Maintains that advertisements are useful in the writing classroom as nonthreatening "real" writing to promote student discussion, to demonstrate tone and voice, to demonstrate writing strategies, and to promote critical reading. (SR)

Describes how, with the aid of a computer and modem, students in two schools can carry out a modified formal debate from their classrooms. (SR)

Presents a brief history of writing (from cave walls to the Greek alphabet) for young children. Offers several activities for children that relate to the history of writing and involve technology. (SR)

Describes the festival marking the twentieth anniversary of the founding of the National Association for the Preservation and Perpetuation of Storytelling. Suggests that storytelling is undergoing a renaissance. Suggests that not only is storytelling at the roots of drama/theater education, it is alive and well in practice. Discusses several…

Argues that students need to learn how to articulate their thinking in a public arena and that the English classroom is a useful place for such public interaction. Describes a "town meeting" method of including public speech into writing courses that provides help toward reaching these objectives. (HB)

Describes an easy, inexpensive way for students to create photographic prints without a camera or film. The prints, or photograms, are made by placing objects on photographic paper, exposing the paper to light, then processing it. For a class of 25, the project costs about $1.50 per student. (SM)

Relates a teacher's experiences in a research project that tried to uncover what a teacher needs to do to get students to think deeply about literature. Discusses the theory, building a classroom community, preparing for and scaffolding discussion, and a few class activities. (PRA)

Explains what software manufacturers are doing to combat software piracy, recommends how managers should deal with this problem, and provides a role-playing exercise to help students understand the issues in software piracy. (SR)

Describes an assignment that begins with a short questionnaire to determine students' dominant mode of thinking. Discusses differences between left- and right-mode thinking patterns and how communication is affected by domination of either mode. (SR)

Individual groups must choose an article drawn from a periodical that describes one of the newest and most promising products within a limited topic, theme, or range of topics. This activity fosters interaction between the group of students as they choose the article, makes them more aware of resources, and leads to greater cultural knowledge. (SR)

Describes a method for constructing optimum student groups for work in public relations classes. (SR)

Describes Make-a-Place (MAP), a creative activity for developing map literacy in which students imagine a hypothetical place and draw a map of it. (PRA)

Describes how a reading teacher capitalized on her students' interest in sports to encourage them to read and write. (PRA)

Surveys 224 elementary classroom teachers in the Tacoma, Washington, school district to determine perceptions and successful uses of 7 creative drama techniques. Finds that interest was greater than use for all seven. Discusses teachers' perceived obstacles, and indicates that teachers need more opportunities for training in creative drama as an…

Describes "collective creation," an instructional technique involving drama that is useful in a wide range of disciplines. Discusses choosing the topic, gathering material, exploration, refining the collective creation, rehearsal and performance, and reflection. (SR)