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Course Description
ED 3380 is a methods course designed to prepare English teachers to become practiced in the
knowledge and skills required of effective professionals in English education on the secondary level.
Students in this course will research and practice strategies pertinent to curriculum, methods of
teaching, and classroom management.
Required Texts
Suggested Resources
Attendance Requirements
Regular attendance (13 of the 15 class meetings, including the two “virtual” classes on September
14 and November 23) and punctuality are required in order for students to receive a passing grade in
the course. Late arrival counts as ½ an absence. If you must be absent, please e-mail me any
assignment that may have been due that evening. Those students with perfect attendance will receive
an extra “A” test/essay/project grade.
Late Assignments
Assignments that are turned in late without the instructor’s permission carry a penalty of ten points
per day.
Grade Structure
Tests and Major Papers: 70%
Discussion: 15%
Please note: grammar and punctuation errors will lower grades on all assignments. Strive for
elegance, accuracy, and excellence in your writing and speaking!
University guidelines require a grade of “A” or “B” in ED 3380/ED 5300 before a student is
permitted to enroll in student teaching.
Required Papers, Projects, and Assignments:
Reading: Assigned reading must be highlighted and annotated and will be checked for a grade.
Two field observation papers: papers reflecting on the instructional methods used by the
teachers you observed and the effect of these methods on their students.
You must also turn in the log of class hours signed by the teachers you observe.
Students who qualify for the field experience exemption must observe two other teachers
in their building for at least one period each and must write each of the two field
observation papers.
Course Content by Week
Reading Assignment for next time: Harper’s Magazine article (Gatto, John.
“Against School: How Public Education Cripples Our Kids, and Why.” Harper’s
Magazine, September 2003, pp. 33-38.)
Before Next Class: Write a 1- page journal entry reflecting on the Gatto piece
Reading Assignment for next time: M&M pp. 1-28 and 102-107
Reading Assignment for next time: M & M pp. 241-252 and 260-266.
Reading Assignment for next week: M & M pp. 348-391 and 135-143
Before Next Time: Revise your Philosophy of Teaching paper
For Next Time: Read an entire current issue of English Journal (available in the
library) and write a bulleted list of techniques and ideas that you found
in it. At the end of the list, document the issue’s date and publication information in
MLA format. Be prepared to report on one of the teaching techniques you read
about.
Oct. 19 List of ideas from English Journal due/Short oral reports and discussion
Workshop on planning PAT lessons
Distribution of templates and rubrics for PAT lesson
Oct. 26 Write your PAT lesson. Bring all of the materials necessary to complete it in
class.
Before Next Time: Write your second field observation paper and make sure
all of your observation hours have been completed. Bring documentation of your
observation hours to class on April 27.
Nov. 30 Final Examination/Course Evaluation
Documentation of field observation hours due
Second two- page paper on field observation due
Check of text highlighting and annotation