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Kohler, Alfred D. – 1976
This manual is intended for use by adopters or adapters of a media-oriented arts and humanities program designed to train teachers in the techniques of humanizing the general curriculum. It contains lesson plans for grade nine that are geared to the curriculum areas of language arts, science, and social studies. The art areas covered in the plans…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Audiovisual Instruction, Creativity, Drama
Ullmann, Rebecca; And Others – 1979
A resource kit for instruction in French literature at the advanced secondary level is represented by a bilingual teacher's guide. Three poems of the French-Canadian "chansionnier" Gilles Vigneault provide material for a mini-course. The object of the module is to help students appreciate the poetic aspects of Vigneault's work and to…
Descriptors: Biographies, French, Instructional Materials, Language Instruction
CARLSON, RUTH KEARNEY – 1965
THIS BOOK PROVIDES TEACHERS WITH SUGGESTIONS FOR STIMULATING YOUNG WRITERS TO CREATE IMAGINATIVE COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING VERSATILE VOCABULARY WORDS AND GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS. THE SUGGESTIONS ARE GROUPED INTO FIVE CHAPTERS--(1) "SPINNING IMAGINATIVE THOUGHTS" IS DESIGNED TO ASSIST TEACHERS IN FOSTERING PUPILS' FLEXIBLE THINKING PROCESSES TOWARD THE…
Descriptors: Creative Thinking, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing, Elementary Education
Download full textWooten, Vida Jo – Texas Outlook, 1968
Children will enjoy creative writing in the primary grades if they are given inspiration, time to write, and the opportunity to share their work with classmates. A second-grade class began a creative writing project by listening to poetry and selecting poems to memorize and recite. This stimulated and encouraged them to evaluate and to write…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Development, Creative Expression, Creative Teaching
Peer reviewedCardenas, Daniel N. – Hispania, 1968
To demonstrate how well-selected literature of the second language can play an important role in the curriculum of the fourth-and fifth-year high school School Spanish course and reinforce language learning, an outline for an analysis of the poem "Dedalo" by Jaime Torres Bodet is presented. Steps in this analysis include explanations of the…
Descriptors: Language Instruction, Language Learning Levels, Language Programs, Literary Criticism
Whitehead, Frank – 1966
Based on the assumption that English should be central to the school curriculum, this book indicates that the main purpose of the English teacher is not to instruct, but to provide a relaxed, friendly atmosphere in which children can use and improve their language skills. The discussion covers current teaching practices in reading, literature,…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Drama, Dramatics, English Instruction
Moore, William – A Publication of the Canadian Council of Teachers of English, 1968
Choral speaking in the classroom can heighten students' appreciation of poetry and give them an opportunity to express emotion in groups rather than as individuals. For first attempts at choral speaking, material with a humorous or a ghostly flavor, a good strong rhythm, and a narrative line should be selected. Both the teacher and the students…
Descriptors: Choral Speaking, Creative Activities, Creativity, Elementary Education
Tatum, Charles M. – 1976
Designed to aid teachers desiring to establish or expand courses on Chicanos but who lack familiarity with this area, the annotated bibliography cites about 307 books, monographs, journal articles, magazines, and newspapers pertaining to language instruction; linguistics; literature (drama, novel, poetry, and short story); music; art; the Chicana;…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Audiovisual Aids, Cultural Background, Drama
Cook, William W. – 1976
Although the black poet Melvin B. Tolson is recognized and respected by other poets and critics, he is unknown both to students and to the general reading public. This paper points out that the key to understanding Tolson's poetry, and much of the poetry coming out of black America, is his use of language. The paper examines one of Tolson's major…
Descriptors: Black Dialects, Black Literature, Creative Writing, Higher Education
Doyle, Esther M., Ed.; Floyd, Virginia Hastings, Ed. – 1977
The purpose of this second book of 21 self-contained essays is the same as that of the first volume published in 1972: to bring together the scholarly theory and current research regarding oral interpretation. One third of the essays are centered on literature itself: prose fiction, poetry, and the drama. These essays discuss topics such as point…
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Audiences, Drama, Fiction
Douglass, Malcolm P., Ed. – 1975
The 21 essays in this collection consider the conditions under which reading is most effectively taught and learned. Topics deal with the ways in which a desire to read can be "caught" by children in their early years; the case for humanistic education; the need for changes in people's attitudes toward learning and teaching; ways of…
Descriptors: Autism, Beginning Reading, Bilingual Education, Childrens Literature
Allery, Alan J. – 1975
Student activities and a teacher's guide comprise each of the ten lessons of this ethnic studies unit. The unit's goals are to focus on life, ways, and history of the Dakota/Lakota Indian people; include the transition period as well as their past and present; provide activities which are intended to improve the self-concept of students; utilize…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Class Activities, Directed Reading Activity
Waterman, David C.; Gibbs, Vanita M. – 1975
Thinking skills in children, effectively developed through reading, were emphasized at this reading conference. Three types of thinking skills linked to reading are: decoding symbols from the printed page, seeking factual meaning through recall; reading interpretively, understanding cause and effect reasoning or seeking the main idea of sentences;…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Cognitive Processes, Conference Reports, Creative Reading
Institute for Services to Education, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1971
One of a series of volumes containing units on specific themes designed for use in college freshman English courses, this particular volume considers the issue of choice through literature (short stories, novels, and poems). A section describing chamber theatre technique, which is an integral part of many of the units in this sequence, is…
Descriptors: College Freshmen, Curriculum Design, English Instruction, Higher Education
Jordan, Pauline; And Others – 1976
This catalog contains brief descriptions of the PLATO lessons that are available under the coordination of the Community College English Project. It is designed to serve instructors as a guide for incorporating PLATO courseware into their teaching activities. Each course entry includes a file name (for on-line access), descriptive title, author's…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Capitalization (Alphabetic), College English, Community Colleges
