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| English Journal | 8 |
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| Egan, Margaret | 1 |
| Isaacs, Mary Ann Lorenz | 1 |
| McLaughlin, Gary L. | 1 |
| Ney, Jim | 1 |
| O'Shea, Catherine | 1 |
| Perkins, Lola | 1 |
| Riley, Roberta D. | 1 |
| Schaffer, Eugene C. | 1 |
| Weiner, Lois | 1 |
| Zepezauer, Frank | 1 |
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| Journal Articles | 8 |
| Guides - Classroom - Teacher | 6 |
| Opinion Papers | 3 |
| Guides - General | 1 |
| Guides - Non-Classroom | 1 |
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| Practitioners | 8 |
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Peer reviewedWeiner, Lois – English Journal, 1979
Outlines some procedures for the sensible selection of educational books, products, and other materials for the English classroom. (DD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Media Selection, Secondary Education, Textbook Selection
Peer reviewedRiley, Roberta D.; Schaffer, Eugene C. – English Journal, 1979
Compares the advantages of multitext and single text approaches to literary study and advocates the multitext approach. (DD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Literature Appreciation, Secondary Education, Supplementary Reading Materials
Peer reviewedMcLaughlin, Gary L. – English Journal, 1981
Offers advice to sufferers of "textbookitis:" (1) writing textbooks are not necessary for high school classes; (2) the best language textbook is a dictionary--money not spent on a writing textbook could be spent on sets of dictionaries; and (3) literature anthologies can be useful additions to the writing classroom. (RL)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Dictionaries, Educational Resources, English Instruction
Peer reviewedPerkins, Lola – English Journal, 1979
The multitext approach to the teaching of English allows for more teacher control over course content, greater variety in subject matter, easier provision for individual differences, and less financial expenditure. (DD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Individualized Instruction, Literature Appreciation, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedEgan, Margaret; O'Shea, Catherine – English Journal, 1979
Describes teaching techniques for using the multitext approach to English to motivate high school students. (DD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Secondary Education, Student Motivation, Supplementary Reading Materials
Peer reviewedZepezauer, Frank – English Journal, 1983
Presents a set of "neutral" language guidelines as a way of pointing out the problems of using language guidelines in the first place. (JL)
Descriptors: Guidelines, Language Attitudes, Language Standardization, Secondary Education
Peer reviewedIsaacs, Mary Ann Lorenz – English Journal, 1979
Discusses 11 documents indexed in the ERIC system dealing with course organization, adolescent literature, course guides, unit plans, and ethnic studies, as these documents relate to multitext teaching. (DD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Course Organization, English Instruction, Ethnic Studies
Peer reviewedNey, Jim – English Journal, 1982
Lists 25 things that teachers should consider when evaluating the linguistic components of the texts they select and use for English grammar and writing instruction. (RL)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Evaluation Criteria, Grammar, Guidelines
