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Meyer, Tom; Young, Martha; Lieberstein-Solera, Fabiola – English Journal, 2012
One of the most challenging aspects of the teaching profession, at all levels, is to identify and illuminate assumptions--one's students' and one's own. This article describes how three members of the Hudson Valley Writing Project (HVWP) at the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz worked closely with the National Writing Project's…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Second Language Learning, English Language Learners, Classroom Research
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Bickens, Sarah; Bittman, Franny; Connor, David J. – English Journal, 2013
This article provides an overview of the Autobiography Project, listing the topics of the ten chapters and the targeted skills that accompany them. The authors discuss the purposes of each chapter and describe the methods incorporated to promote the four broad components of literacy. This unit also addresses almost all components of the Common…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, State Standards, Academic Standards, Language Arts
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Applebee, Arthur N.; Langer, Judith A. – English Journal, 2011
In the May 2009 issue of "English Journal", we reported on our analysis of data from the National Assessment of Educational Progress to provide a first look at changes in the teaching of writing over the past 30 years. In this article, we provide a more detailed look, drawing on data collected from visits to 260 English, math, social…
Descriptors: High Schools, Middle Schools, Interviews, National Surveys
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Cooper, Charles R.; And Others – English Journal, 1976
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, English Curriculum, Middle Schools, Program Descriptions