Vol. 105 (2024)

Kansas English, vol. 105

DOI: https://doi.org/10.62704/ke25x

Published: 2024-06-25

Full Issue

Kansas English v.105

From the Editor

Join the Professional Conversation

Katherine Mason Cramer
- From the Editor

The President's Column

Perspectives from the President

Nathan Whitman
- Perspectives from the President

Practitioner Pieces

These Books Matter A Banned Books Week Celebration

Carolyn L. Carlson
- These Books Matter

Reflective Essays

Why the Need for Writing Instruction Persists in the Age of Generative AI A Professional and Personal Reflection

Stephanie Robinson
- Writing Instruction
Do As I Say and As I Do Creating Strong Writers by Emphasizing and Modeling the Process

Haven Massey
- Do As I Say and As I Do
Putting Together the Pieces of Effective Instruction The Role of Structured Literacy

Carrie B. Tholstrup
- Putting Together

Scholarly Articles

The Kansas Literary Canon A Study of Texts Taught in High School English Courses

Ambyr Rios
- Kansas Literacy Canon

Book Reviews

Unveiling Courage A Review of Trudy Ludwig's Brave Every Day

Michelle Anderson, Baylee Reyes, Mattelyn Swartz
- Unveiling Courage
A Road Trip of Acceptance and Love A Review of Amber McBride's Me (Moth)

Madilyn Kramer
- A Road Trip
Monumental Stories Found in We Deserve Monuments

Haven Massey
- Monumental Stories
A Glimpse of McCurdy Her Rise & Fall from Fame in I'm Glad My Mom Died

Danika Pester
- Glimpse of McCurdy
Back on Track Academic and Athletic Adventures in Growing Season by James V. Jacobs

John Franklin
- Back on Track

Teaching Tips

Revising Writing Assignments in Response to Generative AI

Carrie Dickison
- Revising Writing
MLA Citation Dissections

Beth Gulley
- MLA Citation Dissections
Heads Up! and Collaborative Sentence Writing

Rebecca Kastendick
- Heads Up
Directed Reading Thinking Activity A Gradual Release Method to Demystify Reading

LuAnn Fox
- Directed Reading Thinking Activity

Creative Works

Three Works of Poetry

Dave Malone
- Poetry

Interviews

Patience and Persistence Author Janae Marks Encourages Young Readers and Writers at the 2023 Literature Festival

Kevin B. Kienholz
- Patience and persistence