thinking about teaching and learning
3. A modern profile of adult literacy
4. Teaching reading in high school: The continuum of possibilities
5. The place and purpose of vocabulary instruction
6. Putting grammar in its place
7. Teaching writing: From practice to performance
8. Teaching speaking and listening: The verbal curriculum
9. Teaching thinking in the English class
10. Composing a curriculum: How to plan a unit of study
11. Measuring student progress
12. Digital literacy: Technology in the English class
13. Media literacy: Reading the visual and virtual worlds
14. Integrating English projects and exhibitions into the curriculum
15. Service learning: Its place and purpose
16. Success for all: Teaching students with special needs
17. What gender is English?
18. Thoughts about culture, race, and language
19. Ethics and the study of English
20. Teaching advanced placement and honors English
21. English teachers and the law
23. Getting a job teaching English
24. Organizing yourself to teach English and have a life
25. Creating a thoughtful community: The classroom
26. The politics of education: Parents, school boards, politicians, and the media
27. Joining the professional conversation
App. A. Writing student recommendation letters
App. B. Helping students write college application essays
App. C. How to read a short story
App. D. 103 things to do before/during/after reading
App. E. How to help your child write better
App. F. Components of an effective presentation or speech
App. G. Classroom self-evaluation/checklist
App. H. New teacher checklist
App. I. A concise glossary of literary terms
App. J. The timetables of teaching high school English
App. K. The history of the relationship between the text, the reader, and the teacher
App. L. Santa Monica High School textbooks by grade level
App. M. Santa Monica High School summer reading lists.
