Classroom Notes Plus, Vol. 28, No. 3, January 2011

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• Classroom Notes Plus, Volume 28, Number 3, January 2011

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  Abstract: Included in this issue are lessons focusing on media literacy principles, on understanding complex poetry, on the value of good writing in the real world, and on study of the Beat writers of the 1950s.

• The Beats Go On: Teaching the Literature of the Fifties Counterculture

  Jeff House

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  Abstract: This project uses reading, viewing, discussion, and writing to help students understand the motives, writing styles, and cultural context of the Beat writers of the 1950s.

• Holiday Cards and Custom Messages: An Introduction to Media Literacy Skills

  Susan Spangler

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  Abstract: By examining elements of holidays, inventing their own, and creating cards for their holidays, students focus on messages and learn that good communication is purposely constructed.

• Hyper Poetry: Using the Internet to Connect Research and Text

  Mary A. Donnelly

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  Abstract: Through reading a poem closely, researching multimedia connections, and adding hyperlinks and comments, students develop a more complete understanding of a challenging poem.

• “You’re Hired!”: A Role-Playing and Real-World Writing Project

  Amy Estersohn

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  Abstract: Evaluating and discussing cover letters from the vantage point of a hiring committee, and then writing their own, students discover firsthand the real-world value of good writing and organization.

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