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Minneapolis Public Schools, MN. – 1979
A biography for elementary school students introduces Rosemary Shingobe Barstow, a Native American Ojibwe language instructor and bilingual education consultant. A teacher's guide following the bibliography contains suggested activities and worksheets, objectives, directions for teachers, vocabulary list, resource list, and an evaluation…
Descriptors: American Indian Studies, American Indians, Bilingual Education, Biographies
Fins, Alice – 1979
This book presents the life stories of 10 women who work in various fields of science as well as information on education and financial aid and getting a good job (focusing on jobs in academia and industry). The life stories, based on interviews with women scientists, are organized according to their academic fields: (1) biology--Dr. Beatrice…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Biographies, Biology, Chemistry
Download full textHaviland, Virginia, Comp. – 1981
The annotated materials contained in this list of children's books for 1980 have been selected for literary merit, usefulness, and enjoyment, and are intended to reflect a year's publishing in a balance between books to be enjoyed for free reading, those for reading aloud, and those recognized as valuable for individualized reading programs or as…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Art, Biographies
Rose, Mike – 1989
This book is concerned with the educational underclass of students considered underachieving, remedial, or illiterate, and with the kinds of literacy and liberal arts curricula that can best help them. The book is divided into eight chapters. Chapter 1, "Our Schools and Our Children," reviews the author's experiences with students…
Descriptors: Academic Failure, Biographies, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Sullivan, Lisa M.; Bueler, Sandra M. – 1988
Designed to help teachers plan activities for National Women's History Week, this eighth grade curriculum guide on U.S. women in history contains classroom activities, daily announcement suggestions, information about how to conduct an oral history project, short biographies of notable women, and suggested community and school activities. The…
Descriptors: Biographies, Citations (References), Class Activities, Community Involvement
Peters, John; Peters, Frances – 1983
Based on Robert E. Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize winning play, this filmstrip study guide examines Lincoln's formative years against the backdrop of an emerging frontier America. Carl Sandburg's epic three-volume biography of Lincoln accompanies the complete program. The three filmstrips--"Young Abe Lincoln,""A House Divided," and…
Descriptors: Biographies, Civil War (United States), Creative Writing, Expository Writing
Hooper, Ann C. – 1975
This paper describes an investigation conducted to determine student preferences for types of reading content in the study of French. The subjects were 438 students enrolled in elementary French courses in five universities. Reading interests were determined with a questionnaire consisting of brief descriptions of thirty items representing five…
Descriptors: Biographies, College Language Programs, College Students, Cultural Education
Portillo, Cristina, Comp.; And Others – 1976
The 283 materials cited in this bibliography are chiefly on Chicanas in the United States. However, books or articles that discuss Mexicanas or women in general and can be related to the experiences of Chicanas are also cited. Areas covered include the arts, education, sociology, economics, history, health, and literature. The materials are…
Descriptors: Activism, Art, Bibliographies, Biographies
Almaraz, Felix D., Jr.; Almaraz, Maria O. – 1977
Short biographical sketches and drawings of 30 prominent Mexican Americans are presented in this book of reading exercises. Written on a fourth or fifth grade level, the book includes figures representing a variety of occupations and fields of achievement: the arts, sports, business, journalism, education, entertainment, literature, medicine, law,…
Descriptors: Artists, Athletes, Biographies, Comprehension
Van Brocklin, Bruce, Ed. – 1979
Biographical sketches of 37 American Indian adults who successfully completed high school equivalency programs are compiled in this booklet designed to meet the two-fold purpose of honoring adult Indian students who have overcome hardships to achieve their educational goals and improving the educational outlook for Indian children through…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Students, American Indian Education, American Indians
Malloy, Ione M. – 1977
Developed to meet the needs and interests of eleventh and twelfth grade inner city students who demand that literature be relevant to life, this curriculum guide provides material for a minicourse in Irish literature that aims at a comprehensive exposure to Irish culture through Irish literature, historical accounts, music, and art. It contains…
Descriptors: Art, Audiovisual Aids, Biographies, Cultural Awareness
HOOK, J.N. – 1963
THIS BOOK IS INTENDED FOR USE WITH STUDENTS WHO CAN PROFIT FROM INSTRUCTION IN VIGOROUS AND COLORFUL WRITING. EMPHASIS IS PLACED UPON SHOWING THE STUDENT THAT HIS OWN EXPERIENCE IS RICHER THAN HE MAY SUPPOSE AND UPON HELPING HIM TO DRAW FROM IT. THE FIRST SECTION OF THE BOOK CONSIDERS THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF SUBJECT, THEME, OBSERVATION, SENSORY…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Biographies, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing
HUSSEY, EDITH; AND OTHERS – 1957
ABOUT 260 SELECTED STORIES, POEMS, BIOGRAPHIES, HISTORIES, AND STUDIES ABOUT THE NEGRO AMERICAN ARE LISTED IN THIS 1957 BIBLIOGRAPHY. MOST OF THE WORKS WRITTEN BY NEGRO AUTHORS SINCE 1940 AND A FEW WRITTEN EARLIER ARE INCLUDED. BOOKS ARE CLASSIFIED BY APPROPRIATE AGE GROUP, PRESCHOOL THROUGH ADULT, AND ARRANGED ACCORDING TO FICTION OR NONFICTION…
Descriptors: Age Groups, Attitude Change, Bibliographies, Biographies
Fustukjian, Samuel, Comp. – 1971
The books included in this bibliography were written by or about notable Americans from the 16th century to the present and were selected from the holdings of the Penfield Library, State University of New York, Oswego, on the basis of the individual's contribution in his field. The division into subject groups is borrowed from the biographical…
Descriptors: American Culture, American Studies, Architects, Bibliographies
Davis, Charlotte D., Ed.; Stickney, Edith P., Ed. – 1972
This book has been prepared as a specific reference and resource guide for teachers, and is designed to provide assistance in curriculum development through incorporation into the curriculum of the cultural and historical contributions of minority groups. In general, the criteria used for selection of entries for the book required that: (1) the…
Descriptors: American Indians, Biographies, Blacks, Chinese Americans
