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English 3402  Methods of Teaching Literature in the Secondary School

This course explores various approaches to the study of literature, as well as best practices in teaching literature at the secondary level.  Course work will consist primarily of reading and responding to pedagogical texts, applying the findings in such to classic and contemporary literature, and crafting/modeling instructional tools both independently and cooperatively in ways that mirror professional learning communities.  The required work for this course includes crafting lesson plans, thematic units, a course design, and various reflective essays.  (Group 1)