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Peer reviewedOhrt, Janice – English in Texas, 1994
Describes using Monday morning journal writing activities to give the teacher an insight into what the weekend has done for students. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Journal Writing, Student Journals
Peer reviewedFlanders, Marianne; And Others – English in Texas, 1994
Offers descriptions of three class activities involving collaboration between basic composition and freshman composition classes, involving magazine production and peer response. (SR)
Descriptors: Basic Writing, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, Freshman Composition
Peer reviewedSchaffner, Laurie C. – English in Texas, 1995
Describes a project for 7th graders that involves English and Texas history classes, and that includes 19th-century Texas history, several types of writing, and a great deal of creativity. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, English Instruction, Grade 7, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedAllison, Libby – English in Texas, 1995
Presents a teaching strategy that bridges expressivism and social constructionism. Discusses finding the sociopolitical and the cultural in the personal and describes seven steps centered on storytelling and autobiographical writing by which students connect their cultural backgrounds, their own individual ideas and values, and those of mainstream…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Class Activities, Cultural Differences, Higher Education
Peer reviewedRamirez, Catherine Clark – English in Texas, 1994
Suggests that the telling of vivid stories can help engage elementary students' emotions and increase the chances of fostering an interest in Texas history. Suggests that incorporating elements of the process approach to writing can merge with social studies objectives in creating a curriculum for wisdom. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Elementary Education, History Instruction
