This language arts minicourse guide for Lampeter-Strasburg (Pennsylvania) High School contains a topical outline of an introduction to a poetry course. The guide includes a list of twenty course objectives; an outline of the definitions, the stanza forms, and the figures of speech used in poetry; a description of the course content and concepts to…

This language arts minicourse guide for Lampeter-Strasburg (Pennsylvania) High School contains a topical outline of a course on the novel. The guide includes a list of seven course objectives; an outline of the elements to be studied from eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth century novels; a description of novels and concepts to be studied in…

This curriculum guide, designed for teachers of language at the elementary level, outlines major language topics and suggests related learning activities for use in the classroom. The following divisions are made: General Introduction, Introduction to Oral-Aural Communication, Oral-Aural Experiences, General Introduction to Composing, The Writing…

The elective program for tenth grade academic English outlined in this document has been designed to improve students' attitudes toward and responses to the study of the language arts. The program consists of six minicourses, each of which covers a six-week period. The first course, required of all students, involves the study of communication…

The goal of this guide is to provide a secondary language arts curriculum which encompasses student centered, relevant learning experiences with equal attention given to reading, writing, thinking, and oral communication. The guide contains curriculum check lists for grades 7-12, reading skills check lists for reading levels 4-12, a reading…

The language arts program presented in this guide is a two-year curriculum for the junior high school which may be used in either a teacher-centered or a student-centered approach. The emphasis is on a balance between grammar and writing study and literary study. Contents consist of an outline for a grammar and writing curriculum, an outline for a…

This booklet is a source of activities and instructional materials for teaching environmental education concepts in grades K-6. Contents are organized into the areas of language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies and are subdivided by suggested grade level. A listing of basic environmental understandings is referenced with the various…

Based on the contract grading system, this language arts course guide focuses on reading, writing, research, and film projects on topics which give people the "heebie-jeebies" and for which students earn points toward a final grade. Point values are dependent on the difficulty of the project or the length of the reading material. Contents of the…

In compliance with the philosophy of the Yeshivah of Flatbush, the English department is committed to students mastering the secular discipline of English. Students will develop the language skills of reading, writing, and speaking, as well as a sophistication of style and a clarity of expression. Writing is to be developed for academic purposes…

This guide provides a series of activities adapted for children's solitary play. Eight different categories are presented: construction, dramatic play, arts and crafts, science, small muscle/indoor games, music and movement, language, and food-related experiences. Each activity is organized according to materials, kit construction, and kit…

Designed to provide teachers with a listing of sequentially ordered objectives in specific language arts areas, this level one teaching guide was developed in Plano, Texas, as part of an elementary series keyed to the reading, language, spelling, and handwriting books used in that district. The guide is organized according to vocabulary, word…

Designed to provide teachers with a listing of sequentially ordered objectives in specific language arts areas, this level two teaching guide was developed in Plano, Texas, as part of an elementary series keyed to the reading, language, spelling, and handwriting books used in that district. The guide is organized according to vocabulary, word…

This illustrated guide includes activities in Creative Arts, Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies. Activities progress from an animal rhyme quiz for lower grades, to projects for upper level students on soil testing, relative humidity, and solar heat collection. The guide emphasizes activities selected to motivate students to…

This book outlines a plan for individualizing instruction in spelling. Part 1 describes how to organize and manage the program and provides examples of instructional materials. Part 2 concerns the ways that students learn to spell words as they work within this individualized spelling program. The appendixes which comprise over half the document,…

This guide focuses on communication skills within 17 courses: American literature 1 and 2, English literature 1 and 2, world literature 1 and 2, advanced composition, advanced literature, aovanced literature and composition l1and 2, film study, science fiction, modern writers, comic spirit, Afro-American literature, career English, and college…