In this article, the author revisits her essay, "Students as Readers of Their Classmates' Writing," by providing a review of the literature on peer review over the past three decades and comments on patterns she sees in waves of peer review research and theorizing. She describes her subsequent experience with peer review in her own classes, and…

English teacher educators' commitment to Deweyan progressivism has cost them in recent years. It has contributed to their being pushed to the margins when it comes to serious, top-level discussions about the direction of American education. This essay reexamines the case for progressivism and its relevance as an element of CEE's ongoing effort to…

Offers five reasons for the uncertainty in the state of the art of English instruction. Asserts the need for a theory of English instruction and offers James Moffett's theory on the universe of discourse as the one to use. (RL)

Explores found poems, straightforward prose passages that have an accidental lyrical or poetic quality to them. Describes found fragments that a reader may elaborate, extend, or rearrange into a found poem. (HTH)

Cites research that suggests that to promote literacy, teachers should attend to the context in which reading and writing is being demanded; that the forms and patterns of specific discourses should be made explicit; and that the assumptions which shape what teachers do should be examined critically. (RS)

A professor of English explains how literary piece of work goes under versions, revisions and publications loosing its material text. Nella Larsen's Passing has become one of the most widely read New Negro Renaissance material text in recent years, but it's end is really unknown to everyone.

Explains how puns work and how they are formed. (RL)

Discusses John Dixon's book, "Growth through English." Notes that it was an elegant summary of the ideas generated through the Anglo-American Conference at Dartmouth College in 1966. Considers what would still sound fresh and invigorating nearly 35 years later and what would sound quaint and dated. (SG)

Expresses the belief that campus novels reflect the way English has been seen during recent years and comments that they form an important and entertaining treatment about the future of English as a subject of teaching. (DF)

Four verbal snapshots, dated 1881, 1911, 1941, and 1971, suggest many of the changes that have occurred in the teaching of English during the past one hundred years. (RL)

Examines the past three decades of educational history to determine whether English teachers or textbook publishers dictate what goes into the English language arts curriculum. (RL)

Records the dialog between Northrop Frye and a panel of teachers who quizzed him about the direct application of his theories to the teaching of English in elementary through university classrooms. (RL)

Considers the teaching of grammar and its importance in the writing classroom. Examines what grammar is; why writing instruction has moved away from grammar; differing opinions regarding grammar and writing instruction; and grammar's place in the writing classroom of the new century. Argues that grammar must be applied to students' own writing.…

This special journal issue recounts the first 74 years of the Illinois Association of Teachers of English (IATE). Sections discuss the following topics: (1) IATE's founders; (2) its association with the National Council of Teachers of English; (3) changes in the educational system over the 74-year period; (4) trends in English education during…

Reviews several objections to the use of computers in the English classroom, then describes three English programs. (FL)