In 1988, the author taught remedial Senior English reading at a rural high school. None of the students intended to go to college. Instead, they all planned to be homemakers, farmers, or watermen. On the second day of class, he assigned a short story from the cumbersome literature book. The classroom was quiet for a moment, and then one of the…

This guide for pre-registration in English classes in 1974-75 outlines the steps for selecting courses from both the required and elective offerings and describes each of the elective subjects. Some of the elective courses available from the total list of 36 include "Writer's Workshop,""Reading Improvement,""Newspaper Production,""Literature of…

Field notes and interview data were triangulated with secondary data in this ethnographic study to generate a description of social organization. A partial theory of the teacher's actions in working with a predominantly Black group of 17 low-income rural high school students was devised. Teacher effectiveness in this situation is described. (SLD)