Intended to help school districts develop their own language arts (kindergarten through grade twelve) curriculum guide, this handbook outlines a four-step process for curriculum planning: (1) organizing the curriculum committee; (2) identifying and assessing current philosophies and practices (includes certain standards for accreditation of…

The standards of learning objectives for English, reading, and language arts that are presented in this paper are intended as a basis for planning language arts curriculum and instruction. A list of objectives is presented for each instructional level from kindergarten through grade twelve. The objectives reflect concern for developing the…

The purpose of this publication is to encourage and assist high schools in designing elective English courses and programs for grades 10 through 12. After pointing out the advantages and disadvantages of using electives, the discussion shifts to salient questions concerning the planning, construction, and implementation of elective courses and…

This document is an annotated bibliography containing materials relevant to the planning, implementation, and assessment of competency based teacher preparation programs in English education. (DMT)

The purpose of this evaluation was to determine the relative effectiveness of a tenth grade English curriculum collectively constructed by students and teachers. Twenty-two tasks were formulated to give direction to the evaluation. To effectively and adequately diagnose the soundness of the project, a multi-criterion approach was adopted executing…

This study presents some of the most frequent questions asked by teachers in Indiana concerning phase-elective English programs. Some answers to these questions were compiled by a committee appointed by the Indiana State Department of Public Instruction. The contributors reviewed published and unpublished articles and curriculum guides, as well as…

Written by four teams of doctoral students at Ball State University, the scenarios presented describe a hypothetical sequence of events, procedures, or new patterns involving the English curriculum of the future. The scenarios are: I. An English Curriculum for the Year 2000; II. MED-85, a Humanistic Communications Scenario; III. A.D. Two Double-O…

Curriculum guides reviewed and recommended by the National Council of Teachers of English Committee on Curriculum Bulletins during 1974, 1975, and 1976 are listed and briefly annotated. The list seeks to publicize good curriculum planning and guide writing in order to provide models for schools which are revising their own programs. In addition to…

Argues that, although a split between literature and composition may create major problems and involve major risks, it can and must be done for the future of the profession. (JK)

Directs attention to informal varieties of inservice teacher education, such as that provided by the contact between practicing English teachers and consultants. (HOD)

Argues that (1) even the most radical critics of departmental structures are committed to the perpetuation of English departments and, therefore, will adopt, regardless of potential contradictions, the professional discourse that validates them and (2) that this will be done even though the Babel of contemporary critical discourse makes a…

In response to George Levine's argument that the more things change the more they remain the same, the author considers three measures that would promote the value of literary study. (HOD)

Relates how the twin pressures of ignorance and prejudice acted as a serious stimulus to the replacement of the 1944 syllabus of the New South Wales curriculum with that of 1953. (HOD)

Expresses concern over the possible exclusion of literature from the English curriculum in Australia, arguing that through literature, students are able to reason, imagine, and speculate about the tension between the needs of the individual and the needs of society. (HOD)

Reports changes in high school graduation requirements in general and English requirements in particular and discusses in more detail the proposed changes in the grade 10 practical English curriculum (MM)