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Zwiers, Jeff; Crawford, Marie – Stenhouse Publishers, 2011
Where would we be without conversation? Throughout history, conversations have allowed us to see different perspectives, build ideas, and solve problems. Conversations, particularly those referred to in this book as academic conversations, push students to think and learn in lasting ways. Academic conversations are back-and-forth dialogues in…
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Teaching Methods, Discussion, Classroom Communication
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Combs, Dorie – Middle School Journal, 1997
Discusses the purpose of alternative assessment in language arts classes in the middle school setting. Notes how alternative assessments encourage higher order thinking skills, provide an alternative to failure, encourage students to experiment, and keep teachers interested. Provides directions and scoring guides for examples of alternative…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Class Activities, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
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Green, Tim – Clearing House, 2001
Describes how and why the author teaches students to evaluate the purpose, content and functionality of web pages. Includes a one-page web page evaluation sheet. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Cherokee County Schools, Centre, AL. – 1972
This curriculum guide for the language arts program at Centre (Alabama) Junior High School describes the objectives, activities, and evaluation methods used. It also describes the different areas of the language arts program--reading, writing, spelling, listening, and speaking--and the emphasis placed on each area in the development of…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Guides, Educational Objectives, English Curriculum
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Frazier, C. Hood; Wellen, Charlotte – Voices from the Middle, 1998
Describes how two teachers approach poetry writing with at-risk high school students over a 12-week period, structuring activities to initiate poetry as language play, selecting model poems that are developmentally appropriate, and organizing writing assignments that encourage students to draw on their individual experiences. Discusses conducting…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Class Activities, English Instruction, Evaluation Methods
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1993
Presenting a diagnostic teaching unit for grade 7 language arts, this handbook is intended to be used along with the companion handbook 1, "Evaluating Students' Learning and Communication Processes: Integrating Diagnostic Evaluation and Instruction." The student activities of the diagnostic teaching units in the handbook have been…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Evaluation Methods, Grade 7
School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1995
Eight curriculum guides are provided for music and social studies; reading/language arts/social studies; reading/language arts; science; science/art; social studies. Objectives, resources, grade level, activity procedures, evaluation and follow-up suggestions are outlined for each activity. (JKP)
Descriptors: Art Education, Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Hyslop, Nancy, Comp.; Essex, Christopher, Comp. – 1996
One of a series of educational packages designed for implementation either in a workshop atmosphere or through individual study, this Hot Topic guide on writing evaluation presents a variety of materials to assist educators in designing and implementing classroom projects and activities centering on the topic of evaluating writing in the…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Annotated Bibliographies, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education
Noon, Elizabeth F.; and others – Instr, 1969
Descriptors: Bulletin Boards, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Elementary School Curriculum
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Harthcock, Donna – Social Studies Texan, 1991
Presents a class project in which students were divided into groups, each of which produced a letter as though written by a resident of prerevolutionary Texas. Provides suggested characters, review exercises, suggestions, and evaluation advice. Discusses the project's benefits as a Texas state history review and language arts lesson. (DK)
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Characterization, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning
McLeod, Alan M., Ed. – Virginia English Bulletin, 1984
Articles in this journal issue focus primarily on evaluation in the language arts and oral communication. Following an introduction to the two themes, the articles discuss the following: (1) pop quizzes in literature, (2) holistic scoring, (3) self-evaluation strategies in prewriting and rewriting, (4) what not to do in student/teacher…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Bratcher, Suzanne, Ed. – Arizona English Bulletin, 1987
Intended to provide language arts teachers with practical ideas to help students become better writers, this focused journal issue addresses writing instruction at all levels, from elementary school through college. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Intuitive Writing" (J. Hise); (2) "Tutoring the…
Descriptors: Biblical Literature, Class Activities, Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education