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Peer reviewedCowin, Gina – Reading Teacher, 1986
Describes a project that included prewriting activities based on the students' experiences, imaginative literature, encouragement to expand their descriptive ability, and opportunities to revise and edit their own work. (FL)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 6, Integrated Activities, Literature Appreciation
Meeker, Michael W. – 1983
Adapting strategies of invention from the new process-oriented rhetoric, the literature teacher can help students understand what they read through prereading exercises. Presenting students with an abstract model of a text's metaphoric structure, the teacher can spark students' immediate and imaginative response to the model, involving them…
Descriptors: Associative Learning, Diagrams, Discovery Processes, English Instruction
Download full textReilly, Jill M.; And Others – 1986
A study examined the effects of treatment (guided vs. nonguided prewriting assignments) on the quality of college freshmen's interpretation of the character/setting relationships in two short stories. Subjects, 52 students in two college freshman composition classes, were randomly assigned to an experimental group (required to make inferences…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Critical Reading, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
Peer reviewedWresch, William – College English, 1983
Describes projects using computer programs to help teach the writing process to college students. (MM)
Descriptors: College English, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Computers
National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. – 1984
Collected from classroom teachers across the United States, this idea exchange presents teaching activities that enliven the secondary school language arts classroom, engage student interest, and help teachers reflect on their teaching as part of their continued professional growth. The activities are divided into four sections: (1) literature,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, English Curriculum, English Instruction
National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. – 1985
Contributed by high school English teachers across the United States, the activities contained in this booklet are intended to promote the effective teaching of English and the language arts. Activities described in the first section of the booklet focus on language exploration--specifically examining variations in pronunciation, definition, and…
Descriptors: Contemporary Literature, Creative Writing, Educational Games, English
Baum, Joan – 1983
Intended as a resource for incorporating computer assisted instruction into existing English curricula, this guide reviews current work with computers in grammar, writing, and literature. Divided into 10 sections, the guide first presents a statement of purpose and then provides an overview of the relationship between English and computers.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, Computers, Critical Thinking
Mueller, Roseanna M. – 1986
Teaching literature as a basis for teaching writing affords a paradigm for teaching structure and meaning. While a truly integrated English department would put equal emphasis upon composition, language, literature, and reading, two-year college curricula have emphasized composition and challenged literature's place. A reader-based model for…
Descriptors: College English, Cultural Awareness, English Curriculum, Higher Education
Kaufmann, Felice A., Ed. – 1987
Contributed by high school English teachers across the United States, the activities contained in this booklet are intended to promote the effective teaching of English and the language arts. Teaching strategies offered in the first section of the booklet are designed to stimulate language exploration with such activities as examining the…
Descriptors: Contemporary Literature, Creative Writing, Educational Games, English Instruction
Romano, Tom – 1987
Designed for secondary school English teachers who wish to improve their student's writing, this book offers a philosophy of writing and classroom strategies to make students comfortable with and interested in their own writing. Chapter 1 encourages teachers to set up a "safe," comfortable environment in which their students can create.…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Educational Philosophy, Literature Appreciation, Prewriting
Creighton, James L., Ed. – FOCUS: Teaching English Language Arts, 1987
Consisting of material designed for practical application in the English classroom and representing all educational levels, this collection of articles contains a selection of the best presentations given at the fall 1986 meeting of the Southeastern Ohio Council of Teachers of English. Following an introduction by guest editor James L. Creighton,…
Descriptors: Beginning Reading, Career Planning, Community Problems, Creative Writing
