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35.3 (2003):46–53. http://search.ebscohost.com. This article discusses the benefits of using graphic organizers with inclusive instruction.
Burmark, Lynell. "Why Visual Literacy?"
School Media
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Block, Janet. "The Effects of Auditory and Visual Stimuli on Tenth Graders' Descriptive Writing,"
Research/Technical
1, (1993). http://eric.ed.gov/PDFS/ED364887.pdf.This study provides evidence about how visual images, combined with auditory stimuli, have a positive impact on improving students' descriptive writing.
Desher, Donald, and Jean B. Schumaker. "Adolescents with Learning Disabilities as Writers: Are We Selling Them Short?"
Learning Disabilities Research and Practice
24.2 (2009): 81-92. This research based article describes specific writing skills learning disabled students need in order to be successful in their least restrictive environment.
"ENIAC".
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Farley, Tom. "Mobile Telephone History."
Teletronikk
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Fletcher, Jason. "Is Identification with School the Key Component in the 'Black Box' of Education Outcomes?"
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Mariconda, Barbara.
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Easton, CT: Scholastic Professional Books, 2001. This book outlines writing skills that are needed for expository essays. Included in this text are examples of lessons that can be used in a classroom.
McQuade, Donald, and Christine McQuade.
Seeing and Writing 4. Boston. MA:
Bedford/ St. Martin's, 2010. This book was one of the textbooks used in our
Writing about Words and Images
seminar. It is a captivating collection of pictures and texts that generate discussion, writing, and interpretation.
"Pearl Harbor Attack."
Encyclopedia Britannica,
last modified April 27, 2011. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/448010/Pearl-Harbor-attack . This fascinating article provides a detailed description of how and why the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred. Included in this article are photographs that display the post-attack damage.
"September 11 Attacks, "
Encyclopedia Britannica.
Last accessed August 26, 2010. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/762320/September-11-attacks. This article provides a summary about the tragic event about the World Trade Center Attacks, which occurred on September 11, 2001.
"Symbolism Colors."
Accessed July 20, 2011. http://www.three-musketeers.net/mike/colors.html. This quick, easy _to_ read website provides intriguing information about how the Japanese view colors on a horizontal plane, with positive and/or negative feelings associated with them.
"1942-The Doolittle Air Raid."
USS Enterprise CV-6
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Thompson, Olive. "The Netbook Effect,"
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