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Curcio, Frances R.; Zarnowski, Myra – Teaching Children Mathematics, 1996
Uses the children's book, "The Rajah's Rice: A Mathematical Folktale from India," as the basis for grade-four activities involving doubling and powers of two. (MKR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Drama, Elementary Education
Maupin, Lara – 2002
Based on Arthur Miller' play "The Crucible," this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand that in 17th-century New England, people were persecuted for allegedly practicing witchcraft; students of this period have looked into the allegations and offer alternatives to witchcraft to explain the people's behavior; and…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Drama, English Instruction, Language Arts
Discovery Communications, Inc., Bethesda, MD. – 2002
Based on Homer's "Odyssey," this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand literature originally presented in one genre can, with care, be adapted to another genre; and adapters of a literary work into drama must consider dialogue and stage directions. The main activity of the lesson involves students converting a scene…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dialogs (Literary), Drama, English Instruction
Lemberger, Beth – 2002
Based on "Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Sarajevo" by Zlata Filipovic, this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand that historical drama, like other historical fiction, is rooted in history but contains imaginary elements as well; and that the author describes in her diary what it was like to be a teenager in…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Diaries, Drama, English Instruction
Utah State Board of Education, Salt Lake City. – 1991
This curriculum guide presents the core standards and objectives for level 7-12 language arts instruction in Utah. The curriculum guide begins with a statement of the elementary and secondary school program of studies and high school graduation requirements. After a brief statement on the importance of language arts and core curriculum standards…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Core Curriculum, Course Descriptions, Drama
Rivers, Wilga M., Ed. – 1987
In this collection of essays, a group of innovative teachers and writers describe the approaches and techniques they have incorporated into their own language teaching. The articles are designed to help classroom teachers make language classes more participatory and communication oriented. The book is divided into three sections: (1) What Is…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages), Drama, Educational Technology