This book intervenes in current debates about the future of English studies as business interests reach deeper into the domains of higher education. By recognizing that economic pressures keenly manifest themselves in curricula, the essays in the book explore possibilities for curricular reform in English to serve the interests of students,…

Presents a teaching guide for the novel "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant," including questions for discussion and writing about individual characters and the novel as a whole. (HTH)

Enumerates dodges so effective that an unprepared teacher can carry away kudos, not boos, from his or her students. (JL)

Asseverates the morality of "The Catcher in the Rye," emphasizing that teachers need not defend the book on purely literary terms. (JL)

Reports the lessons a high school English teacher learned when she switched to teaching in a middle school. (JL)

Describes how a teacher sparked her students' interest in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll's House" by having them conduct a classroom trial of the play's lead character. (JL)

Discusses ways to organize a course in classical mythology. Presents classroom exercises including matching and word games, as well as extension exercises. Concludes with a list of sources on mythology. (HTH)

Provides objectives for teaching college English students the techniques of paraphrase, summary, and precis, particularly for the study of poetry. (HTH)

Suggests children's books and dictionaries, as well as activities, with which elementary students can study words and their origins. (SJL)

Sixteen teachers offer their alternative methods of evaluating student work in the English classroom. (RL)

Provides a model and rationale for using folklore in the English classroom as a way to solve problems and enhance communication skills. (HTH)

Presents exercises and activities on the novel, "The Red Badge of Courage," that are designed to supplement the basic comprehension exercises in a literature class. (FL)

The use of instructional expedients, practices (such as grading) that are distinct from learning objectives but help to implement those objectives, is discussed, particularly as it relates to language instruction. (SBH)