Traces the development of the English elective curriculum from 1962 to the present. Discusses the reasons for its early popularity and for its current decline. (FL)

Describes and analyzes an elective course which enables students to relate the viewpoints presented in literature to their own personal philosophies. (DD)

Describes a fifteen-week elective course for juniors. (DD)

Instituting a technical writing course for the first time can be difficult. English department members are apt to approach the idea with reluctance and apprehension while those in other departments tend to think of it with idealized ignorance. A public relations effort is necessary; however, such an effort involves information, persuasion, and…

A survey of 30 Kentucky high school English department heads known to have phase-elective programs indicated that 40% of the high schools had folklore as an offering; 60% believed that an anthology of Kentucky folklore would be valuable. No teacher reported more than nine hours of college or university folklore course work; most had had none. A…

The elective program for tenth grade academic English outlined in this document has been designed to improve students' attitudes toward and responses to the study of the language arts. The program consists of six minicourses, each of which covers a six-week period. The first course, required of all students, involves the study of communication…

Students in three types of high school English course organizations (traditional, an all-electives program, and an elective program requiring linguistic diagnosis and remediation prior to entrance into electives) were studied to determine student attitudes toward the study of English, student achievement in English usage, and student achievement…

This curriculum guide discusses the Burlingame High School English Department policies, procedures, and course offerings (phased English courses and selective/elective course offerings). Minimum requirements and booklists for leveled English, selective booklists and media lists, elective booklists, senior elective booklists, film order…

Developed for a high school quinmester unit on film, this guide provides the teacher with teaching strategies for an inquiry into the form and development of the motion picture and television film documentary, the preparation and production of students' individual or group documentaries, and the evaluation of the documentary as social commentary…

Twenty four mini-elective courses utilizing mass media were organized to motivate students in English classes at Shuler Junior High School, Cleveland, Ohio. (DS)

Describes a senior elective course in Western Civilization which focused on an original play written by the teacher and produced by the students. (DD)

The purpose of this study is two-fold: it determines and describes quantatively the current status of multiple-elective programs in English in the public schools of New Jersey, and it analyzes and appraises qualitatively--using case study--two-semester elective programs for grades 11 and 12, the predominant pattern of course offerings of New…

This guide for teaching composition to grades 9 and 10 sets up a specific writing focus for each elective course period. The guide is divided into four units--the paragraph, description, narration, and exposition. Each unit contains a statement of the focus and lists of specific objectives, guidelines, suggested activities, and teacher resources.…

Developed as part of a high school quinmester unit on approaches to literary criticism, this guide provides the teacher with teaching strategies for an investigation of five major intellectual points of view from which literary works are analyzed and judged. A specific literary work (in novel, poem, short story, or other form) is discussed and…

This curriculum guide describes a quinmester course which provides a workshop for students interested in writing poetry and which emphasizes the encouragement of individual writing styles. Student performance objectives which are listed include: expressing ideas about words, phrases, pictures, sounds, and/or emotional experiences in a poetic…