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Kuhn, Matt; Hubbell, Elizabeth R.; Pitler, Howard – ASCD, 2012
If you've upgraded to the second edition of the landmark book "Classroom Instruction That Works," you need this companion guide to help you use technology to support research-based instruction. The authors follow the revised Instructional Planning Guide that makes it easier for you to know when to emphasize each of the instructional strategies,…
Descriptors: Instructional Effectiveness, Educational Strategies, Educational Technology, Cooperative Learning
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Hesse, Douglas – English Journal, 1989
Presents three assignment sequences--covering both canonical and noncanonical stories, mini-anthologies, and novels--that encourage secondary school students to think critically about the concept of literature. Notes that students can learn to analyze literature critically by comparing both canonical and noncanonical texts. (MM)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, English Instruction
Zawierucha, Christina F. M. – 2000
This curriculum project, a lesson plan for a thematic literary study of war and its effects, has five goals: (1) to have students read various selections of literature on the theme of war from both the Middle East and the West; (2) to teach students to analyze the differences and similarities between wars fought in the Middle East as compared to…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, High Schools
National Committee on United States-China Relations, New York, NY. – 2002
The curriculum projects in this collection represent the culmination of a Fulbright-Hays summer seminar for educators which took place in China in 2001. The collection contains 16 curriculum projects: "Notes on Giving a Presentation to a Parents Group, School Board or Other Public Audience Regarding Modern China" (David Bilka);…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Asian History, Asian Studies, Chinese Culture
Buckheister, Patrick B.; Fanselow, John F. – 1983
The technique individuals use to narrow the possible responses in "solicits" (demands, requests, or questions requiring a response) in and outside the classroom often helps to avoid miscommunication and can be a useful tool for classroom teachers. A narrowing exercise was completed by 35 classes of native English and English as a second language…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques