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LoBaugh, Glenda; Tompkins, Gail E. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 1989
Outlines letter writing exercises for fifth grade social studies units on the U.S. Revolutionary War period. Students write letters as fictional and nonfictional historical characters from trade books described in article. Objectives include understanding viewpoints and historical events, writing to persuade, and share or seek information.…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Citizenship Education, Content Area Writing, Creative Thinking
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Lashbrook, Jeff – Teaching Sociology, 1991
Teaches a critical alternative social psychology about late-capitalist U.S. society. Using Inkeles's list of the traits of "modern man," students make their own historical analysis. Provides description of student projects, data collection and analysis, and findings. Offers alternative conceptual materials and explains their classroom…
Descriptors: Concept Teaching, Course Descriptions, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Development
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Matas, Cristina Poyatos; Allan, Cameron – Australian Journal of Adult Learning, 2004
In recent years, educators have begun to use learning portfolios as a means of evaluating student learning in higher education. Research indicates that learning portfolios can help students understand better the learning process as well as enhancing learning outcomes. They promote reflection on the learning experience and encourage students to…
Descriptors: Portfolios (Background Materials), Adult Students, Learning Experience, Skill Development
PEPNet 2, 2007
The 2007 meeting of the English Think Tank published here represents a sample of the English Think Tank V presentations. In reading these papers one is struck by the imagination and expertise possessed by so many members in the field. The paper topics fall roughly into four categories--assessment, diversity, literacy, and technology. This…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Writing Processes, Web Sites, Developmental Programs
Meyer, E. Nicole – 1994
A student assignment designed for a business French course is described. The assignment, a student research paper, is intended to promote both active learning and integration of skills. It is short and completed early in the course. Students are assigned topics and must research, organize, and summarize in French. It is expected that each student…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Business Administration Education, Business Communication, Careers
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Bradley, Robert C. – PS: Political Science and Politics, 1997
Presents the syllabus of an introductory U.S. government course. The course stresses alternative views on government including multiculturalism, grass-roots politics, social issues, class, race, and gender. Specifically, seeks to inculcate critical thinking and a global awareness. Includes a course outline, discussion of grading policies, and list…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Civics, Course Content
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Pain, Rachel; Mowl, Graham – Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1996
Reports on an undergraduate geography course that attempted to improve students' essay writing skills. A prepatory workshop familiarized students with essay writing, developed trust in their writing ability, generated criteria for writing and assessment, and explored good/bad essay techniques. Later assignments utilized peer and self-assessment.…
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Essays, Evaluative Thinking, Geography
Moody, Regina – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1997
Describes a program developed collaboratively between a school library media specialist and a teacher for a fifth-grade language arts class on writing a research paper. Goals, including shared library resources and the use of print and electronic materials; sequence of lessons; and student reactions are discussed. (LRW)
Descriptors: Course Integrated Library Instruction, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Language Arts
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Bernstein, Richard B. – Social Science Record, 1995
Presents seven exemplar lessons on Native American cultures from a spiral curriculum on United States history. Includes lessons from the kindergarten, middle school, and secondary levels. Describes teacher rationale statements and a grading rubric for middle school essays. (CFR)
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Books, Classroom Techniques
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Iuso-Cox, Milli-Ann – Social Education, 1995
Presents an elementary school lesson designed to help students compare modern times with the times of the suffrage movement. Includes an introduction and instructional procedures. Provides excerpts of students' writing from previously completed assignments. (CFR)
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Constitutional History, Elementary Education, Females
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Carlisle, Marcia – OAH Magazine of History, 1995
Maintains that to encourage student discussion about history, students must have something to say and be willing to say it, and the teacher must be able to guide a discussion. Describes a secondary-level course in which student discuss assigned readings on an electronic mail bulletin board. (CFR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Computer Uses in Education, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Electronic Mail
Brown, Lyn Stephen – 1996
One of the requirements for students majoring in Bible in the undergraduate school of Philadelphia College of Bible (Pennsylvania) is writing research papers. The papers are designed to promote information literacy by developing research skills, sharpening writing skills, encouraging critical thinking, and promoting problem-solving skills.…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Comparative Analysis, Critical Thinking, Evaluation Methods
Thompson, Loraine – 1993
This booklet provides practical exploration of the use of narrative in the classroom with students and in teachers' personal and professional development. The various narrative forms are described in boxes throughout the booklet and include letter writing, storytelling, autobiographical accounts and several others. There are four "Your…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
Candline, Mary – 1992
This language arts curriculum developed for Native American students in Manitoba (Canada) consists of a teachers' guide, a student guide, and a research unit. The curriculum includes reading selections and learning activities appropriate for the different reading levels of both upper elementary and secondary students. The purpose of the unit is…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Biographies, Canada Natives, Canadian Studies
Lansford, Jennifer E. – Center for Child and Family Policy, Duke University (NJ1), 2002
Progress in travel, technology, and other domains has contributed to the breaking down of barriers between countries and allowed for the development of an increasingly global society. International cooperation and competition are now pervasive in areas as diverse as business, science, arts, politics, and athletics. Educating students to navigate…
Descriptors: Religion Studies, Elementary School Students, Multicultural Education, Current Events
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