Presents a case study of a dry cleaning firm that can be used as a classroom activity. Provides a 12-question exercise based upon data collected. Activities are designed for both individuals and groups. (KO)

Compares the writing of two students--a competent writer and a weak one--in a technical communication course before and after discussion of design principles. Finds that a basic understanding of design principles helped them improve document macrostructure but had little effect on document microstructure. Suggests that integrating document design…

Discusses six ways in which writing workshop and specific practices like author's chair can actually make learning to write more difficult if they are implemented in inappropriate ways. Presents a case study. Advocates focusing more on what the child is trying to do and less on what the teacher is trying to teach. (SR)

Describes a case study of the Tuskegee Syphilis project to help demonstrate the use of the case study method in instruction. This is one of a series of articles written to stimulate interest in and discussion about the use of the case study method in teaching undergraduate-level science. (ZWH)

Discusses how the movie "Death of a Salesman" (a 1986 movie starring Dustin Hoffman in the role of Willy Loman) is useful for teaching communication concepts. Examines how the movie provides a rich case study for illustrating the negotiation of identities. (KEH)

Describes a writing assignment designed to help students with the frequently strange and foreboding job of writing a poem. Discusses how one student and the teacher worked through the assignment. (RS)

Describes a class project/case study where students draft a proposal and present it to a board for deliberation. Details how students analyze the current problem and the cause, brainstorm for a preferred and alternative solutions, and discuss advantages and disadvantages. (PRA)

Describes the literacy acquisition and development of Spanish-speaking children enrolled in bilingual programs of writing instruction. Focuses on the experiences of one eight-year-old student and presents various strategies used to help the student become a proficient writer in her native language. (HB)

Describes how play centers can be enriched in the functional uses of print. Details some of the effects observed on the frequency and quality of literacy activities in the spontaneous play of 37 preschoolers. (MG)

Suggests that personal writing poses both opportunities and risks in writing classrooms. Discusses the experiences of two children in a fifth/sixth-grade writing process classroom. Notes that benefits of personal writing are opportunities for authenticity, finding voice, and a therapeutic value; whereas risks include coercion of students who are…

Examines students' accounts of meaning-making and compares those accounts to students' ideas about writing. Presents two case studies of students as they use their ideas about meaning-making while writing for a first-year composition course. Provides implications of this research for teaching writing. (HB)

Describes how standards-based technology was incorporated into the reading program of one disenchanted reader. Describes how the components from IRA-NCTE (International Reading Association/National Council of Teachers of English) Standard 8 (regarding technological and informational resources) were used in the construction and implementation of an…

Discusses strategies for teaching controversial topics through an examination of the cultural and political geographic concept of iconography using as an example the recent debates over flying the Confederate flag this decade in the American South. Conveys that there is not a conclusive model or solution to teaching controversial topics. (CMK)

Presents a chemistry report on methamphetamine synthesis downloaded from the Internet and asks students to point out errors and answer questions about the text. Discusses the methods of methamphetamine synthesis and major issues in writing a case study. (YDS)

Suggests using case studies of resource management conflict involving marine and aquatic resource issues to increase student involvement in decision-making processes. Provides information for a potential case involving oyster farms and six steps to help students explore problems and make decisions. (MDH)