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Lipscomb, Delores – 1980
The writing assignments developed for a course in expository writing intended for gifted eighth grade students are described in this paper. The first assignment described is a causal analysis essay that required the students to examine events from their lives or from newspaper articles and analyze the causes of the actions involved. The paper…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Educational Innovation
Allen, O. Jane – 1982
The process-oriented advanced technical writing course described in this paper leads students progressively through the writing and editing processes while involving them in the technical writing of their respective disciplines. The readings, exercises, and report assignments used in the course are discussed to show how these activities awaken…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Assignments, Classroom Techniques, College English
White, Carolyn Beach – 1982
A modern language or communicative approach to teaching Latin on the secondary level is described. The traditional content of grammar and reading from classical literature is taught, but the aspect of Latin as a medium of communication is emphasized throughout the five levels of Latin instruction. On the elementary levels, each day's lesson is…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Conversational Language Courses, Latin
Sullivan, Zola Jiles – 1980
Intended to help teachers in developing language arts curriculum materials for use with recent Cuban refugees to the United States, this paper contains 300 topics for creative and expository writing based on the roots of the Cuban culture. The topics cover a variety of subjects, including food preparation, memories of Cuba, experiences in a new…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing, Cubans
Popham, Rae Jeane; Zarem, Janet – 1978
The classroom-tested ideas for teaching writing described in this booklet are based on the beliefs that writing is a teachable skill, that it is a process with constituent steps, and that students need evaluation at each stage of writing. Following an introduction that identifies eight steps in the writing process and discusses class organization,…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria, Higher Education, Learning Activities
Download full textHealy, Mary K. – 1980
This booklet is one of a series of teacher-written curriculum publications launched by the Bay Area Writing Project, each focusing on a different aspect of the teaching of composition. Step-by-step directions are provided to develop small writing response groups in any junior high or high school classroom, whether English, science, or social…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Expository Writing, Feedback, Group Experience
BUSSIS, ANNE M.; AND OTHERS – 1965
BECAUSE TEACHERS NEED RESOURCES BOTH TO ASSESS AND TO DEVELOP INTELLECTUAL SKILLS IN YOUNG CHILDREN, THE NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE UNDERTOOK A PROJECT IN THE FIRST GRADES OF 25 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS DURING THE 1964-1965 SCHOOL YEAR. FOUR ASSUMPTIONS FORMED THE THEORETICAL BASE OF THE PROJECT--(1)…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Cognitive Processes, Environmental Influences, Evaluation Needs
Wiener, Harvey S.; Sheckels, Ted – 1981
Offered as a guide to teachers of basic writers (remedial or developmental students), this book contains activities for setting and achieving goals, for motivating reluctant beginning writers, and for practicing, stretching, and mastering basic writing skills. The six chapters of the book present ways of approaching rhetorical strategies and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Course Content, Course Organization, Higher Education
Moag, Rodney F. – 1980
These materials consist of 25 lessons covering all the structures commonly encountered in written Malayalam. Each lesson contains the following elements: (1) a vocabulary list, ordered according to the sequence of occurrence in the lesson's text; (2) a reading practice exercise designed to train the student to recognize visual patterns; (3) the…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Dialogs (Language), Dravidian Languages, Grammar
Collins, James L.; Moran, Charles – 1975
A sequential series of writing assignments designed and tested for a tenth grade writing workshop through the cooperative efforts of college and technical high school English teachers is discussed in this paper. Twelve assignments and their underlying educational theories are explained. The first six assignments are described as progressive and…
Descriptors: Assignments, Basic Skills, College School Cooperation, Course Descriptions
Preston, Fred, Ed. – 1978
Designed to be immediately useful and practical for language arts teachers in the secondary schools, the six articles in this monograph are illustrative not only of methods but of pedagogical processes that are the components of successful teaching. The first article offers more than 20 ways of motivating and involving the nonreader and describes…
Descriptors: Drama, English Instruction, Essays, Language Arts
STEWART, DONALD C. – 1968
A STUDY OF THE NATURE AND UTILITY OF TYPES OF ESSAY ANTHOLOGIES DESIGNED FOR FRESHMAN COMPOSITION COURSES WAS CONDUCTED IN ORDER TO DETERMINE (1) WHAT ARE THE RATIONALES, ORGANIZATION, CONTENT, AND INSTRUCTIONAL APPARATUS OF THE MOST WIDELY ADOPTED READERS, (2) HAVE THE RATIONALES FOR THEIR USE VARIED SINCE SUCH TEXTS APPEARED, AND (3) IS THE…
Descriptors: English, English Instruction, Higher Education, Literature
NELSON, BONNIE E., COMP. – 1968
FOR A REPORT ON COLLEGE PROGRAMS IN FRESHMAN COMPOSITION THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH OBTAINED SYLLABI AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FROM DIRECTORS OF FRESHMAN COMPOSITION IN 66 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. AMONG THE DATA ASSEMBLED FOR THE FULL REPORT (AVAILABLE AS TE 500 190) IS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FRESHMAN ENGLISH PROGRAM AT THE STATE…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Course Content, English, English Curriculum
NELSON, BONNIE E., COMP. – 1968
FOR A REPORT ON COLLEGE PROGRAMS IN FRESHMAN COMPOSITION, THE ASSOCIATION OF DEPARTMENTS OF ENGLISH OBTAINED SYLLABI AND COURSE DESCRIPTIONS FROM DIRECTORS OF FRESHMAN COMPOSITION IN 66 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES. AMONG THE DATA ASSEMBLED FOR THE FULL REPORT (AVAILABLE AS TE 500 190) IS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FRESHMAN ENGLISH PROGRAM AT THE…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Course Content, English, English Curriculum
Street, Mary Julia – 1977
At Virginia State College, which has an open-admissions policy, entering freshmen who display serious weaknesses in writing are asked to attend a writing laboratory for two hours each week, in addition to attending their regular freshman writing classes. In the laboratory, students write a series of papers dealing with a particular subject.…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, English Instruction, Higher Education, Individual Instruction
