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Stracco, Mike – English Journal, 2007
In a one-week voluntary summer course, students aged twelve to seventeen eagerly take ownership of their composing processes, learning to connect terms such as focus and point of view to the visual and verbal acts of photography and writing. High school teacher Mike Stracco grapples with how to channel the vitality of his summer course into…
Descriptors: Summer Schools, Photography, Writing Instruction, Student Participation
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Schnorbus, Frank – English Journal, 1981
Taking two summer school courses, an English teacher reverses classroom roles and rediscovers student perspectives to instruction in poetry and composition. (RL)
Descriptors: English Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Perspective Taking, Student Teacher Relationship
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Clark, Wilma – English Journal, 1981
A combination of drills, quizzes, journal writing, and creative class activities was used in a summer program designed to develop the vocabulary of gifted students. (RL)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Class Activities, Learning Activities, Program Content
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Walsh, Pamela – English Journal, 1981
Contains reflections on the importance of teachers' summer vacations and the activities that revitalize the teaching spirit. (RL)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, English Teacher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Leisure Time