Describes an assignment in which groups of students create pictograms that represents the performance of the stock of a company of their choice over a one-year period. Suggests getting the students involved in the evaluation of the student-developed pictograms. (RS)

Describes an approach to teaching William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" that centers on the theme of romantic love. Provides examples of the exercises used in the classroom, including exercises which implement dramatic activities by the students. (HB)

Activity book helps elementary students learn about peace and see themselves as peacemakers and peacekeepers. Students are introduced to literary and historical figures who have worked for peace and won the Nobel Peace Prize. Activities teach students that peace means more than calm situations or absence of war. (SM)

Considers the ways in which different ideologies promote particular understandings of texts and certain kinds of readings. Outlines three broad ideologies of reading and interpreting literature. Argues for the usefulness of a reading pedagogy drawing upon cultural criticism. Provides classroom activities to foster such a way of reading. (HB)

Explores the definition of plagiarism in terms of genre. Recommends ways that business communication faculty can provide their students with an understanding of the problem and its solution. Suggests that business communication needs a broader view of what constitutes plagiarism, how documentation expectations are developed, and why the ethical…

Describes what business plans are and how educators can use them in class for a team writing assignment. (RS)

Describes adding lessons on stress management to the business communications classroom. (RS)

Introduces Gary Paulsen as an author who deserves to be discovered and appreciated in the reading and writing workshop setting. Asserts that his appeal is widespread and that he is an author to be read aloud, to be listened to, and to be written about. Suggests activities for using Paulsen's works in the classroom. (PRA)

Describes an in-class activity which determines and discusses individual preferences for learning structures. (SR)

Describes an assignment for a business communication course in which students give an oral presentation on some aspect of business manners and etiquette, thus increasing their awareness of the impact of social graces on communication in the business setting. (SR)

Describes picture book editions of single poems. Discusses appropriate classroom uses of the poem picture books. Suggests ways of involving children with poem picture books. (MG)

Reports on a study of early writing development in a population of 50-55 children in the first 3 years of schooling. The "morning news genre" was found to be one of several examples of curriculum genres that could be identified in early childhood education where "genre" is defined as a staged goal-oriented purposeful activity. (25 references) (JL)

Describes a strategy to teach early readers to look for smaller words that they know within a large word they do not know. (SR)

Describes one way for students of any age to meet and experience Shakespeare through classroom performance, making their own way into Shakespeare's text. Notes that students come to understand what is happening in a scene by working through the process of getting the scene from the page to the performance. (SR)

Describes three exercises used at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in workshops for students and teachers to get participants on their feet, speaking Shakespeare's language, giving them a kinesthetic experience Shakespeare, and deepening their intellectual appreciation of the language. (SR)