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Taylor, Gwen – Reading Teacher, 2003
Suggest that investigating the lives of other people expands students' knowledge about themselves, others, and the world while developing and refining literacy skills. Proposes that biography study addresses the language arts standards. Explains two activities that employ biography study, called "biography expense accounts" and "link-up." (PM)
Descriptors: Biographies, Class Activities, Literacy, Middle Schools

Allington, Richard L.; Strange, Michael – Reading Horizons, 1979
Suggests that content reading teachers set goals for their reading assignments as a method of helping students learn from textbooks and read the assigned material critically.
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools
Smith, Carl B.; Elliot, Peggy Gordon – 1986
Intended for all teachers in middle and secondary schools, this handbook provides samples and models to help develop activities that improve students' reading skills. A practical guide, it answers specific questions about reading and suggests activities that teachers can adapt to the specific texts and concerns of their subject area. Each section…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education

Robb, Laura – New Advocate, 1990
Describes how one instructor incorporates daily poetry "breaks" in middle school. Explains that students begin by listening to Eve Merriam's "How to Eat a Poem," then imitate poems first in pantomime, then with sound and action. Notes that students later write and trade poems, and end the term with a poetry festival. (SG)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Dramatic Play, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools

Cooter, Robert B., Jr.; Griffith, Robert – Journal of Reading, 1989
Describes the Dublin model, a program which uses thematic units or individualized reading assignments to focus on popular adolescent literature and includes projects that demonstrate students' comprehension of text. Discusses the formulation, implementation, and assessment of this program. (RS)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Group Discussion, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools