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Johnson, Julie; And Others – Clearing House, 1993
Describes a qualitative study of the practices of 12 teachers as they used writing activities in the classrooms. Presents examples of integration of writing and subject matter. (SR)
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Content Area Writing, Secondary Education, Teacher Behavior
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Ianacone, John A. – English Journal, 1996
Explains how an English teacher settled into an unproductive, formulaic approach to teaching writing and how he reformed himself and his teaching through a discovery of the processes involved in writing. Describes exercises and notebooks that furthered his new "process" approach to teaching writing. (TB)
Descriptors: Process Approach (Writing), Secondary Education, Teacher Behavior, Teacher Improvement
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
Strickland, James, Ed.; Kiernan, Henry, Ed. – English Leadership Quarterly, 1994
These 4 issues of the English Leadership Quarterly comprise volume 16, published during 1994. Articles in number 1 deal with practical advice, and include: "The Law of Privacy and the Writing Teacher" (Ben T. Allen); Beware of Teachers Who Laminate Their Lesson Plans and Other Useful Suggestions about Teaching" (Robert Perrin);…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, English Instruction, English Teachers, Higher Education
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Mitchell, William I. – OAH Magazine of History, 1993
Argues that effective history instruction requires students to think about content rather than merely reproduce it. Contends that this can be achieved best through peer interaction based on student research papers that require students to state opinions or positions. Provides an assignment example and a evaluation handout. (CFR)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Cooperative Learning, Critical Thinking, History Instruction