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Lord Fairfax Community Coll., Middletown, VA. – 1992
In an attempt to improve its students' writing abilities, as well as their critical thinking skills, Lord Fairfax Community College, in Virginia, developed a program called "Thinking through Writing." The project designers believed that concept formation, classification, memory enhancement, and other learning/thinking skills could be…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Curriculum Design, Interdisciplinary Approach, Teaching Methods
Hyslop, Nancy, Comp.; Smith, Carl, Ed. – 1990
Originally developed as part of a project for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on ways to evaluate writing is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes an overview of the project; a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a lecture giving…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education
Haley, Beverly, Ed. – 1986
Contributed by high school English teachers across the United States, the activities contained in this booklet are intended to promote the effective teaching of English and the language arts. Activities in the first section of the booklet focus on language exploration--the subtle nuances of meaning, rhythm in poetry, and the power of the…
Descriptors: Contemporary Literature, Creative Writing, English Instruction, High Schools
Kaufmann, Felice, Comp.; Kent, Jeannette, Ed. – 1998
Culled from ideas contributed by people attending conferences of the National Council of Teachers of English and by readers of "NOTES Plus" and "IDEAS Plus," the activities contained in this booklet are intended to promote the effective teaching of writing and literature. Teaching strategies offered in the first section of the…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education
National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL. – 1991
Contributed by English teachers across the United States, the activities contained in this booklet are intended to promote the effective teaching of English and the language arts. Teaching strategies offered in the first section of the booklet are designed to stimulate language exploration and include activities where students become acquainted…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Communication Skills, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Collins, Norma, Comp.; Smith, Carl, Ed. – 1990
Originally developed as part of a project for the Department of Defense Schools (DoDDS) system, this learning package on expressive writing is designed for teachers who wish to upgrade or expand their teaching skills on their own. The package includes an overview of the project; a comprehensive search of the ERIC database; a lecture giving an…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Distance Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education
Kaufmann, Felice A., Ed. – 1987
Contributed by high school English teachers across the United States, the activities contained in this booklet are intended to promote the effective teaching of English and the language arts. Teaching strategies offered in the first section of the booklet are designed to stimulate language exploration with such activities as examining the…
Descriptors: Contemporary Literature, Creative Writing, Educational Games, English Instruction