English teachers must organize activities that will teach the true processes of revision. (JH)

Suggestions are given for conducting non-directive writing conferences. (JH)

Reexamines assumptions about teaching the research paper, including the following points: (1) research is suitable for all high-school students, not just college-bound seniors; (2) research is not natural, but requires much training; (3) real research does not restrict sources; (4) teachers can not teach research without doing research themselves;…

Seven secondary school teachers discuss the need for writing centers in secondary schools and identify the services they should provide. Includes descriptions of existing writing centers, and suggestions that writing centers should help students change their perception of writing as well as intervene in stages of the writing process. (JG)

Reviews the development of writing paradigms from Aristotle's emphasis on invention, to eighteenth-century emphasis on induction and style, to the recent process approach, and the current expressive and cognitive approaches to writing instruction. Notes problems left unresolved by process theory and recommends the socio-contextual approach which…

Recommends having students keep a reading journal on reading assignments as a way of getting them involved in reading, thinking, and discussion. (EL)

Describes a program of creative writing and describes student objectives and teacher objectives that allow the experience to aid students in producing critical essays. (CRH)

Examines the advantages, for both teacher and students, of using teacher writing in the composition class. (MM)

Washington State high school found a way to spark interest in journalism courses by enlarging curricuum to include instruction in film-making, radio broadcasting and photography. State- Federal grant has helped school buy needed equipment. (PD)

Explains how using Edward Steichen's The Family of Man" motivated students to write and discuss; 10 ways to incorporate the book in writing lessons are given. (SW)

Reports the highlights of the first year of the National Study of Secondary School Writing, which provides new information about secondary school writing instruction. (RL)

Presents a checklist for a good writing assignment, illustrating its value through the development of an assignment based on a short story by Jack London. (RL)

Traces the roots of composition instruction to the nineteenth century and shows the origins of many current traditions in writing, as well as describing the first "crisis" in basic skills, which took place in about 1870. (DD)

Suggests twelve listening exercises and their applications to writing, speaking, language and literature. (DD)