Encourages California teachers to use "The Roberts English Series" as effectively as possible by implementing and modifying it to suit the needs of students; based on a speech given to California Reading Association (Fresno, California, November 2, 1968). (SW)

Presents examples of new approaches and materials for using television in educational settings. (RL)

Describes the many kinds of materials that English teachers can draw upon to enrich and expand students' experiences with literature. Outlines ancillary materials used to supplement the study of various literary anthologies. Argues that anthologies should be viewed as points of departure and not as destinations. (HB)

Describes the many kinds of materials that English teachers can draw upon to enrich and expand students' experiences with literature. Outlines ancillary materials used to supplement the study of William Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar." (HB)

This document describes a collaborative program between the English and Business Departments at New Britain High School (Connecticut) designed to respond to the rapid growth of the technological aspects of communication. Three student texts, six videos, two periodicals, and two resource text materials, computer hardware and software used, and a…

This teacher's guide is intended to help vocational English teachers implement a program based on Studs Terkel's book "Working," a collection of more than 100 interviews with people about their jobs. The 30 interviews selected for inclusion in the curriculum either illustrate occupations taught in the schools or deal with occupations…

Planning of curriculum change should include planning to cope with let-down that threatens to undermine or routinize innovations. (JH)

There are four conditions essential to developing and maintaining sound English curricula in the secondary schools. The first condition is that society hold public school education in sufficient respect that education can attract teaching candidates who are emotionally mature and committed to high intellectual and technical standards. More than…

ENGLISH CURRICULUM MATERIALS (GATEWAY ENGLISH) DEVELOPED FOR USE WITH SEVENTH-GRADE DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WERE INFORMALLY EVALUATED. THE EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS INCLUDED (1) TEACHING MANUALS, (2) DAILY LESSON PLANS, AND (3) PROJECT ENGLISH MATERIALS SELECTED TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT OF SPEAKING, LISTENING, AND VIEWING HABITS. MATERIALS WERE DESIGNED…

This inquiry/discovery program is built on two assumptions: (1) that the students know more about television, have had more extensive television experience than their teachers; and (2) that the best moments in this course will spring from the students' ideas, projects, reports, and initiatives. Things to do before the course begins are suggested.…

Reviews the English curriculum materials developed by the University of Oregon, and the Carnegie Institute of Technology. (DS)

Reprints of this article are available free, limited supply, on a one-per-person basis from: ERIC Clearinghouse on the Teaching of English, 508 South Sixth Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820. (RD)