A STUDENT VERSION OF A RHETORIC CURRICULUM GUIDE WAS DEVELOPED WHICH CONTAINED THREE DISTINCT UNITS. THE FIRST DEALT WITH PRINCIPLES OF GENERALIZATION AND SUPPORT, THE SECOND WITH METAPHOR AND ANALOGY, AND THE THIRD WITH SEMANTICS. LESSONS DEALING WITH PROSE MODELS CONTAINED INTRODUCTIONS, STUDY QUESTIONS, EXERCISES FOR STUDY, AND WRITING…

A TEACHER VERSION OF A RHETORIC CURRICULUM GUIDE WAS DEVELOPED CONTAINING THREE DISTINCT UNITS. THE FIRST DEALT WITH PRINCIPLES OF GENERALIZATION AND SUPPORT, THE SECOND WITH METAPHOR AND ANALOGY, AND THE THIRD WITH SEMANTICS. DETAILED DISCUSSIONS ACCOMPANIED THESE ASPECTS OF RHETORIC. SUGGESTIONS WERE PRESENTED FOR DISCUSSIONS, EXERCISES, AND…

A STUDENT VERSION OF A CURRICULUM GUIDE ON RHETORICAL REASONING PROCESSES WAS DEVELOPED. TWO UNITS INVOLVING DEDUCTION AND PLAUSIBILITY WERE INCLUDED. LESSONS INVOLVING ASSUMPTIONS, PATTERNS OF DEDUCTIVE THINKING, FACTS, AND VALUE JUDGMENTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE UNIT ON DEDUCTION. THE UNIT ON PLAUSIBILITY GAVE THE STUDENT THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRY HIS…

A TEACHER VERSION OF A CURRICULUM GUIDE ON RHETORICAL REASONING PROCESSES WAS DEVELOPED. THE GUIDE INCLUDED TWO UNITS INVOLVING DEDUCTION AND PLAUSIBILITY. DETAILED LESSONS AND EXERCISES DEALING WITH ASSUMPTIONS, PATTERNS OF DEDUCTIVE THINKING, FACTS, AND VALUE JUDGMENTS WERE INCLUDED IN THE UNIT ON DEDUCTION. IN THE UNIT ON PLAUSIBILITY, DETAILED…

A DISCUSSION OF THE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE WAS CONTINUED (PART 1 IS ED 010 823) TO GIVE THE 10TH-GRADE STUDENT AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AT AN IMPORTANT STAGE IN ITS DEVELOPMENT. THE TIME CHOSEN WAS THE 17TH CENTURY, AND THE EXAMPLE WAS SHAKESPEARE'S "JULIUS CAESAR." THIS PLAY WAS CHOSEN AS AN EXAMPLE BECAUSE…

Oregon is in the process of raising expectations for its students. The state will now require students to prove their proficiency through a series of classroom assignments and state tests. Students who achieve the grade-10 standards on the required assignments and tests will receive a Certificate of Initial Mastery, and those who achieve the…