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Dupont, Andrew; Held, Jonathan A.; Hossain, Ghazi Shahadat – English Teaching Forum, 2020
Each of the four language skills--reading, writing, speaking, and listening--plays an important role in language learning, and successful teaching can benefit from including a combination of these skills in the classroom. This article shares strategies for integrating speaking into a writing-focused course, with the goal of improving students'…
Descriptors: Writing Skills, Speech Skills, Writing Instruction, Language Skills
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Steve Graham; Julie Bruch; Jill Fitzgerald; Linda D. Friedrich; Joshua Furgeson; Katie Greene; James S. Kim; Julia Lyskawa; Carol Booth Olson; Claire Smither Wulsin – What Works Clearinghouse, 2016
The goal of this practice guide is to offer educators specific, evidence-based recommendations that address the challenges of teaching students in grades 6-12 to write effectively. This guide synthesizes the best publicly available research and shares practices that are supported by evidence. It is intended to be practical and easy for teachers to…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Writing Instruction, Guides, Teaching Methods
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Beames, Dale – Science Teacher, 1996
Describes a project that uses essays to supplement or supplant the traditional methods of teaching science at the high school level. Presents two examples of essays used, the rationale for using them, and suggestions for implementing this project in the high school science classroom. (JRH)
Descriptors: Essays, Interdisciplinary Approach, Nontraditional Education, Secondary Education
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Fulwiler, Toby; Jones, Robert – College Composition and Communication, 1979
Describes the advantages of seminars on writing held for teachers in disciplines other than English. (DD)
Descriptors: Biology, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teacher Workshops
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Lehr, Fran – English Journal, 1980
Provides content area teachers with teaching strategies designed to integrate writing instruction into their classes, not only to improve student writing skills but also to enhance subject matter learning. (RL)
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Writing (Composition)
Novelli, Joan; Lasky, Kathryn – Instructor, 1996
Students can learn to appreciate history as readers and writers of historical fiction. This section presents an introduction to historical fiction, a display idea, a mystery history game, discussion of character-building, charts for students to fill in with information on historical characters, suggestions for customizing writing centers and for…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, History Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Literature Appreciation
Scanlon, Leone – 1979
Peer writing groups help students to write personally satisfying, communicative prose by allowing them to get away from competition for grades and from the fear and authority carried by the teacher. The writing group approach builds into the writing process the opportunity for revision and feedback before submitting a paper to the teacher for a…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Group Discussion, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Bennett, Susan M. – Teaching of Psychology, 1985
A college-level, interdisciplinary psychology and composition course that emphasized understanding the human condition is described. Principles of behavior introduced in the psychology class were portrayed in action through the literature read and discussed in the English class. Students wrote their English compositions on issues raised and…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Higher Education, Interdisciplinary Approach, Psychology
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Stein, Harry – Social Science Record, 1982
Examples of types of writing activities, including skill-drill, story pieces, scenario writing, and a letter to the editor, for use in secondary world history classes, are presented. A social studies writing model is also included. (RM)
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Models, Secondary Education, Skill Development
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Wygoda, Linda J.; Cain, Arlene Vidaurri – Science Teacher, 1994
Describes activities that allow students to work cooperatively to analyze and study evidence from crime scenes and archaeological digs. The activities demonstrate to students the interdependence of a variety of disciplines in the real world. (ZWH)
Descriptors: Archaeology, Chemistry, Cooperative Learning, High Schools
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Grauer, Kit – Art Education, 1984
Teaching methods that elementary art teachers in British Columbia involved in an interdisciplinary art and language arts program have successfully used to help children experience an art project and then write about it are discussed. (RM)
Descriptors: Art Education, Comparative Education, Educational Practices, Elementary Education
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Hadizadeh, Jafar – Journal of Geoscience Education, 2001
Recognizes the desire to discuss current environmental issues as a significant learning motive. Describes a course in which a student debates facilitate learning. A student moderator conducts debates between two groups of students, and the debates are organized using lecture material, internet searches, numerical analysis, and research projects.…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Debate, Environmental Education, Geology
Nugent, Susan Monroe, Ed. – The Leaflet, 1987
Focusing on synthesis--the ability to recognize and create new ideas that subsume and relate to others--as one of the most sophisticated skills writers can attain, the articles in this journal present many ideas for teaching synthesis and a number of classroom approaches that combine the study of English with other fields. The following titles and…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Interdisciplinary Approach, Secondary Education, Synthesis
Preston, James – 1982
This report provides questions and answers about writing across the curriculum, along with a series of 11 writing projects for instructors in the general education core courses (i.e., Energy in the Natural Environment, Humanities, Individual in Transition, and the Social Environment) at Miami-Dade Community College. First, the questions and…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Core Curriculum, General Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Biemer, Linda – Social Science Record, 1984
Harold Herber's self-paced, self-teaching book, "Teaching Reading in the Content Area," can be used by social studies teachers to develop lessons that help students read, write, and think. A sample U.S. history lesson which uses techniques from Herber's book to help students learn about the Declaration of Independence is presented. (RM)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education
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