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2000
While a single lesson plan cannot fully explore the variety and complexity of African life, in this lesson students can gain insight into the lives of some black women in Sub-Saharan Africa by adopting a perspective that is in part traditional, based on the arts of African village life, and in part postcolonial, based on the work of African women…
Descriptors: Blacks, Colonialism, Females, Foreign Countries
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Wyatt-Smith, Claire; Murphy, Judy – English in Education, 2002
Presents current thinking and practices in Queensland, Australia, about how to do critical assessment in the English classroom. Proposes and discusses a framework that brings together interest in text analysis and social practices. Applies the framework showing how it can be used to generate writing tasks and assessment criteria that are…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Cultural Background, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Surrey School District No. 36 (British Columbia). Curriculum and Instructional Services Centre. – 1990
Designed to be accessible for students and teachers and to provide models and alternatives for conducting research, this handbook serves as a common reference source for research in all subjects within schools and across school districts. The handbook includes sections on establishing a topic; finding information; developing an outline; making and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Notetaking, Outlining (Discourse), Research Papers (Students)
Alberta Dept. of Education, Edmonton. Student Evaluation Branch. – 1994
The purpose of this booklet is to illustrate and compare three important levels of expectation, or standards, that have been set for diploma examination writing in English 33 in Alberta, Canada: "3 Satisfactory,""4 Proficient," and "5 Excellent." The booklet presents exemplar papers that were used to illustrate the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, English Instruction, Evaluation Methods, Foreign Countries
Nation, Paul – 1990
A system of different types of tasks can be used to help language learners achieve their learning goals, which may include learning of: discrete language items (sounds, vocabulary, grammatical constructions); content or ideas of the subject studied (geography, literature, mathematics, cultural understanding); language skills (listening, writing,…
Descriptors: Assignments, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Cooperative Learning
Hearn, Emily; Thurman, Mark – 1990
The eight stages of storyboarding described in this book will help children design original picture books with illustrations and creative stories. The 24-frame storyboarding technique described in the book forces the young author/illustrator to jump right into the story, select only the most essential aspects of the plot, and describe the actions…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Activities, Foreign Countries, Illustrations
Hearn, Emily; Thurman, Mark – 1990
The step-by-step instructions using storyboarding techniques described in this book show children how to create action-filled pages to illustrate their own stories. The book discusses storyboarding techniques, book mock-up, coloring materials, writing and editing the story, and coming up with a title. The book also includes suggestions for…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Activities, Editing, Foreign Countries
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Kroonenberg, Nancy – TESOL Journal, 1995
Describes a secondary school language teacher's use of electronic mail and an electronic bulletin board system to conduct several classes for multinational students of English at Hong Kong International School. Student assignments, student assessment, the development of communication and thinking skills, and unexpected difficulties involving…
Descriptors: Assignments, Communication Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Electronic Mail
Roberts, David, Ed. – 1986
Perspectives of academic staff who have been involved in teaching externally are presented in three papers. In "Teaching Students Externally: The First Twelve Years," Frank Molloy examines three aspects of teaching by the external mode: preparing materials, making assignments, and providing educational experiences for students at the…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Faculty, College Students, Correspondence Study