Presents an assignment that introduces business communication students to an array of writing reference works. Appends a list of 24 suggested reference works for the assignment. (SR)

Investigates the degree to which teachers in northwestern Indiana use the newspaper in their classrooms, the reasons that they do or do not use it, and the ways that it is employed by those teachers who do use it. Notes that teachers, whether or not they use newspapers in the classroom, had clear and specific reasons. (SR)

Describes having students in a business communication class subscribe to and participate in e-mail-based electronic conferences in order to learn audience analysis. (SR)

Offers practical instruction on how to begin using e-mail in the classroom. Discusses learning the basics, taking care of administrivia, providing useful documentation, and establishing objectives. (SR)

Explores the challenges of performing children's nonsense poetry with, rather than to, an audience of children. Discusses different nonsense operations and offers a broad-based scheme for making performance decisions about what kind of nonverbal emphasis to use in performance. Includes examples with suggestions for performance. (SR)

Describes successful teaching tips for writing instruction from six teachers. (SR)

Provides analysis of an imaging exercise. Describes how one experience became something unexpected as imaging met imagination. Lists five steps for teachers to use in conducting the exercise. (PA)

Describes the use of a documentary novel, "Nothing but the Truth" by Avi, to help students understand the genre of persuasion. Describes assignments in which students enact a panel discussion, debate, and write a persuasive essay. (SR)

Describes two short lessons on individual objectives (main idea and fact/opinion) to prepare 10th graders for the Spring exit test. (SR)

Describes 20 instructional activities that can be used in the classroom to enhance students' knowledge of words and spelling within a context of reading and writing. (SR)

Describes how the 16 permanent lists used by a first grade reading teacher (and mother of 6) to manage the household represents the whole range of documents covered in the 3 major types of documents: matrix documents, graphic documents, and locative documents. Suggests class activities to clarify students' understanding of the information in…

Describes a project in which students compiled an anthology of a community "at rest" similar to Edgar Lee Masters'"Spoon River Anthology." (PRA)

Describes two methods used in a college developmental reading class (which heighten awareness of what lies behind a word and encourage active involvement with language) to foster the skills necessary to become independent word learners. (SR)

Offers 20 procedures and practices for an effective literature lesson involving videotape material. Provides four examples for integrating video with critical thinking and other activities. (PRA)

Describes how the jigsaw puzzle may be used as an analogy and a technical aid in a technical writing class to illustrate the importance of several aspects of good writing. (SR)