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Peer reviewedStone, David S. – Exercise Exchange, 1996
Describes a fun outdoor assignment whereby secondary school students form into groups of four or five and learn about the importance of narrative setting by drawing on sidewalks with chalk. Reviews the five basic elements of setting: temporal, geographical, cultural, historical, and environmental. (TB)
Descriptors: Fiction, Freehand Drawing, Language Arts, Lesson Plans
Peer reviewedSmith, Jane Bowman – Exercise Exchange, 1983
THE FOLLOWING IS THE FULL TEXT OF THIS DOCUMENT: This exercise replaces the standard, often boring introductory lecture on using the dictionary with a group assignment that encourages the students to observe and analyze the entry for at least one word very carefully. In doing so, the students discover for themselves both the kinds of information…
Descriptors: College Students, Definitions, Dictionaries, Group Activities
Peer reviewedGranat, Kit – Exercise Exchange, 1993
Presents a class activity which uses laminated pictures from art calendars, museums, and other sources as a stimulus for writing. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Language Arts, Lesson Plans, Painting (Visual Arts)
