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Download full textSuleiman, Mahmoud F. – 1998
It is argued that the increasing linguistic and cultural diversity in public schools requires teachers to be more sensitive to how children maintain effective cross-cultural communication, and be aware of barriers that affect interaction in culturally diverse classrooms. Sociocultural factors that shape the perspectives of all students should be…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Cultural Pluralism, Diversity (Student), Elementary Secondary Education
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1996
This paper presents the revised Core Curriculum standards (the essential ideas, concepts, and skills) for the K-6 reading language arts required of students in Utah. It notes that the Core should be taught with respect for differences in learning styles, learning rates, and individual capabilities without losing sight of the common goals.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Communication Skills, Core Curriculum, Elementary Education
Radencich, Marguerite C.; McKay, Lyn J. – 1995
Presenting an in-depth look at alternatives to ability grouping in elementary school reading and language arts programs, this book presents eight essays that offer a variety of practical suggestions and resources for educators interested in moving to or enhancing their use of flexible grouping for reading instruction. The book describes programs…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Elementary Education, Heterogeneous Grouping, High Risk Students
McKoski, David – 2000
The Water in Africa Project was realized over a 2-year period by a team of Peace Corps volunteers. As part of an expanded, detailed design, resources were collected from over 90 volunteers serving in African countries, photos and stories were prepared, and standards-based learning units were created for K-12 students. This unit,…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Critical Viewing, Curriculum Enrichment, Environmental Education
Buss, Kathleen, Ed.; McClain-Ruelle, Leslie, Ed. – 2000
Based on the premise that students can learn a great deal by reading and writing a newspaper, this book was created by preservice instructors to teach upper elementary students (grades 3-5) newspaper concepts, journalism, and how to write newspaper articles. It shows how to use newspaper concepts to help students integrate knowledge from multiple…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Writing, Elementary Education, Journalism Education
Opitz, Michael F. – 2000
This book addresses common questions to enable teachers to make informed decisions about the appropriateness of integrating phonological awareness activities into their language arts programs. The primary purpose is to call attention to recently published (mid to late 1990s) children's literature that can be used to foster children's…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Elementary Education
Higuchi, Charlotte – 2001
The Institute for Standards, Curricula, and Assessments (ISCA) of the United Teachers Los Angeles Educational Foundation has instituted a lesson study process and support system for teachers that enables them to develop high-quality, standards-based curricula and assessments. This Handbook represents the teachers' best thinking at this time. It is…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Guides
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1999
The writing performance standard descriptors in this paper support the sections of the English/Language Arts Content Standards adopted by the Alaska State Board of Education. It begins with listing competencies associated with speaking and writing well for a variety of purposes and audiences; and thinking logically and reflectively. It then…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Audience Awareness, Elementary Secondary Education, Language Arts
Kohl, Virginia; Dressler, Becky; Hoback, John – 2001
As a co-author of the GEAR-UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) grant proposal to the Department of Education in 1999, the primary author (Kohl) of this paper is in her third year of working at Franklin Middle School, which largely serves at-risk minority students through the University of South Florida (USF),…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Techniques, Critical Viewing, Films
Fitzhugh, William – 2001
This set of four lessons, intended for grades 2-5, aims to give U.S. students an opportunity to understand and appreciate ways in which the lives of Korean school children are similar and different from their own. The lessons are: (1)"An Elementary School Day in Korea; (2) "A School Lunch in Korea"; (3) "A Visit to a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cultural Differences, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries
Fenichel, Marilyn – 2002
Based on Upton Sinclair's novel "The Jungle," this lesson plan presents activities in which students make a list of books that convey strong social messages, discuss the literary strengths and weaknesses of these books, and understand how literature reflects life and can be used as a vehicle to bring about change. It includes objectives,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, English Instruction, Language Arts, Lesson Plans
Carangelo, Audrey – 2002
Based on Rachel Carson's book "Silent Spring" and other conservation-related books, this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand that many conservationists have written books that have had a profound influence on the way people think about and treat the planet; such books can be powerful instruments for change; and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Conservation Education, Conservation (Environment), English Instruction
Discovery Communications, Inc., Bethesda, MD. – 2002
Based on Joseph Conrad's novel "Heart of Darkness," this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand that critics have debated some of Conrad's choices in the novel; and that the novel reflects the world as Conrad saw it. The main activity of the lesson involves students rewriting the ending of the novel so that Marlow…
Descriptors: Class Activities, English Instruction, Language Arts, Lesson Plans
Discovery Communications, Inc., Bethesda, MD. – 2002
Based on Machiavelli's book "The Prince," this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand that Machiavelli's enumeration of leadership qualities for a prince has always been controversial; and that leaders and followers may differ in what they identify as the qualities of a good leader. The main activity of the lesson…
Descriptors: Class Activities, English Instruction, Language Arts, Leadership
Soderquist, Alisa – 2002
Based on Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice," this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand that classics are those pieces of literature that continue to be popular long after they were written; classics tend to have universal themes; and Austen's writing has been updated and dramatized and, most likely, will…
Descriptors: Characterization, Class Activities, Classics (Literature), English Instruction
