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Peer reviewedJames, Gomer – English Journal, 1987
Describes a writing assignment that uses the song "America the Beautiful" to point the following six reasons why America is beautiful: skies, mountains, grain, Pilgrims, heroes, and dreams. (NKA)
Descriptors: Assignments, Descriptive Writing, Grade 10, North American Culture
Peer reviewedSudol, David – English Journal, 1980
Describes an approach to teaching narrative poetry writing to tenth-grade students. (RL)
Descriptors: Ballads, Class Activities, Creative Writing, Grade 10
Peer reviewedRothen, Kathleen J.; Langston, Beverly – English Journal, 1987
Compares Richard Adams's "Watership Down" to the "The Odyssey," and offers a selection of classroom activities for students that use Adams's novel to study classic literature. (NKA)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, English Instruction, Epics, Figurative Language
Peer reviewedMcEntee, Grace Hall – English Journal, 1987
Recounts the problems encountered over a period of time in dealing with a particularly difficult and unruly class, and finds that the writing process helped to close the gap between teacher expectations and student apathy. (NKA)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grade 10, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
Peer reviewedWomble, Gail G. – English Journal, 1984
Notes the advantages grade 10 English students found in using a word processor: (1) they spend more time reworking text, (2) they are better able to determine needed change, (3) they find the revision process less arduous, and (4) they seem to find it easier to develop a sense of audience. (MM)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Programs, English Instruction, Grade 10
