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Peer reviewedOtten, Nick; Stelmach, Marjorie – English Journal, 1987
Presents a high school student's story about fishing, analyzes the story, and provides study guide questions for students intended to amplify the reading. Invites "English Journal" readers to use this story and study guide in their own classrooms. (JG)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, English Instruction, Literature, Secondary Education
Download full textVine, Harold A., Jr.; Faust, Mark A. – 1993
Using an approach developed and refined over a combined 44 years of teaching, this book encourages literature teachers at the high school and college levels to empower their students as readers--and meaning-makers--of literature. The book presents results of a research study in which 288 students, ranging from junior high school to graduate…
Descriptors: English Instruction, High Schools, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation
Romano, Tom – 1995
Resounding with passion for teaching, learning, and writing as well as for the personal influences in a life of teaching, learning, and writing, this book encourages high school and higher education teachers to look beyond the tried and accepted. At the same time it offers concrete ideas to attempt with students--alternate style maneuvers,…
Descriptors: English Instruction, High Schools, Higher Education, Literacy
Literacy South, Durham, NC. – 1992
This magazine contains literary pieces/writings by 31 new writers in the southeastern United States. The works span a broad range of topics: remembering times past, reflections on special people, social concerns, family life, and work. Authors' comments or autobiographical notes and photographs accompany the pieces. Titles include the following:…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing
Perry, Carrie; And Others – 1992
This publication contains the stories of seven African-American students in the literacy class at the Council for Senior Citizens in Warrenton, North Carolina. The stories were inspired by photographs selected from photographic books with images of African Americans in familiar settings, particularly rural settings. Autobiographical information…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Blacks, Creative Writing
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. – 1997
Based on the premise that print, oral, and media literacy are crucial in today's complex world, this handbook outlines a model for communication arts curricula that will lead to the production of literate, competent users of communication arts processes. The main purpose of the handbook is to serve as a tool for teachers and curriculum writers in…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Technology
Suhor, Charles – 1983
Prepared as part of a series applying recent research in oral and written communication instruction to classroom practice, this booklet discusses three visual models of teaching written composition. The first section of the booklet discusses the content area model, which begins with an abstraction presented to students (definitions of parts of…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Educational Theories, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Tsujimato, Joseph I. – 1988
Intended to serve as a general model for the teaching of poetry writing, and written from the perspective of one individual teacher's thinking and experience, this guide, although originally written for teachers of seventh and eighth graders, is adaptable to other levels--elementary, high school, and college. Chapter 1, "Students and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Class Activities, Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education
Woodruff, Barbara Bilson, Ed.; And Others – Inside English, 1991
With each issue focusing on a different theme, volume 19 of "Inside English" looks at the cultural diversity in the community college curriculum, teaching literature at all levels, teaching writing at all levels, and the challenge of teaching English in the 1990's. In addition to regular columns on the English Council of California Two-Year…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College English, Community Colleges, Cultural Differences
Rosen, Leonard J.; Behrens, Laurence – 1997
This third edition of a writing handbook that is built on the underlying themes of critical thinking and writing across the curriculum moves into the next generation with extensive coverage of electronic research and document design. It also contains many examples, exercises, and student papers in all categories. The handbook's chapters on…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Electronic Libraries
Woodruff, Barbara Bilson, Ed.; And Others – Inside English, 1990
With each issue focusing on different themes, volume 17 of "Inside English" looks at the writing process, literature and literacy, composition and creativity, and pedagogical alternatives and classroom writing. In addition to regular columns on the English Council of California Two-Year Colleges (ECCTYC) and legislative concerns, the following…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College English, Community Colleges, Computer Uses in Education
Woodruff, Barbara Bilson, Ed.; Woodruff, Bert, Ed. – Inside English, 1989
With each issue focusing on different themes, volume 16 of "Inside English" looks at writing programs and critical thinking, developmental writing and the plight of part-time faculty, teaching literature and study abroad programs, and English as a Second Language (ESL) and English programs. In addition to regular columns on the English Council of…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Basic Writing, College English, College Faculty
Bilson, Barbara, Ed.; Woodruff, Bert, Ed. – Inside English, 1986
Designed primarily for English faculty at two-year colleges in California, "Inside English" includes articles on instructional innovations in teaching remedial writing, literature courses, and freshman composition, and on major curricular, administrative, and employment issues in the field. The four issues of volume 13 include the…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, College English, Community Colleges, Computer Assisted Instruction
