Provides an account of how one English teacher fosters awareness of the metaphorical nature of language and the sensory experience of poetry. Shows how the poem "Mnemonic" by Li-Young Lee can be used to instruct students concerning how poetry speaks to the memories of the reader. (HB)

Describes how one English teacher developed a replacement for the traditional literature exam: student exhibitions. Defines these exhibitions as student presentations over course material in which expertise and close reading are demonstrated. Advocates allowing students the opportunity to teach class materials. (HB)

Provides an account of how one poet would like to have her poems taught in the English classroom. (HB)

Provides an account of the importance of story poems in the English classroom. Describes how one teacher wove the teaching of poems, stories, and writing into a single coherent unit of study. Argues that bringing these diverse materials together is a useful method of literary study. (HB)

Argues that a curriculum of peace must include ways to define human problems. Describes how the author taught a literature course called "The Healing Word: Literature About Coping with Death and Illness" that used literary selections and a film series to examine physical healing, mental healing, and healing from grief. (SR)

English classes should return to teaching the great literature. (JH)

In the Bicentennial spirit, an English class delved into the histories of several deceased local people and wrote their epitaphs. (JH)

A compilation is presented of recommendations of teachable literary works. (JH)

A workable model for the English curriculum in the 1980s must reflect balance and integration and allow for the benefits of both bigness and smallness. (DD)

Describes how computer-based survey technology was used in one school district to aid in curriculum development. (DD)

Career education should be an integral part of the English curriculum, but vocational training should not. (DD)

Ruby Lee Norris describes a successful creative writing program called Invisible Stories which used slides, music, and stories to stimulate student writing. (DD)

Enumerates ways in which material recorded directly from the radio (interviews, sports commentaries, etc.) and TV ("People's Court") can be used in high school to teach a wide range of English skills. (NKA)