Defends values education and describes five segments of an elective high school course entitled "Contemporary American Literature: The Search for Values." (DD)

Ethnic literature is an integral part of American literature. Teachers must take the time and effort to become informed about cultural minorities and their writings. (RB)

The implementation of a three-year nongraded electives program in high school English and social studies achieved particular success in providing: a close correlation between English and social studies; incentive produced by age differential within classrooms; and a phase system" which allowed students to select their own ability levels. (Authors)

Describes teaching a unit on Appalachia in a six-week winter elective. Describes studying the people, coal mining, crafts, music, religion, and folklore of the region. (EL)

A report by the Educational Resources Information Center at the National Council of Teachers of English; ERIC abstracts of documents pertinent to this topic are included. (RD)