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Dimmitt, Jean Pollard; Van Cleaf, David W. – Social Education, 1992
Discusses the use of writing assignments for teaching social studies. Suggests that alternatives to the standard research paper may be more advantageous to students by providing increased opportunity for creativity. Describes oral history projects, diaries, letters, advertisements, monologues, brief investigations, and position papers as suitable…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Research Papers (Students)
Freedman, Suzette D. – 1996
This book is designed to provide teachers with numerous ideas about how to infuse mathematics and writing into their classroom in creative and challenging ways and to encourage students to visualize, speak, and write about math. The activities described here can help students communicate mathematically and realize that there is more to math than…
Descriptors: Art, Content Area Writing, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education
Levesque, Bonnie; And Others – 1993
This paper describes "The Huck Finn Experience," a high motivation interdisciplinary unit that takes students on a 6-week journey back to the life and times of Mark Twain through the fictional character of Huckleberry Finn. The unit described in the paper was designed for eighth-grade students but could be easily adapted to be successful…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Class Activities, English Instruction, Integrated Activities

Papaleo, Ralph J. – Social Studies, 1996
Recommends using time bonding (finding a role model and researching the process and story behind that individual's accomplishments) as a means to interest students in history. Outlines the instructions covering the objectives of the writing assignments. Students researched a variety of biographies including Jackie Robinson and Lyndon Johnson. (MJP)
Descriptors: Biographies, History, History Instruction, Instructional Improvement

Wilson, Elizabeth K. – Southern Social Studies Journal, 1996
Describes five writing activities and assignments designed to help students understand the content of social studies and the process of writing. These include student journals, biographical poems, elaborate word games, and creative writing exercises. Illustrative examples relate these to social studies issues. (MJP)
Descriptors: Comprehension, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Processes, Reading Writing Relationship

Jaus, Harold H. – Science Activities, 1990
The importance of using effective communication and writing skills in science is discussed. Outlets for student essays are presented. Writing about hands-on experiences in the science classroom can improve science vocabulary as well as comprehension and critical thinking. (KR)
Descriptors: Communications, Critical Thinking, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science

Fortner, Rosanne W. – Science Activities, 1990
The subjects of reading and writing as they relate to various science topics and literary forms are discussed. Writing activities in which teachers can incorporate both language arts and science into the curriculum space and time requirement of one are described. Three forms of poetry are described. (KR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, Elementary School Science, Interdisciplinary Approach

Hendershott, Anne; Wright, Sheila – Teaching Sociology, 1993
Maintains that the idea of using literature in the sociology classroom is not new and can be used to teach sociological concepts in interdisciplinary classes. Asserts that literature provides student motivation and encourages sociological imagination. (CFR)
Descriptors: Course Content, Educational Strategies, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Hall, Randy L., Ed. – 1998
This guide helps teachers and students examine the questions "Who are composers?" and "How do they compose?" In addition to the musical component of the inquiry, the guide also explores the world of writers and how they write and visual artists and how they create. Materials in the guide encourage students to express their…
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Elementary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Language Arts

Ehrlich, Heyward – Computers and the Humanities, 1991
Presents an annotated bibliography of works related to the subject of computers and the humanities. Groups items into textbooks and overviews; introductions; human and computer languages; literary and linguistic analysis; artificial intelligence and robotics; social issue debates; computers' image in fiction; anthologies; writing and the…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Uses in Education, Fiction
Tjeltveit, Alan C. – 1992
In response to curricular changes at Muhlenberg College (Pennsylvania), emphasizing interdisciplinary exploration and a focus on writing, students in an introductory psychology course were assigned a paper examining a "hero" of their own choosing from a psychological perspective, from an ethical perspective, and from a viewpoint…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Ethical Instruction, Ethics, Higher Education

Brophy, Jere – Theory and Research in Social Education, 1992
Describes one fifth grade teacher's approach to the teaching of U.S. history. Reveals that the teacher limited breadth of coverage in favor of an approach that sought to connect themes and facts. Explains that the teacher incorporated language arts teaching, storytelling, writing assignments, and cooperative learning activities. (SG)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Research, Cooperative Learning, Grade 5

Koeller, Shirley – Social Education, 1996
Argues that the illuminating, conceptual, and contextual qualities of literature make it an excellent resource for teaching social studies concepts, especially those concerning multiculturalism. Advocates reading the books as complete works rather than piecemeal assignments. Includes suggestions for selected books and related topics. (MJP)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Innovation

Levy, Tedd – Social Education, 1997
Describes an easy project that uses postcards to engage elementary and middle school students in reading, writing, and social studies. Students write letters to the editors of different newspapers asking their readers to send postcards to the class. Follow up activities include response letters, maps, and writing assignments. (MJP)
Descriptors: Cultural Images, Elementary Education, Geography, Instructional Materials

Kersell, Nancy D. – Interdisciplinary Humanities, 1995
Maintains that, although many educators and students know about the Holocaust as a moral and historical catastrophe, the expanding canon of Holocaust literature also merits study. Asserts that a course devoted to the Holocaust and its depiction in literature represents another way of integrating studies within the humanities. (CFR)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Curriculum Development, Foreign Countries, Higher Education