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Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy, 1995
Presents four short examples of writing by rural students from West Virginia, exploring situations and describing settings unknown to most city folk. (SR)
Descriptors: Rural Education, Rural Schools, Secondary Education, Student Writing Models
Juska, Jane – Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy, 1992
Describes how the topic of "sleaze" became the leitmotif of a high school English classroom for several weeks. Presents students' responses to the topic, which demonstrates that the students are reading, writing, and thinking about the topic over an extended period of time. (RS)
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Instruction, High Schools, Student Reaction
Johnson, Sue – Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy, 1994
Muses on the teaching of history to sixth graders, using writing historically as a form of personal exploration, and making connections with the past. (SR)
Descriptors: Grade 6, History Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Student Writing Models
Moffett, James – Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy, 1995
Reprints a 1980 article from this journal on an experience the author had as a college freshman that aptly illustrates the adage, "Write what you know." Updates the article with an Afterword commenting on the earlier writing. (SR)
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Higher Education, Student Writing Models, Teacher Attitudes
Corey, Roger – Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy, 1995
Describes using music with eighth-grade students for generating story ideas to write about. (SR)
Descriptors: Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Music
Murphy, Richard – Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy, 1995
Reprints a 1980 article from this journal which responds to another article from the same year in the same journal and which argues that a writing teacher's joy is to help students develop both a caring self and a skillful mind. Updates the article with an Afterword commenting on the earlier piece. (SR)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Student Writing Models, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Student Relationship
Laska, Miriam – Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy, 1994
Describes an oral history assignment in a U.S. history class in which limited English proficiency students interview a U.S. immigrant. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, History Instruction, Immigrants, Interviews
Swayne, Renee – Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy, 1994
Describes the use of "idea books" (journals) with third graders as part of their history/social studies instruction. Discusses entries from units on Christopher Columbus and on George Washington. (SR)
Descriptors: Grade 3, History Instruction, Primary Education, Social Studies
Lee, Kathy – Quarterly of the National Writing Project and the Center for the Study of Writing and Literacy, 1994
Describes teaching history to fourth graders using novels and reference books. Notes that students also publish a newspaper and complete an oral history project. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Grade 4, History Instruction, Intermediate Grades
