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An Integrated Approach To Teaching Washington State History In A Seventh Grade Humanities Block, Erika Lee Martin Jan 2003

An Integrated Approach To Teaching Washington State History In A Seventh Grade Humanities Block, Erika Lee Martin

All Graduate Projects

For the 2002-2003 school year, Sultan School District (WA) made the decision to move the Washington State History course from the high school level to be taught at the middle school level, specifically in the seventh grade Humanities block for a semester. This decision was made to be in compliance with the future state Social Studies requirements. Since the Humanities course was already based on the theory of integrating Geography with Language Arts, a new curriculum needed to be developed to incorporate the new Washington State History material. A team of teachers decided to take this task on and develop …


Innovative Instructional Materials For Eighth Grade English, Mary Lou Clerf Aug 1971

Innovative Instructional Materials For Eighth Grade English, Mary Lou Clerf

All Master's Theses

This study was undertaken for the purpose of reviewing current literature and developing new instructional materials suitable for classroom use by teachers of eighth grade English.


The Administrative Functions Of The Junior High School Instrumental Music Director, Jack M. Dorsey Aug 1964

The Administrative Functions Of The Junior High School Instrumental Music Director, Jack M. Dorsey

Graduate Student Research Papers

In Tacoma Public School District 10, there is one music supervisor for fifty-two schools serving 150,000 people. This supervisor must, of necessity, rely in part on the administrative ability of the individual director under his supervision. It was the purpose of this paper (1) to discover a working philosophy of music education for everyday use by the instrumental music director; and (2) to find from authoritative sources the factors essential for successful administration of the Junior High School instrumental department.


Understanding The Child Through Creative Writing Analysis, Mona R. Stacy Aug 1962

Understanding The Child Through Creative Writing Analysis, Mona R. Stacy

Graduate Student Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to show the value of creative writing as an aid in the emotional development of the intermediate grade child. Creative writing (1) helps to release tensions and (2) tends to give the classroom teacher a deeper understanding of the child.