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Peer reviewedWhite, Brian F. – Journal of Educational Research, 1995
This study investigated the effects of autobiographical writing before reading on ninth graders' discussion and understanding of two short stories. Quantitative and qualitative analyses of audiotaped class discussion revealed that students who had written about relevant personal experience before reading were more substantively engaged in…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Comprehension, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Grade 9
Peer reviewedRiet, Fred H. van – New England Journal of History, 1990
A Dutch teacher presents reading, film viewing, and writing activities for "Empire of the Sun," J. G. Ballard's autobiographical account of life as a boy in Shanghai and in a Japanese internment camp during World War II (the subject of Steven Spielberg's film of the same name). Includes objectives, procedures, and several literature,…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Films, Geography Instruction, High School Students
