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Faughnan, Cynthia; Hemker, Elaine; Rive, Opdyke-Belle – Instructor, 1999
Presents two standards-based language arts activities for middle school students. The first involves collecting family photographs, writing a descriptive essay based on each one, and publishing the final product using Microsoft Publisher. The second involves creating one-page autobiographies, designing a publishable product, and publishing it…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Grade 8, Language Arts
Peer reviewedUnderwood, William – English Journal, 1987
Describes a writing project designed to encourage eighth-grade students to examine their past with specific objectives to: (1) complement the speech and reading components of a theme on childhood and youth; (2) introduce or review basic mechanical skills and basic research skills; and (3) introduce basic tools of expressive writing.(NH)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Expository Writing, Grade 8, Metaphors
