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Peer reviewedDolly, Martha Rowe – Maryland English Journal, 1997
Advocates venturing deeper into rhetorical situation since covering it in a superficial way may pose more problems than ignoring it altogether. Offers examples of the kinds of problems students encounter with audience and purpose. Suggests grappling with these complexities rather than discounting them. (PA)
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation, Writing Instruction
Peer reviewedAghbar, Ali-Asghar; Chitrapu, Devi – Maryland English Journal, 1997
States that writing from sources is the most difficult writing task for ESL college students--especially a lack of ability to create voice and claim authority in their writing. Reviews definitions of voice; offers a new definition. Studies 18 ESL students at Indiana University (Pennsylvania). Finds even brief training for writing with voice can…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Foreign Students, Higher Education, Instructional Effectiveness
Peer reviewedMegyeri, Kathy A. – Maryland English Journal, 1997
Recounts that many professionals are "retooling" and entering the teaching profession, bringing with them a wealth of experience. Gives examples of four new teachers at Sherwood High in Montgomery County (Maryland) who have changed careers. Talks about these teachers. (PA)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Career Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Teaching (Occupation)
Peer reviewedBrowne, Janet P.; Chapman, Mary Ann G. Gerwig – Maryland English Journal, 1997
Describes, in "Videotapes Can Provide a Bridge to Language Development and Literacy," how quality videotapes can help develop students' language skills in elementary classrooms. Describes, in "Contracting for Success," how a written contract can help students work together in group projects. Gives a sample contract. (PA)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Group Activities, Higher Education
Peer reviewedPollock, Thomas Clark – English Journal, 1977
Describes the activities of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) during World War II and efforts at rapprochement between NCTE and the Modern Language Association in the 1940s. (DD)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Educational History, English Instruction, Professional Associations
Peer reviewedGray, Patricia – English Journal, 1977
Describes techniques used to teach English to adolescents. (DD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, English Instruction, Junior High Schools, Teacher Effectiveness
Peer reviewedSloane, Barbara L. – English Journal, 1977
A fictionalized account of one teacher's frustrating encounter with a student. (DD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Junior High Schools, Student Problems, Student Teacher Relationship
Peer reviewedPolivka, Grace – English Journal, 1977
A letter from an eighth grade teacher describing the problems students face. (DD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grade 8, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedCardellichio, Thomas C. – English Journal, 1977
Suggests guidelines for the establishment of a conceptual basis for the junior high school program. (DD)
Descriptors: Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Educational Programs, Educational Theories
Peer reviewedVacca, Richard T. – English Journal, 1977
Presents five characteristics of middle schools, and suggests implications for reading instruction. (DD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Reading Instruction
Peer reviewedJames, Shirley M. – English Journal, 1977
Describes a program using thematic language arts learning contracts. (DD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Curriculum Development, Junior High Schools, Language Arts
Peer reviewedWright, Keith; Alin, Roy, editors – English Journal, 1977
A description of a training program for teacher aides at West Junior High School in Nampa, Idaho. (DD)
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Models, Paraprofessional Personnel
Peer reviewedScannella, Anthony; Rabuck, John – English Journal, 1977
Describes a middle school program on world cultures taught jointly by English and social studies teachers. (DD)
Descriptors: Culture, Curriculum Development, English Instruction, Junior High Schools
Peer reviewedBarmore, Judith M.; Morse, Philip S. – English Journal, 1977
Describes techniques for promoting reading in the middle school. (DD)
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Reading Centers, Reading Habits
Peer reviewedMitchell, Diana – English Journal, 1977
Suggests the use of children's literature as a model for junior high students' writing. (DD)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Creative Writing, Junior High Schools, Models
