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| Bushman, Kay Parks | 5 |
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| Jones, Sandra K. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedBushman, John H.; Bushman, Kay Parks – English Journal, 1994
Presents a list of nine new works of young-adult literature from well-known and critically successful writers. Provides bibliographic information and an extensive summary and analysis of each book. (HB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, English Instruction, Reading Materials
Peer reviewedBushman, John H.; Bushman, Kay Parks – English Journal, 1994
Presents a list of 11 new works of young-adult literature from well-known and/or critically successful writers. Provides bibliographic information and extensive summary and analysis of each book. (HB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, English Instruction, Reading Materials
Peer reviewedBushman, John H.; Bushman, Kay Parks – English Journal, 1993
Presents citations, plot summaries, and thematic overviews of 12 works of young adult literature that are distinguished by their emphasis on personal relationships. (HB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Peer reviewedBushman, John H. – English Journal, 1977
Describes discussion group activities which foster student interaction. (DD)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Discussion Groups, English Instruction, Interaction
Peer reviewedBushman, John H. – ALAN Review, 1992
Uses Chris Crutcher's "Chinese Handcuffs" and several other pieces of young adult literature to show how to teach literary elements and writing and reading skills. Notes that prominence is given to students' responses to reading and writing. (RS)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, English Instruction, Reading Skills, Reading Writing Relationship
Peer reviewedBushman, John H.; Jones, Sandra K. – English Journal, 1975
A thematic approach to the English curriculum provides a flexible means by which teachers can interest more students. (JH)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Communications, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Peer reviewedBushman, John H.; Bushman, Kay Parks – English Journal, 1993
Presents annotations of 11 works of young-adult literature (published in 1992 or 1993) representing the diverse cultures found in most classrooms. (HB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Cultural Differences, English Curriculum
Bushman, John H.; Bushman, Kay Parks – 1994
Representing current research and effective practice in English education, this book provides inservice and preservice teachers of English practical activities derived from sound educational theory and research to help make their job in the classroom effective and enjoyable. The book is meant to be an easy-to-read and useful source for teaching…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, English Curriculum, English Instruction
Peer reviewedBushman, John H. – English Journal, 1970
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Development, Diachronic Linguistics, Dialects
Guenther, John E.; Bushman, John H. – 1984
This handbook provides the secondary language arts teacher with a series of meaningful activity options which use the newspaper as the learning resource. The handbook discusses the purposes of language arts education, the advantages of using the newspaper as a resource, and the relationship between the two. Taken from numerous books, kits, guides,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Class Activities, English Instruction, Instructional Materials
Bushman, John H.; Jones, Sandra – 1977
Recently, the use of thematic units in the teaching of language arts at the secondary level has significantly increased. This document discusses the theory and practice of using thematic units. The first section provides an overview of the use of thematic units and shows how such units can aid in teaching students about the composing process,…
Descriptors: English Instruction, High Schools, Humanities, Interdisciplinary Approach
Peer reviewedBushman, John H. – English Education, 1989
Suggests reasons why a gap exists between what is taught in methods class and what is found in many English classrooms, including the methods instructor's credibility, how methods classes themselves are conducted, and accountability of process-based teaching. Suggests ways the gap might be bridged. (SR)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, English, English Instruction
Bushman, John H. – 2001
The plan and purpose of this book is to provide for inservice and preservice teachers educationally sound theories and creative activities in the teaching of English. This third edition of the book keeps many of the activities that were included in the previous editions and adds new material from current research and effective practice. The book…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Creative Teaching
