The header for this issue of the Prestwick House Footnotes Newsletter comes from the cover of the Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic edition of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
In this issue of the Prestwick House Footnotes Newsletter:
From recent college graduates who are just learning their way in the educational field to the most seasoned educator, theEnglish Companion Ning, created by celebrated author and teacher Jim Burke, provides an online community “where English teachers meet to help each other.”
Whether you are researching the use of Socratic seminars in AP Literature classes or searching for a high-interest world literature text that relates to a specific theme, there is an enormous variety of active forums, blogs, and groups in which you can discuss topics with other teachers.
Conversations on a wide range of topics include strategies for teaching a specific text, using technology in the classroom, testing and assessment,classroom management, and achieving a personal and professional balance.
With the addition of 39 titles, there are now over 80 downloadable Grammardog Guides available from Prestwick House, and at $14.95 per guide, it’s a deal you simply can’t pass up!
Each title-specific guide uses the literature you are already teaching to teach both grammar and sentence construction. Over 50 pages of ready-to-print, reproducible activities give your students all the knowledge, skills, and practice they need to master grammar, while also reinforcing your existing literature program.
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