A transitional English class proved successful in helping learning disabled high school students reenter the mainstream. The class featured team teaching, variable grouping, and individualized grading criteria for such class activities as interviewing and writing. (CL)

Describes some of the concerns English teachers in Duluth, Minnesota, have expressed about exploring suicide through literature, followed by the opinion of suicide experts that such concerns can and should be overcome. Suggests ways to turn the study of literature into an opportunity to deepen students' understanding of suicide. Includes a…

Gives advice for the beginning teacher by narrating the experiences of one teacher's childhood and explaining how these experiences shaped the teacher's professional outlook. Concentrates on one of the teacher's memories of her childhood vacation cottage and her father. (HB)

Argues that drama should be taught more often in high school English and literature classes. Describes how drama can generate a lively intellectual life at a school by stimulating interdisciplinary cooperation. (PRA)

Argues that William Shakespeare's "The Tempest" is the play that is best suited for the high school English curriculum of the 1990s. Discusses historical and critical aspects the play's key themes. Shows ways of using the play in high school classes, and describes 19 works to read alongside of"The Tempest." (HB)

Amanda Haertling Thein, Richard Beach, and Daryl Parks explore the subtle yet powerful changes that transpire when white students encounter multicultural literature and experience tensions between their beliefs and those that appear in the texts. As students mediate the tensions, they become more critically aware of their beliefs and may be more…

Eight Quill and Scroll Studies are presented in this publication. These are entitled: "The Coach as a News Source for High School Newspapers"; "Take a Long Look at Yearbook Contracts"; "Measure the Content of Your High School Newspaper, 1969"; "Early High School Magazines, Newspapers, and Yearbooks, 1970"; "Courses Which Should Be Required for…

Describes the program for gifted English students at Hinsdale (Illinois) Central High School, which emphasizes the development of verbal skills. (JL)

Offers three reasons why English teachers should spend more time studying educational/learning theories than looking for static, "practical" teaching ideas. (RL)

Suggests ways of using parody, comedy, language play, and satire to vary classroom routines and to maintain a level of excitement in the English classroom. (RL)

Relates the story of how the author connected for the first time, in the 11th grade, with writing, awakening in her something she did not know she had. (SR)

Describes the Annual Book-Banning Project for 11th-grade English classes, a four-week project that tackles the issue of censorship by having students in groups prepare and carry out mock book-banning hearings. Describes how students integrate various skills and also experience the passion, hard work, cooperative planning, and group dynamics of a…

Considers that if there is one writer who may appear in successive years on the AP (Advanced Placement) literature exam, it is Shakespeare. Sets out to discover something about what the connection between drives for accountability, the growing popularity of the AP English class, and the teaching of Shakespeare means for students at the high school…

Discusses using students' graded papers as a "text" to be read and commented upon by other students. Notes that sharing students' papers (and the teacher's comments) (1) reassures the students that they are not the only ones making errors; (2) deepens their understanding of literature; and (3) increases their awareness of writing styles and…

Reviews the 200-year-old tradition of women science fiction authors. Discusses the benefits of teaching science fiction written by women. Describes 5 science fiction short stories and 5 science fiction novels suitable for high school students. (RS)