Describes a research project in which students investigate a personal "bad" habit. (MM)

Describes a prewriting activity in which students form questions about their classmates' research topics. Notes that this activity provides students with multiple questions concerning their topics, and conveys the message that they will be writing for a real audience of peers. (MM)

Asserts that the most important part of the research process occurs before formal research writing begins, when students engage in expressive, genuine communication. Describes several activities that promote meaningful responses to literature as a prelude to researching an American literary work. (MM)

Describes a biography-writing project that links research to literary discourse. Notes that the power of literary discourse supported the research project and tapped students' energy to write. (MM)

Relates the author's experience of writing with her students. (MM)

Describes a faculty writing group, modeled on the Eastern Virginia Writing Project. Provides guidelines for starting a faculty writing group. (MM)

Asserts that writing teachers can learn about developing writing skills by becoming free-lance writers, submitting their own manuscripts for publication. (MM)

Observes that when teachers use their writing as "models" for their students, they motivate students to ask appropriate and instructionally profitable questions about other works. Notes that this "response heuristic" can decrease the distance between students and literature. (MM)

Describes two "found poetry" projects that provide a bridge between verse and prose, and which help students focus on a particular poet or literary character. (MM)

Examines several aspects of word processing and desktop publishing, focusing on hardware and software selection. (MM)

Reviews two books by Ivan Doig: "This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind" and "English Creek." Notes that both books provide a picture of life in the American West that is not pervaded by Western stereotypes of cowboys and Indians. (MM)

Describes several projects designed to involve parents in their child's English education. (MM)

Reports the results of a survey of "English Journal" subscribers and National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) members, citing personal and teaching favorites in the following categories: literary works; instructional materials; and professional materials. (MM)

Recommends several books that help break down cultural, racial ethnic, gender, and class stereotypes. (MM)

Reexamines what it means to conduct research. Emphasizes the importance of collaborative research, and recommends ways to encourage collaboration in students' research projects. (MM)