Teaching to exceed in the English language arts : a justice, inquiry, and action approach for 6-12 classrooms / Richard Beach, Ashley S. Boyd, Allen Webb, and Amanda Haertling Thein.

Revised edition of: Teaching to exceed the English language arts common core state standards : a critical inquiry approach for 6-12 classrooms

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section I. Theoretical frameworks/foundations of English language arts instruction -- Justice, inquiry, action -- Planning English language arts instruction -- Contexts, standards, and teacher freedom -- Section II. Implementing and exceeding the ELA state standards -- Teaching literature -- Teaching nonfiction -- Teaching writing -- Writing and enacting narratives, drama, and poetry -- Implementing digital/media literacy standards -- Implementing speaking and listening standards -- Implementing language standards -- Section III. Evaluation, assessment, and reflection -- Assessing students' work -- Fostering teacher reflection and professional development.

"Timely, thoughtful, and comprehensive, this text directly supports pre-service and in-service teachers in developing curriculum and instruction that both addresses and exceeds the requirements of English language arts standards. It demonstrates how the Common Core State Standards as well as other local and national standards' highest and best intentions for student success can be implemented from a critical, culturally relevant perspective firmly grounded in current literacy learning theory and research. The third edition frames ELA instruction around adopting a justice, inquiry, and action approach that supports' students in their schools and community contexts. Offering new ways to respond to current issues and events, the text provides specific examples of teachers employing the justice, inquiry, and action curriculum framework to promote critical engagement and learning. Chapters cover common problems and challenges, alternative models, and theories of language arts teaching. The framework, knowledge, and guidance in this book shows how ELA standards can not only be addressed but also surpassed through engaging instruction to foster truly diverse and inclusive classrooms. The Third Edition provides new material on: adopting a justice, inquiry and action approach to enhance student engagement and critical thinking planning instruction to effectively implement standards in the classroom teaching literary and informational texts, with a focus on authors of color integrating drama activities into literature teaching informational, explanatory, argumentative, and narrative writing supporting bilingual/ELL students using digital tools and apps to respond to and create digital texts addressing how larger contextual and political factors shape instruction fostering preservice teacher development"-- Provided by publisher.