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The Sound of My Voice (On Writing, Thinking, and Teacher Education).
Polin, Linda – Writing Notebook: Visions for Learning, 1993
Argues that writing instruction should lead student writers to find their voice in their writing and that this will only happen if they write often for personal purposes and personal expression. (SR)
Descriptors: Free Writing, Secondary Education, Writing Assignments, Writing Improvement
"I Don't Fit Anywhere and You Keep on Teaching": Building Relevance into the Social Science Curriculum. Part 1: Family Issues.
Steenbergen, Neil Van – Writing Notebook: Visions for Learning, 1992
Presents the first of a series of four articles that offer ideas and activities that can help students see the relevancy of social science in their lives. Focuses on family issues. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Family Life, Family Problems, Family Relationship
Writing Interdisciplinary Storybooks and Textbooks for Children: Grade Nine Student Projects.
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
Calendar Stories: Woodblock Prints, Drawings, and Narratives.
Webb, Kurt – Writing Notebook: Visions for Learning, 1993
Describes a project in which students combined personal narratives, drawings, and Japanese woodblock prints. Includes three examples of students' stories and prints. (SR)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Integrated Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Secondary Education
Writing a Biography with Your Students.
Davis, Jean M. – Writing Notebook: Visions for Learning, 1994
Describe the experiences of a writing teacher as she completed a biography-writing assignment along with her students. Notes that teachers can gain insights into (and an understanding of writing they assign) by doing the assignments along with their students. Notes that many students, even reluctant writers, produced memorable biographies of…
Descriptors: Biographies, Class Activities, Family History, Interpersonal Relationship