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Antonelli, Sharon – 1986
These three instruction manuals are designed as aids for faculty and staff teaching consumer education, nutrition, and parenting. They include resources for teaching limited English speaking students. A 17-page Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL) annotated bibliography precedes the instruction manuals. Each manual consists of 18 units.…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annotated Bibliographies, Behavioral Objectives, Child Rearing
Thomason, Tommy – 2003
To teach writing well, teachers need three things: first, they have to understand writing itself, as well as writing pedagogy; second, they need to be writers themselves; and third, they need to know how to communicate their knowledge about writing effectively to their students. This book is based on the premise that writing ability--and teaching…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Instructional Improvement
Parrish, Berta; Atwood, Karen – 1984
With the rise in popularity of teen romantic fiction, many teachers wonder about the nature of such books and whether they should be used in the reading program. Most of the teen romantic fiction is written to a well-defined formula, based on guidelines from the publishers and on high-interest low-vocabulary literature. Characteristics with the…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Fiction, High Schools
Barrett, Terry, Ed.; Clark, Gilbert, Ed. – 1995
This collection of lessons is meant to be a practical guide to help teachers engage children in art criticism. The lessons generally follow a similar format. Most suggest an age group but may be modified for use with younger or older students. Several authors suggest variations and extensions for lessons that include studio activities. A broad…
Descriptors: Art Criticism, Art Education, Critical Viewing, Discipline Based Art Education
Thoman, Elizabeth, Ed.; Silver, Rosalind, Ed. – Media & Values, 1989
This issue of "Media & Values" explores the influence of mass media on the perceptions about aging in our society. The essays present various interpretations of that influence and the implications for the society. Articles in the "Awareness/Analysis" section include: (1) "Granny Bashing: New Myth Recasts Elders as Villains" (Ronald F. Pollack);…
Descriptors: Aging Education, Aging (Individuals), Mass Media, Mass Media Effects
Moss, Barbara, Ed.; Lapp, Diane, Ed. – Guilford Publications, 2009
Upper-elementary students encounter a sometimes dizzying array of traditional and nontraditional texts both in and outside of the classroom. This practical handbook helps teachers in grades 4-6 harness the instructional potential of fiction, poetry, and plays; informational texts; graphic novels; digital storytelling; Web-based and multimodal…
Descriptors: Reading Comprehension, Protocol Analysis, High Stakes Tests, Cartoons