21st Century Literacy: If We Are Scripted, Are We Literate?

Introduction Part I. The Bureaucratic Script Chapter 1: Standards, Standards Everywhere and Not a Spot to Think - P. L. Thomas Chapter 2: Rubrics, Scoring Guides, and Testing, Testing, Testing - Renita Schmidt Part II. The Corporate Script Chapter 3: Marketing Child Readers: Ranking and Sorting - Renita Schmidt Chapter 4: English as a Scripted Language - P. L. Thomas Part III. The Student Script Chapter 5: 'When Are We Going to Do English?' - P. L. Thomas Chapter 6: How School Works: Raise Your Hands When You Want to Learn - Renita Schmidt Part IV. The Parent and Public Script Chapter 7: 'Why Don't You Mark the Errors on my Child's Papers?' - Explaining Yourself Theoretically and Professionally - Renita Schmidt Chapter 8: 'Why Aren't You Teaching C. S. Lewis?'-Challenges and Expectations from Outside School - P. L. Thomas Part V. The Administrative Script Chapter 9: But Are They Ready To Do Best Practices? - Renita Schmidt Chapter 10: Building and Department Politics-Talking English - P. L. Thomas Part VI. Beyond Scripts to Literacy Chapter 11: Literacy as Action-Empowering Students - P. L. Thomas Chapter 12: Assessing Our Way into Instruction: What Teachers Know and How They Know It - Renita Schmidt Conclusion: Implications for Literacy Classrooms in the 21st Century References