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Peer reviewedMoffett, James; Wagner, Betty Jane – English Journal, 1991
Offers student-centered reading activities designed to bring students to reading maturity and involvement in literature. Discusses partner reading, dramatizing and performing texts, transforming texts, journal writing, discussion, and writing. (PRA)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Journal Writing, Literature Appreciation
Peer reviewedDeCoster, Patricia A. – Science Teacher, 1991
Describes a high school biology assignment that had students read a self-selected book where the main character experiences nature and is changed by it. Evaluation was based on journal entries and a formal paper. Seventy percent of the students indicated they greatly enjoyed the assignment. (PR)
Descriptors: Biology, Instructional Materials, Journal Writing, Reading Assignments
Peer reviewedFive, Cora Lee – New Advocate, 1988
Discusses one teacher's abandonment of workbooks and a skills approach and her development of a reading program that emphasizes the elements of time, ownership, and response. (MS)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Grade 5, Journal Writing, Letters (Correspondence)
