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Miller, Robin; And Others – Instructor, 1993
This "Instructor" Supplement on middle school education, presents articles on new research and materials, adolescent development, reasons for teaching middle school, moving toward a middle school curriculum, peer teaching, multimedia software, murder mysteries, ancient China, geometry, teamwork, descriptive writing, literature, problem solving,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Teaching, Cultural Awareness
Direct linkSunflower, Cherlyn – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2005
The second edition of "Really Writing!" provides 40 real-life writing activities designed to capture the attention of young authors (grades 2 through 6) who are just learning the composing process. This book is also a resource for teaching advanced writers who are ready to experiment with a variety of writing and speaking genres. Each of the…
Descriptors: Writing Ability, Writing Processes, National Standards, Brainstorming
Graham, Steve, Ed.; MacArthur, Charles A., Ed.; Fitzgerald, Jill, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2007
Highly practical and accessible, this indispensable book provides clear-cut strategies for improving K-12 writing instruction. The contributors are leading authorities who demonstrate proven ways to teach different aspects of writing, with chapters on planning, revision, sentence construction, handwriting, spelling, and motivation. The use of the…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Instructional Improvement, Teaching Methods, Elementary Education
Download full textNew Mexico State Dept. of Education, Santa Fe. – 1992
The New Mexico Portfolio Writing Assessment for grades 4 and 6 (optional for grade 8) is conducted each school year with a call for each student's best piece in March. All students in grades 4 and 6 participate, unless assessed as Limited English Proficient. This Teacher's Guide provides instructions for procedures to be followed throughout the…
Descriptors: Cues, Descriptive Writing, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students
PDF pending restorationNew Mexico State Dept. of Education, Santa Fe. – 1992
The New Mexico Portfolio Writing Assessment for grades 4 and 6 (optional for grade 8) is conducted each school year, with a call for each student's best piece in March. This Teacher's Guide provides instructions for implementing the portfolio program throughout the year, in order to ensure standardized application of the process. The portfolio…
Descriptors: Cues, Descriptive Writing, Educational Assessment, Elementary School Students
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
The Texas Educational Assessment of Minimum Skills (TEAMS) was developed by the Texas Education Agency (TEA), in response to Texas House Bill 72 (1984), which mandated a new basic skills assessment program for mathematics, reading, and writing at grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. This document is one in a series of Instructional Strategies Guides…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Capitalization (Alphabetic), Descriptive Writing
White, Ronald V., Ed. – 1995
This book presents a range of activities for writing instruction that develop different composing skills, attend to the social processes of reading and writing, involve the peer group in evaluating and responding to drafts, focus on different types and formats of writing, and stimulate these activities through diverse techniques and methods. The…
Descriptors: Biographies, Business Communication, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Peterson, Art, Comp. – National Writing Project (NJ3), 2003
The National Writing Project's (NWP) "30 Ideas for Teaching Writing" discusses making grammar lessons dynamic, using casual student conversation as a source for writing, home language as an assisting tool to attain standard English and other topics by presenting strategies contributed by experienced writing project teachers. NWP does not promote a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Standard Spoken Usage, Teaching Methods, Poetry
