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NAD Modern Languages Curriculum Guide 9-12 Grade 9-Grade 12The NAD curriculum guide for teaching French, German or Spanish to Grades 9-12 includes a philosophy statement, rationale, essential learning objectives for each major subtopic, and teacher resource listing of national and international support organizations,... -
A Writer is Someone Who Writes -- And So is a Writing Teacher! Kindergarten-TertiaryAn examination of the 1984 North Pacific Union Conference-sponsored writing program for elementary, secondary, and college teachers. Central to the workshop was a resource center, which facilitated the blending of theory with practice. The workshop's organizing... -
College Composition Revisited: The Right Type of Write Hype Grade 11-TertiaryThe art of writing has deteriorated and teachers need a stronger grounding in language and literature. Teachers are not interested in teaching writing courses and many are ill-equipped to do so. Guidelines for writing and writing instruction are discussed.... -
English Curriculum Framework SPD Grade 5-Grade 12An essential curriculum development tool: this downloadable framework outlines the Adventist philosophy, values and principles, and shows teachers how valuing, thinking and other learning skills can be taught from a Christian viewpoint in this subject. It... -
English: High School Supplement SSD Grade 7-Grade 12Adventist teachers' handbooks for integrating faith and values: these are practical guides with a variety of approaches to teaching key values, illustrations and examples. Separate booklets are available for each subject, including: Art, Business, Computer,... -
In Defense of Poetry Grade 9-TertiaryRonald Osborn submits that to create a "dichotomy" between practical and poetic uses of language "is both false and dangerous." Osborn contends that all language is poetic - analogical, allusive, pictorial, and much more. To reduce language... -
Keyboarding Kindergarten-Grade 8Formal instruction in keyboarding can begin in third or fourth grade, when students know how to read and write well. Students need to know and understand the process of keyboarding before they are asked to revise and edit their papers. The author shows the... -
Literary Clubs: Enhancing Critical Thinking, Reading, and Writing Skills Grade 11-LifelongForming literary clubs is one way of enriching the curriculum and motivating in-coming freshmen to think, read, and write critically at a college level. Daley discusses the educator's role in assisting students who arrive at college with inadequate reading,... -
Personal Journals - A Life Skills Teaching Tool Grade 3-LifelongWhat are the benefits of keeping a journal? Patricia Fry outlines the benefits of journaling for children in school and homeschool settings. In addition to teaching children to express themselves freely, journaling is also a useful problem-solving tool. Shared... -
Readers Theatre - A Unique Approach to Reading and Writing Kindergarten-LifelongReaders Theatre provides opportunities for readers and audiences to interact. Students develop writing and communication skills, along with comprehension and understanding of subject matter. The author gives examples of how Readers Theatre can be used across... -
Small School English Correlation Guide Grade 1-Grade 8The Small Schools English Correlation Guide is designed for use with The Small Schools English Manual, (no longer available for purchase) and Houghton Mifflin English 2001. Topics include: sentence study, paragraph development, writing letters,... -
Thinking About Writing Kindergarten-TertiaryThe relation between mental processes and writing skills. Writing is a complex and symbolic activity that requires observation, imagination, and discipline. Dissatisfaction with the focus on the end-product has resulted in a discussion of the kinds of thinking... -
What is Truth? Composition Assignments for Growth Values Grade 11-LifelongThrough this curricular experiment, the author gives teachers of composition classes an example of how they can provide an opportunity for students to experiment with expressions of their own belief and value systems in a nurturing, unconstrained setting.... -
Write On! Journal-Keeping for Teens Grade 4-Grade 12A useful tool for English/language arts teachers of writing. Write On, Journal-Keeping for Teens, shows young writers how to get started, advises them in selecting a journal book, helps them find the time to write and coaches them in using their journal...