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Peer reviewedLardner, Ted; And Others – English Journal, 1996
Presents a dialog among three English teachers concerning teaching performance poetry to ninth graders. (RS)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Creative Writing, Grade 9, Poetry
Peer reviewedFent, Cindy – English Journal, 1990
Describes the collaboration between two teachers, involving six eighth grade and two ninth grade English classes, to present a unit reflecting the needs, hopes, and potential of the handicapped. Explains how volunteerism was incorporated into the classroom. Describes preparation, traveling to the Special Olympics State Basketball Tournament, class…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Grade 8, Grade 9, Learning Activities
Davis, Peter – Writing Notebook: Visions for Learning, 1993
Describes an assignment in which ninth graders created a storybook or a textbook for children in grades 4-6 that would link 4 core subjects: math, English, science, and anthropology. (SR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Grade 9, Interdisciplinary Approach
Tabron, Darnell – Civic Perspective, 1989
Provides an outline for teachers who wish to incorporate a Letter to the Editor project in their classroom assignments. Reprints some actual letters from ninth graders based on this assignment. (MG)
Descriptors: Civics, Class Activities, Grade 9, Junior High Schools
LaPeer, Susan Duncan – Civic Perspective, 1990
Provides details of a mock town meeting (using the warrant prepared for the town's real town meeting) which was planned and conducted by ninth grade students. Includes a project evaluation. (PRA)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Class Activities, Community Attitudes, Community Involvement
Download full textSianjina, Mary F. – 1994
For several years, one educator has taught Charles Dickens's "Great Expectations" to eighth and ninth graders. She recently discovered a woman writer of the 18th century whose novel could be taught using the same format used to teach Dickens's novel. Fanny Burney's "Evelina" is an exceptional book, effective not only for teaching the epistolary…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Eighteenth Century Literature, English Literature
Peer reviewedMiller, L. Diane – Mathematics Education Research Journal, 1991
Ninth-grade students' (n=90) responses to impromptu, in-class writing assignments were examined to evaluate students' understanding of mathematical concepts. Participating teachers benefited by seeing how students' writings may reveal misconceptions concerning mathematical concepts, skills, and generalizations. (MDH)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cognitive Development, Content Area Writing, Evaluation Methods
