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Download full textHendrickson, Rachel; Peterson-Hernandez, Katie – Texas Journal of Literacy Education, 2020
This article reports on how pen pals can be incorporated into the literacy classroom for engagement and motivational interest. The authors describe a study in which focused, interactive pen pals were implemented in a third-grade classroom, and the influence this practice had on students' writing. Incorporating pen pals during writing instruction…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Letters (Correspondence), Authentic Learning, Instructional Effectiveness
Direct linkBarnes, Meghan E.; Coffey, Heather – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to inquire into the effectiveness of authentic writing instruction embedded in a critical service-learning project in a middle school English Language Arts curriculum. Design/methodology/approach: This paper analyzes middle school students' survey responses before and after their participation in a critical…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Change Agents, Audiences
Kathleen Dudden Rowlands – English Journal, 2016
The author, who teaches the English Methods class in the credential program, knew from entries in students' Writer's Reader's Notebooks (Rief) that they were struggling with the articles assigned about a five-paragraph essay. Following a discussion of form-first instruction and CCSS assessments, this article provides concrete suggestions for…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, English Instruction
