The purpose of this article is to present the findings of a qualitative content analysis of historical documents related to the teaching of literature. Through a social semiotics framework, we analyzed 10 national standards documents in the field of secondary English. Our analysis details the evolution of the standards paradigm for teaching…

Evidence-based approaches to assessment design, development, and administration provide a strong foundation for an assessment's validity argument but can be time consuming, resource intensive, and complex to implement. This article describes an evidence-based approach used for one assessment that addresses these challenges. Evidence-centered…

Unpacks some of the problematic features of "objectives" as they are used within public school districts. Weaves together what has been learned from working directly with teachers with the historical origins of the professional practice of writing curriculum objectives. Discusses a language arts committee that was unable to produce a finished list…

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 EXTENT TO WHICH MISSOURI LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAMS INCORPORATE THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH (NCTE) GUIDELINES, HOW MISSOURI COMPARES WITH OTHER STATES IN REGARD TO PRESENT CONCEPTS OF LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAMS, AND HOW THE LANGUAGE ARTS ARE APPROACHED AND TAUGHT IN MISSOURI WERE THE CONCERNS OF THIS STUDY. SELECTED MISSOURI SCHOOLS…

Six individual briefing pamphlets for members of the commissions of the York (England) 1971 International Conference on Teaching and Learning English comprise this document. The Conference is cosponsored by the National Association for the Teaching of English (NATE) of Great Britain; by the Canadian Council of Teachers of English (CCTE); and by…

In compliance with the philosophy of the Yeshivah of Flatbush, the English department is committed to students mastering the secular discipline of English. Students will develop the language skills of reading, writing, and speaking, as well as a sophistication of style and a clarity of expression. Writing is to be developed for academic purposes…

The anti-curriculum in English must be anti-formal, anti-traditional, anti-rigid. It must, on the other hand, be pro-human, pro-imagination, pro-creation. (Author)

The anti-curriculum in English must be anti-formal, anti-traditional, anti-rigid. It must, on the other hand, be pro-human, pro-imagination, pro-creation. (Author)

This curriculum guide for the language arts program at Centre (Alabama) Junior High School describes the objectives, activities, and evaluation methods used. It also describes the different areas of the language arts program--reading, writing, spelling, listening, and speaking--and the emphasis placed on each area in the development of…

Designed to provide a foundation for the selection of appropriate organizational patterns, teaching methods, and learning resources, this guide presents a set of goals and learning outcomes for an English curriculum intended for grades eight through twelve. In outline form, the guide describes curriculum goals designed to help students to listen…

This booklet compares the Pacesetter English course in English language arts for twelfth-grade students with the "Standards for the English Language Arts," recently published by the National Council of Teachers of English and the International Reading Association. The aim of the booklet is to demonstrate the links between the Standards…

Projections concerning the nature of schooling in the 21st century are replete with images of schooling at home via electronic media. Educational goals suggested by theorists include (1) using language and other symbol systems to think and communicate effectively with diverse peoples; (2) developing skills of lifelong learning; (3) acquiring a…

This curriculum guide discusses the selective Language Arts program at Concord High School in the Mount Diablo Unified School District in California. Included are (1) a discussion of the philosophy behind the Language Arts program; (2) a description of the Language Arts program, which is a phase-elective, ungraded program in which the student and…