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Direct linkE. Suzanne Ehst; Lewis Caskey – English Journal, 2018
According to the authors, teachers often read about inspiring lessons in which historically marginalized students find their voices through assignments and projects that centralize issues of importance to the student. This article describes the authors' revision of a persuasive writing unit to scaffold not only writing skills but also students'…
Descriptors: Democracy, Scaffolding (Teaching Technique), Citizen Participation, Minority Group Students
Donovan, Erin – Middle School Journal, 2016
The idea of place extends beyond just the location where people live. Place is a narrative, a story that involves interactions, characters, conflicts, and the rise and flow of humanity. By understanding the importance of place and the connection to the places from which people originate, the people, their motivations, and their strengths and…
Descriptors: Place Based Education, Teaching Methods, Story Telling, Writing Assignments
Download full textHansen, Jane – Middle School Journal, 2014
A successful middle school team of teachers employed effective middle level philosophy to structure a curriculum around themes that were relevant, challenging, integrative, and engaging for their particular students and community. Realizing that their young adolescents were involved in tough, delicate issues in their out-of-school lives, the…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Middle School Students, Learner Engagement, Urban Schools
O'Donnell, Hugh – Online Submission, 2015
Literacy remains an area of concern in early secondary education in Scotland (ages 12-14), with recent research suggesting a continued decline in attainment levels. As literacy underpins learning, interdisciplinary and collaborative approaches to teaching literacy are now being emphasized through the new Curriculum for Excellence that aims to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Games, Computer Simulation, Astronomy
Dymoke, Sue – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2012
Undertaken during a period when changes in the assessment of English in public examinations at 16+ were becoming embedded in classroom practice, this comparative research explores where poetry is located within the newly aligned examination assessment frameworks of New Zealand and England. It comments on how these frameworks are locally…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Poetry, English Teachers
Imants, Jeroen; van de Ven, Piet-Hein – Journal of Curriculum Studies, 2011
A team of secondary school language teachers and a teacher trainer developed a new method for Dutch writing instruction. The principles underlying the method were derived from insights regarding activating instruction and self-directed student learning. The development entailed two phases. In the first phase, the exploration of actual problems in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Instructional Development, Writing Instruction, Instructional Design
