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Root, Robert L., Jr. – Journal of Teaching Writing, 1995
Examines the ways in which composition essay anthologies shape and reflect the beliefs and teaching approaches of composition teachers. Focuses on how anthologies treat a widely reproduced essay, E.B. White's "Once More to the Lake." (TB)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Essays, Higher Education, Rhetoric
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Johnson, Scott – English Journal, 1986
Offers a method for teaching English using biographies in conjunction with creative writing assignments, for example, writing a short biography of another student in the class. (SRT)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Biographical Inventories, Biographies, Characterization
Manning, Gary, Ed.; Manning, Maryann, Ed. – 1989
This 25-chapter anthology includes the ideas of many of the leading authorities on whole language and contains chapters on the meaning of whole language, the skills movement, reading and writing development, and teacher autonomy. Chapters are: "Whole Language: What's New?" (Bess Altwerger and others); "Language Arts Basics: Advocacy…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Back to Basics, Educational Trends, Elementary Education
Worsley, Dale; Mayer, Bernadette – 1989
Aimed at secondary school science and English teachers, this book presents practical advice for developing good student writing in science and mathematics. Five main sections cover: (1) an essay development workshop; (2) 47 specific writing assignments; (3) over 30 questions teachers ask about science writing, and the answers; (4) an anthology of…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Anthologies, Mathematics, Science Instruction
Dillon, Dallas E.; Piro, Vince; Nicoll-Johnson, Mark – 1997
The three papers collected in this document present opinions for and against the use of anthologies in introductory writing and literature classes at community colleges. The first paper, "College Students Must Read Book-Length Works," by Dallas E. Dillon, proposes that students, even non-traditional community college students, should be pushed to…
Descriptors: Anthologies, College English, Community Colleges, English Instruction
Apseloff, Marilyn – 1979
There has been a remarkable amount of production and publication of children's poetry since the 1960s. One of the early, popular anthologies of children's poetry was "Miracles" (Simon & Shuster, 1966), with poems from English-speaking countries revealing how imaginative children could be and their use of metaphors. "The Me Nobody Knows: Children's…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Childhood Attitudes, Childhood Interests, Childrens Literature
Poedjosoedarmo, Gloria, Ed. – Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Regional Language Centre (RELC), 2005
The 18 papers in this anthology have been grouped into four sections, arranged partially by topic. These papers have been selected to represent the ideas and views put forward at the 2004 RELC International Seminar on "Innovative Approaches to Reading & Writing Instruction" held April 19-21, 2004. Of the 18 papers contained in…
Descriptors: Reading Instruction, Literacy Education, Anthologies, Reading Skills