Shows how dwelling on a great poem will continually deepen one's sense of delight. (EL)

Points out that students in creative writing classes can look to students in other disciplines, curricula of other departments, and school clubs and organizations to discover audiences for creative writing. (DD)

Suggests an activity that helps students see the relationship of suffixes to particular parts of speech. (TJ)

Applies Burke's dramatistic pentad to the stages of the writing process. (DD)

A brief look at teaching students how to write letters and at using letters as instructional tools in the junior high and high school English classroom. (RL)

Describes the first in a series of poetry workshops for children from the upper secondary school years. (AA)

Lists 28 activities that incorporate career awareness into the English class. (DD)

Demonstrates how a number of books may be used by classroom teachers to restore students' spirit and mental balance. (DD)

This guide contains a short introduction on the value of teaching poetry in elementary school and some ideas on how it should be taught. The guide presents seven classroom activities to make poetry come alive. Seven figures illustrating the activities are included. (MS)

Describes how to use a trivia game to instill academic knowledge in high school students. (DD)

Discusses several approaches that students have found helpful for analyzing "Jane Eyre," including point of view, comparison, character development, language, imagery and symbolism, and the novel's elements of autobiography. (HTH)

Outlines the teaching of Edward Thomas' poetry over a six-week period. (SRT)

Recommends establishing a precise set of terms that deals with the major concepts of the English language to eliminate confusion in student learning. (AEA)

Discusses suggestions for implementing a foreign travel study course for literature classes. Includes a two-week itinerary and a syllabus. (HTH)

Offers exercises designed to teach college freshmen the characteristics of the participial modifier. The exercises are based on a form of programed teaching that involves a high degree of student involvement, repeatedly presenting students with a stimulus, and asking for a quick, patterned response. (FL)