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Peer reviewedSmith, Susan H.; Hickey, Bethany – Voices from the Middle, 2003
Describes the activity "Menu Magic!" that helps eighth graders review the power of adjectives. Notes that students "eat up this project" that promises to deliver the opportunity to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate while giving students the chance to work in cooperative groups. Describes and gives examples of the "Menu Magic" project. (SG)
Descriptors: Adjectives, Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, English Instruction
Peer reviewedMatthews-Burell, Jessica – Voices from the Middle, 2003
Describes how through a multifaceted heritage project, the author's eighth-grade students discover the magic of traveling with authors into the nooks and crannies of their seminal experiences, write their own budding memoirs, consider their values and beliefs, and compare family members' stories and values to their own. Outlines several elements…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Grade 8, Instructional Innovation, Literature Appreciation
Peer reviewedAnderson, Clayton – Social Science Record, 1983
Discusses how the use of pupil-created political cartoons has put some color and excitement back into a 9th grade world cultures course. (RM)
Descriptors: Cartoons, Course Descriptions, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Innovation
Peer reviewedRoessing, Lesley – Voices from the Middle, 2003
Considers how to transfer a community fund-raising motivational tool to the classroom. Describes the Hoppin' Frog Contest, a project in which students work to earn "miles" instead of working for grades. (SG)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Fund Raising, Grade 8, Instructional Innovation
Lipscomb, Delores – 1980
The writing assignments developed for a course in expository writing intended for gifted eighth grade students are described in this paper. The first assignment described is a causal analysis essay that required the students to examine events from their lives or from newspaper articles and analyze the causes of the actions involved. The paper…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Educational Innovation
