Outlines one school's approach to using microcomputers to help teach writing skills in high school. (MD)

Advocates writing in-depth captions for yearbooks, including the five W's (who, what, when, where, and why) and one H (how). (SR)

This book presents 24 step-by-step exercises that help young writers strengthen their own unique talent and voice. It includes information on finding a writing style, finding other writers, trying various types of writing, getting feedback and support from friends as well as adults, preparing a manuscript for submission to a publisher, finding the…

Argues that cliches make writing stale and flat, and that getting rid of them is a necessity. Lists the "top 14" cliches gathered by a Columbia Scholastic Press Association judge. Uses examples to show how cleansing a passage of its superlatives and cliches improves the writing, adding clarity, fairness, and objectivity as well as freshness and…

These guidelines for teaching editing skills to secondary students with hearing impairments focus on: (1) revision, in which students review and refine the content, ideas, and form of their writing; and (2) proofreading and copy editing, in which students examine grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and spelling. Ways to utilize peers as…

Describes some of what educators have learned about the complex task they ask students to tackle when they put them in peer groups to talk with each other about their writing. Analyses the work of one peer revision group and illustrates the complicated work that students can engage in as they struggle to justify their writerly decisions to their…

This booklet offers practical ideas, specific examples, and realistic solutions to the most common writing problems that administrators face. The booklet's four chapters are: (1) Writing Basics (ideas on organization, reasons to write, writers' responsibilities, getting personal, and writing for a particular occasion); (2) Getting Started (getting…

Notes that learning new things is one of the most important reasons advisers send their editors and staff to summer workshops, and it is also the biggest reason for advisers themselves to go. Explains that in the atmosphere of a summer workshop, everyone shares a dedication to journalism. Concludes that most students and advisers come away from…

Discusses ways to write effective headlines that can help make newspapers more "reader friendly." (SR)

Argues that comparison and contrast are an essential part of review writing for high school newspapers. Offers examples and discusses their use in reviews of movies, albums, restaurants, books, concerts, and more. Notes the importance of including audience and reviewer reaction, of grading, and of a good lead and conclusion. (SR)

Discusses the advantages of conference teaching in writing labs. Provides several guidelines for conducting a teacher-student conference. (MM)

In this inquiry study, teachers will learn about the writing process and ways to improve virtually all facets of students' writing. Teachers will carefully examine their own beliefs about writing and the value of their own written literacy that can be modeled for students. Teachers will build professional communities in which they will interact…

Discusses four books that will be useful to teachers who are rethinking how and why they teach grammar, and who want to connect and imbed the study of grammar in students' thinking and writing. (SR)

Based on the proposition that if people want their electronic messages to get the results they desire, they will need to adopt and practice effective communication strategies, this book introduces strategies that make e-mail messages, Web site text, and newsgroup postings effective. To this end, it teaches how word choice can affect meaning, how…

Argues against the dismissal of grammar teaching, citing research studies which illustrate how grammar instruction improves writing skills. Asserts that teacher training is the crucial issue in effectively teaching traditional grammar. (MM)