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Wallace, Robert M. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2009
Because Dominique (or D-Mon, as he liked to be called) had drill before class, he would sometimes come in late in the author's class, his army boots silently moving across the tile as though he were trying to sneak by a sentry. The army fatigues that he wore were supposed to help him blend into a desert landscape, a tan-and-brown world of sand. In…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Writing Assignments, Personal Narratives, War
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Burdick, Melanie – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2009
This article considers the emotional and psychological complexities of responding to personal narratives when the focus is war. The author teaches at a community college and she always begins her semester with a narrative assignment for the usual reasons: students write better when they write what they know; teachers should scaffold writing…
Descriptors: Writing Assignments, War, Foreign Countries, Personal Narratives
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Thelin, William H. – College English, 2006
Students in college writing courses need to understand world issues, including the oppressive effects of the global economy. But their teachers need to give them a sense of agency and authority, rather than simply telling them what political positions to take. One example of a writing assignment that might engage as well as inform students…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Interests, Ideology, Change Agents
Rinetti, Carolyn – 1999
This two day lesson plan for middle school students examines Marco Polo's travels and trade during the Middle Ages. The unit consists of four activities: (1) journal entry/brainstorming; (2) lecture on trade items of the Middle Ages and Marco Polo; (3) simulation of Marco Polo's Journey; and (4) a writing assignment. It provides step-by-step…
Descriptors: Brainstorming, Cultural Exchange, Foreign Countries, Global Approach