006.35A Grade
Levels: 7-12.
006.35B Endorsement
Type: Field.
006.35C Persons with
this endorsement may teach and direct curricular and cocurricular activities in
composition/language, literature, speech, theatre, mass communication,
journalism and reading in grades 7 through 12.
006.35D Certification Endorsement
Requirements: This endorsement shall require a minimum of 65 semester hours in
journalism and mass communications, language, literature, reading, speech,
theatre, and writing.
006.35E
Endorsement Program Requirements: Nebraska teacher education institutions
offering this endorsement program must have on file, within the institution, a
plan which identifies the courses and the course completion requirements which
the institution utilizes to grant credit toward completion of this endorsement.
THE FOLLOWING ARE RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES FOR
INCLUSION AS PART OF THE INSTITUTION'S PLAN UNDER THIS
ENDORSEMENT.
Through the courses identified in its plan, the institution
should prepare prospective teachers to:
A. Demonstrate an understanding of and be
able to teach the concepts, skills, and processes of reading and writing as
defined in the Nebraska Student Standards for grades eight and
twelve.
B. Demonstrate knowledge
and understanding of the English language, including being able to:
1. demonstrate an understanding of language
acquisition and development;
2.
demonstrate how reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and thinking
are interrelated;
3. recognize the
impact of cultural, economic, political, and social environments upon
language;
4. demonstrate an
understanding of diversity in language use, patterns, and dialects across
cultures, ethnic groups, geographic regions, and social roles;
5. demonstrate an understanding of how and
why the English language evolves;
6. demonstrate an understanding of English
grammars;
7. demonstrate an
understanding of syntax and phonology; and
8. demonstrate an understanding of the
various purposes for which language is used.
C. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of
reading processes, including being able to:
1. describe reading and writing
development;
2. teach basic skills
and strategies in reading and writing;
3. teach students to use reading and writing
as tools for learning;
4. motivate
readers and writers using a wide variety of methods and materials;
5. match reading materials with students=
abilities;
6. involve parents in
cooperative efforts and programs;
7. demonstrate how to respond to and
interpret literature in different ways;
8. demonstrate how to discover and create
meaning from texts, including non-print media;
9. use a wide range of strategies to
comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate literary and other texts;
and
10. demonstrate an
understanding of the uses of reading for different purposes, including reading
in the workplace.
D.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of different composing processes,
including being able to:
1. use a wide range
of writing strategies to generate meaning and to clarify
understanding;
2. produce different
forms of written discourse for various audiences demonstrating conventional
usages for those forms and audiences;
3. demonstrate how written discourse can
influence thought and action; and
4. revise, edit, and proofread written
text.
E. Demonstrate
knowledge and understanding of an extensive range of literature, including
being able to:
1. demonstrate knowledge of a
broad historical and contemporary spectrum of United States, British, and world
literatures, including:
a. literature from a
range of cultures;
b. literature
from a range of genres;
c.
literature by authors of both genders;
d. literature by authors of color;
e. literature written specifically for older
children and young adults; and
f.
works of literary theory, history, and criticism.
F. Demonstrate knowledge and
understanding of the range and influence of print and nonprint media and
technology in contemporary culture, including being able to:
1. recognize the influence of media on
culture and on people's actions and communication;
2. describe the historical, ethical, and
legal issues central to communication; and
3. demonstrate an understanding of and the
ability to use current technologies in communication.
G. Demonstrate methods for conducting
research and analyzing information.
H. Demonstrate an understanding of management
and budgeting skills as they apply to curricular and cocurricular communication
activities.
I. Demonstrate an
understanding of and be able to apply the principles of contemporary rhetoric,
interpersonal communication, performance theory, and public address.
J. Demonstrate an understanding of and be
able to apply the principles of basic acting; play direction; and theatre
design and technology.
K. Clinical
Experiences. The prospective teacher should have clinical experiences in
cocurricular activities related to (1) journalism and mass communications, (2)
speech, and (3) theatre.
