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Moffett, James – 1981
Intended for content area teachers and faculty, this booklet provides a coherent program for building a school-wide composition curriculum. The first section contains an explanation of the program and its background, including sequence and classroom processes. The major portion of the booklet is divided into three groups of assignments. Group one…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Guides, Elementary Secondary Education, Integrated Activities
Beissel, George R. – 1976
The detailed method for teaching writing presented in this book consists of a highly structured program of grammar, usage, and composition, using a modified Skinnerian, easy-to-difficult technique. The first part of the book contains five chapters which discuss the problem of teaching writing, reasons for studying grammar, which grammar should be…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Grammar, Kernel Sentences, Program Descriptions
Download full textCaplan, Rebekah; Keech, Catharine – 1980
A training program designed to teach high school students to be specific in their writing is described in this booklet. The first section of the booklet explains the three stages of the program: (1) daily practice in translating a "telling" sentence into a "showing" paragraph; (2) application of "showing" writing to…
Descriptors: High Schools, Program Descriptions, Sequential Learning, Skill Development
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1983
Intended to help teachers, curriculum directors, school administrators, and school board members follow through on their commitment to teach students how to become better writers, the techniques and resources described in this booklet are arranged into seven chapters. The first chapter examines whether the "writing crisis" is fact or…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, Grammar, Oral Language
Peck, Robert S., Ed.; White, Charles J., Ed. – 1983
Described are various models and methods that have helped communities around the United States and Canada give the public a better understanding of legal and judicial systems. An introductory section discusses the role of the legal profession in improving public understanding of the law, how to put together a team to teach about the judicial…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Education, Courts, Judges
Fox, Lynn H.; Durden, William G. – 1982
Noting that schools have long neglected the verbally talented student, this booklet is designed to stimulate educators first to identify such students and then to develop programs that will meet their needs. The first section of the booklet reviews a number of models that have been used to identify students gifted in reading, writing, foreign…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Creative Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Descriptions
Kasden, Lawrence N., Ed.; Hoeber, Daniel R., Ed. – 1980
The 12 essays in this collection address the concerns of basic writing teachers and those who teach basic writing teachers. The first essay discusses the characteristics of the low achieving college students who require basic writing instruction and argues for basic writing courses that are based upon a thorough understanding of students' nature…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Research, English Teacher Education, Evaluation Methods
