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E. 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
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Dana Huff – English Journal, 2017
According to the author, as our abilities to combine image and text become more sophisticated and ubiquitous, digital storytelling is a powerful means for sharing those stories. Digital storytelling is a perfect way to remix stories. To present American literature as relevant to students' lives, the author rewrote their curriculum using backwards…
Descriptors: United States Literature, Curriculum Development, Relevance (Education), Story Telling
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Goodman, Yetta – English Journal, 1979
Urges the inclusion in planning and in-service education programs of effective ways teachers can interact with parents and students to help them understand the English language arts program. (DD)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, English Instruction, Inservice Teacher Education, Language Arts
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Balazs, Eugene E. – English Journal, 1970
Explains how ineffective journalism and speech classes were replaced by student-produced and -performed closed-circuit television newscasts. (SW)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Curriculum Evaluation, High Schools, Journalism
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Morton, Thomas H.; Dei Dolori, Mario P. – English Journal, 1971
The implementation of a three-year nongraded electives program in high school English and social studies achieved particular success in providing: a close correlation between English and social studies; incentive produced by age differential within classrooms; and a phase system" which allowed students to select their own ability levels. (Authors)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elective Courses, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Nongraded Instructional Grouping