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Nellen, Ted – English Journal, 1998
Offers and explains three pieces of advice for using the Internet in language arts classes: become a student (have students train teachers to use the Internet and have student interns in computer rooms to assist teachers); "morph into a cybrarian" (create an on-line library of World Wide Web links related to class projects); and empower students.…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Internet, Language Arts, Secondary Education
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Cooper, Winfield; Brown, B. J. – English Journal, 1992
Asserts that a student-writing portfolio can be a powerful tool for writing instruction. Describes how students compile a portfolio, and the types of writing included. Discusses the use of collaboration in the writing process and methods of assessment. (PRA)
Descriptors: Collaborative Writing, Portfolios (Background Materials), Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
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Cangelosi, Barbara R. – English Journal, 2000
Describes a four-week unit developed by the author to teach her at-risk high school students assertive communication as a means of empowerment, a way of taking control of situations. Describes organizing the content and implementing the curriculum, and notes students' positive and enthusiastic feedback. (SR)
Descriptors: Assertiveness, Communication Skills, High Risk Students, Interpersonal Communication
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Petersen, Sue A. – English Journal, 1999
Describes the steps involved in shifting an American Literature curriculum from teacher-centered to student-centered. Includes strategies to provide learning that is cooperative and dynamic, as well as a process of negotiation, consensus, and disagreement. (NH)
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Cultural Awareness, Educational Environment, English Instruction
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O'Donnell-Allen, Cindy; Smagorinsky, Peter – English Journal, 1999
Looks at the discussion of a small group of girls (ordinarily reticent or diffident in class) in a senior English class as they interpreted the character of Ophelia in Shakespeare's "Hamlet." Discusses the idea that thinking can develop through dialogic (collaborative) rather than dialectic (conflictive) transactions. Notes classroom…
Descriptors: Classroom Communication, Classroom Research, Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Instruction
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Christensen, Linda M. – English Journal, 1989
Discusses ways to empower students through writing, using their own voices, plumbing their own lives for stories, poems, and essays; and engaging them in dialogue with their peers about writing and literature. (RAE)
Descriptors: Descriptive Writing, Personal Narratives, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
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Christensen, Linda M. – English Journal, 1990
Critiques the practice of conforming to Standard English when teaching writing. Argues that when more attention is paid to form than to content, students' words and thoughts become devalued. Emphasizes the need to teach students to hold their own voices sacred, and discusses instructional strategies which encourage this attitude. (MM)
Descriptors: English, English Instruction, Error Correction, Language Usage
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