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A Call to Creativity: Writing, Reading, and Inspiring Students in an Age of Standardization. Language & Literacy Series
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Reynolds, Luke – Teachers College Press, 2012
In this age of standardization, many English teachers are unsure about how to incorporate creative writing and thinking into their classroom. In a fresh new voice, Luke Reynolds emphasizes that "creativity in our lives as teachers and in the lives of our students is one of our most vital needs in the 21st century." Based on his own journey as an…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, Creativity, Creative Writing, English Teachers
Teaching for Joy and Justice: Re-Imagining the Language Arts Classroom
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Christensen, Linda – Rethinking Schools, Ltd, 2009
"Teaching for Joy and Justice" is the much-anticipated sequel to Linda Christensen's bestselling, "Reading, Writing, and Rising Up." Christensen is recognized as one of the country's finest teachers. Her latest book shows why. Through story upon story, Christensen demonstrates how she draws on students' lives and the world to teach poetry, essay,…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Language Arts, Autobiographies, Literacy Education
A Bookbag of the Bag Ladies' Best: Resources, Ideas, and Hands-On Activities for the K-5 Classroom.
Simmons, Karen; Guinn, Cindy – 2000
Encouraging interactive learning and motivating K-5 students, this book presents step-by-step directions, drawings, black line masters, and photographs for 48 thematic classroom projects that use everyday items. The first chapter discusses the history of the "bag ladies." The second chapter describes how to gather, make, and store classroom…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Educational Resources, Elementary Education, Homework
The Integrated Curriculum: Books for Reluctant Readers, Grades 2-5.
Fredericks, Anthony D. – 1992
Demonstrating that reading can and should be part of every curricular area, this book provides a wide selection of activities developed for 39 books selected on the basis of their interest level and application to the needs of reluctant readers in grades 2 through 5. The first part of the book presents guidelines for motivating students and…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Critical Thinking
Going Bohemian: Activities That Engage Adolescents in the Art of Writing Well.
Baines, Lawrence, Ed.; Kunkel, Anthony J., Ed. – 2000
This collection of 45 lesson plans contributed by English language arts scholars and practitioners provides activities that have been tested and proven effective with all levels of learners in middle school and high school classrooms. The activities in the collection advocate using unconventional strategies, competitive games, art and multimedia,…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Teaching, Creative Writing, Instructional Effectiveness
Teaching and Learning about Multicultural Literature: Students Reading Outside Their Culture in a Middle School Classroom.
Dressel, Janice Hartwick – 2003
This book shares the findings of a study of one teacher, Ann, and her eighth-grade classes of 123 readers who participated in a multicultural literature unit. A feature of the study was that the majority of the students were white--that is, the dominant culture--and studied novels representing nondominant cultures. The study's purpose was to find…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Cultural Awareness, Dialog Journals, Language Arts