Tuesday, October 23, 2007

English Journal (EJ). March 2006. Part One.

Some ideas on teaching English from the English Journal, March 2006, Part One, a publication of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

How teach research?
Students keep a journal of their progress in researching. RD Derrico. EJ (Mar. 06), 10.

What is the value of the five-paragraph essay?
Provides the foundation for organizing writing. K Smith. EJ (Mar. 06), 16.

What are some creative ways to use research in the classroom?
Write a proposal for constructive change in the community. DM Pegrim. EJ (Mar. 06), 18-22.

What are some creative ways to present the results of research in the classroom?
Turn the results into a short story. J Wirtz. EJ (Mar. 06), 23-27.

What are some creative ways to present the results of research in the classroom?
Turn the research into scripts and have the scripts performed. T Speaker & CK Anderson. EJ (Mar. 06), 28-29.

How begin a research project in the classroom?
Begin with the question "Why?" D Teitelbaum. EJ (Mar. 06), 30.

What are some creative ways to present the results of research in the classroom?
Turn it into a children's book that is actually read to children. D Teitelbaum. EJ (Mar. 06), 30-35.

What are some creative ways to present the results of research in the classroom?
Put it in the form of an unfamiliar genre: cook book; how-to book; instruction booklet; user's manual; pamphlet; dialogue; guide; letter; memoir; news article; news feature; in-depth report; obituary; opinion column; editorial; review; poetry; resume; speech. S Andrew-Vaughan & C Fletcher. EJ (Mar. 06), 36-42.

Other article: On the purpose of assements, from letter grades to portfolios.

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