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Vettraino, Christina M. – English Journal, 2007
Finding few resources on how to teach a yearbook class, high school teacher Christina M. Vettraino set out to create her own. She offers a detailed, classroom-tested approach to producing an award-winning yearbook. Students on the staff and in the yearbook class learn the purpose and the concept of a unifying theme, graphic design, writing, and…
Descriptors: Yearbooks, Teaching Methods, Teaching Guides, Teaching Experience
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Moynihan, Karen E. – English Journal, 2007
High school teacher Karen E. Moynihan creates a multimodal project inspired by the creative nonfiction style of "The Orchid Thief" by Susan Orlean. Students choose a collectible item and immerse themselves in the subculture of the collectors. The project includes participation in library and field research, interviews, photography and graphic…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Nonfiction, Research Projects, Instructional Development
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Bucolo, Joe – English Journal, 2007
Drawing on the expertise of colleagues in technology and filmmaking, high school teacher Joe Bucolo helps students demonstrate the critical comprehension, mastery, and creative insight that transpire from close study of Shakespeare's plays. Production Teams examine the context and language of Shakespeare's scenes, interview an expert, and address…
Descriptors: Literary Criticism, Film Production, English Instruction, Film Study
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Whaley, Elizabeth Gates – English Journal, 1985
Outlines purpose, objectives, and reasons for a high school women's literature course. (EL)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Curriculum Development, English Instruction
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Nash, Mildred J. – English Journal, 1982
Assignments, grading methods, and classroom techniques for teaching creative writing in the high schools. (RL)
Descriptors: Assignments, Classroom Techniques, Course Organization, Creative Writing
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Landreman, Dolores – English Journal, 1972
Author makes the case for starting in high school to improve the literacy and communication skills of students destined for scientific/technological careers. Detailed course program and extensive bibliography included. (PD)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Comprehension, Course Objectives, Course Organization
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Isaacs, Mary Ann Lorenz – English Journal, 1979
Discusses 11 documents indexed in the ERIC system dealing with course organization, adolescent literature, course guides, unit plans, and ethnic studies, as these documents relate to multitext teaching. (DD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Course Organization, English Instruction, Ethnic Studies
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Wilson, Joan – English Journal, 1982
Describes a high school course entitled "Developmental/Speed Reading" and the positive effects of having a wide range of reading levels produce peer pressure toward reading improvement. (RL)
Descriptors: Class Organization, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Course Organization
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Lent, John D. – English Journal, 1981
Proposes that the study of the short story should have a prominent place in any high school English curriculum. Provides suggestions for such a course. (RL)
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Course Organization, Critical Reading
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Meeks, Lynn Langer – English Journal, 1999
Outlines a set of conditions in which literacy learning is more likely to occur, based on Brian Cambourne's theory of literacy learning defining eight "conditions for learning." Defines each of these learning conditions, gives examples of them in the real world, and offers examples of what each condition for learning looks like in a 10th-grade…
Descriptors: Course Organization, English Instruction, Grade 10, High Schools