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Coffey, Rosemary K.; Howard, Elizabeth F. – 1997
Intended for use with grades 5-12, this book offers 201 titles of carefully selected novels as an antidote to students' laments about history being boring--good historical fiction that animates the data found in textbooks. The book is an expanded and updated edition of an earlier publication and includes 86 new titles, as well as 40 titles…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Curriculum Enrichment, Instructional Effectiveness, Intermediate Grades
Kuta, Katherine Wiesolek – 1997
This publication focuses on new standards for language arts (reading, writing, representing, viewing, speaking, and listening) designed to create opportunities for middle and high school students to develop skills and become more literate readers. The book presents 60 activities based on popular novels for young people, including complete…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Curriculum Development, High School Students
Ammon, Bette D.; Sherman, Gale W. – 1999
This publication describes 40 fiction and nonfiction titles for grades 5 through 12 that will get the attention of even the most reluctant readers. Books range from humor and romance to adventure, mystery, and the supernatural. The titles were chosen based on the following criteria: recent publication date; relatively short length; appealing…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature
Download full textAgency for Instructional Technology, Bloomington, IN. – 1987
This research report describes the results of a field test of "South Asia: Nepal--Why are the Forests Disappearing?", a video program from "Global Geography", an instructional video series (available January 1988) for students in middle and junior high schools. The results from the teachers and students surveyed indicate…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Audiovisual Instruction, Foreign Countries, Geography Instruction
Peer reviewedHodges, Gerald G. – Top of the News, 1987
Predicts the status of library services to young adults in 1997 by considering various forces, including the changing nature of adolescents and early adolescents, future demographic trends, prospective job markets, and library education problems and possibilities. (EM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Employment Opportunities, Information Needs
