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Peer reviewedWenger, Laurie – Reclaiming Children and Youth: Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Problems, 1999
This is the fourth in a series of articles on using children's literature to foster the principles of the Circle of Courage. In this issue, the author provides selections that foster generosity and altruism. (Author)
Descriptors: Altruism, Childrens Literature, Reading Assignments, Teaching Methods
Morrow, Lesley M. – Instructor, 1983
This feature blends children's literature with in-class cooking ideas to add spice to reading programs at various times of the year. A seasonal list of reading books appropriate for elementary school-age children is coordinated with recipes for dishes that complement the stories. (PP)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooking Instruction, Elementary Education, Reading Assignments
Direct linkJohannessen, Larry R. – Social Studies, 2003
The nonfiction literature of the Vietnam War is accessible and engaging to students, and it deals with issues that speaks to students in powerful ways. In addition, the literature can help students better understand their parents and grandparents and the effect on them of the Vietnam War. A number of teachers who have taught the nonfiction…
Descriptors: Student Reaction, Reader Response, Nonfiction, Asian History
Peer reviewedHammon, Linda L. – Social Studies Texan, 1993
Argues that recent findings in national surveys indicate a general lack of geographic knowledge and a disinterest in reading among students. Provides an annotated bibliography of fiction and nonfiction children's literature categorized by geographical subject area. (CFR)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Educational Strategies
Download full textVultaggio, Barbara – 1989
Designed to tap the rich collection of instructional techniques in the ERIC database, this compilation of lesson plans offers practical suggestions for developing high school students' writing skills. The 37 lesson plans in this book are divided into four sections: (1) descriptive; (2) audience/voice; (3) expository; and (4) creative. A user's…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Class Activities, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing
Peer reviewedLawson, Jackie; Barnes, Donna – Social Studies Review, 1991
Offers suggestions for incorporating literature into teaching history. Outlines several activities designed to extend students' understanding of historical events. Includes a suggested reading list of fiction covering various periods in U.S. history for grades 4 through 12. (NL)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction
Bullion-Mears, Ann; McWhorter, J. YeVette; Haag, Claudia; Cox, Maggie; Hickey, Shelly – 1997
Suggesting that poetry can be inserted into any classroom in any curricular area, this paper discusses reading and writing poetry in middle school classrooms. The paper begins with advice on reading poetry in content classrooms, and then presents a 31-item bibliography of poetry sources "for browsing." The paper then presents tips for writing…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Content Area Writing, Intermediate Grades, Junior High Schools
Avino, Catherine – 1994
This annotated list of 23 journal articles and documents provided focuses on faculty-librarian collaboration in bibliographic instruction (BI) at academic libraries. Topics including the following: BI for developmental and English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students; faculty and librarian collaboration on the design of BI assignments; the teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Active Learning, Annotated Bibliographies, Assignments
