NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 13 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Katie Sluiter – English Journal, 2024
The author's eighth-grade ELA curriculum is rich with opportunities for students to bear witness to a variety of experiences. Besides the Holocaust unit, they read "Ghost Boys" by Jewell Parker Rhodes (2018) while exploring police brutality and segregation; "The Giver" by Lois Lowry (1993) while investigating government…
Descriptors: Jews, Death, War, European History
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Weiner, Lois – English Journal, 1979
Outlines some procedures for the sensible selection of educational books, products, and other materials for the English classroom. (DD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Media Selection, Secondary Education, Textbook Selection
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Karl, Herb – English Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Media Selection, Multimedia Instruction, Reading Materials
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Hett, Dorothy Marie – English Journal, 2002
Suggests that in addition to using books and movies to enhance students' understanding of Shakespeare, teachers can add the World Wide Web to their repertoire to help students connect to Shakespeare. Presents annotations of 12 websites to use for teaching Shakespeare. (SG)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, English Instruction, Instructional Innovation, Internet
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Cromer, Nancy – English Journal, 1976
Free secondary language arts materials and programs available from non-commercial TV networks are described. (JH)
Descriptors: Educational Television, English, Mass Media, Media Selection
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Kuykendall, Carol – English Journal, 1980
Offers guidelines for choosing teaching materials to be used in English classrooms between sixth and twelfth grades. (JT)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Guidelines, Instructional Materials, Media Selection
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Sabol, James W. – English Journal, 1977
A checklist of procedural guidelines for selecting new and replacement textbooks, films, tapes, kits, anthologies, and other instructional materials. (DD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Guidelines, Instructional Materials, Media Selection
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Bell, Kathleen – English Journal, 1980
Tips on selecting and using microcomputers in the English classroom. (RL)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Equipment Evaluation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Lampert, Kathleen; Saunders, Edna – English Journal, 1976
Describes a survey of 340 high school students to determine their interest and involvement in books and other media. (DD)
Descriptors: Mass Media, Media Selection, Reading Habits, Reading Research
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Tedford, Thomas – English Journal, 1974
English departments should develop policy statements dealing with the selection of books, films, and periodicals. (JH)
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Bibliographies, Censorship, Freedom of Speech
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Reinecke, Alma G. – English Journal, 1974
Practical advice for using student-made 8mm films in English classes. (JH)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), English Instruction, Film Production, Film Study
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Maxwell, John C. – English Journal, 1981
Proposes that English teachers hone their skills and devote time and effort to building public relations. Considers ways of telling the English teacher's story regionally, through letter writing campaigns, public service announcements, and public affairs programing. (RL)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Language Styles, Media Selection, Public Relations
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Troutner, Joanne – English Journal, 1982
Considers the criteria for purchasing microcomputers, videodisc players, and videotape equipment for use in a school system. Suggests applications of such equipment in English classrooms. (RL)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Educational Media, Electronic Equipment