The teaching of grammar has been strongly debated for decades, often with reference to an alleged decline in the 1960s. This article takes a historical perspective on grammar, or knowledge about language, within English Education. In the eighteenth century, Adam Smith's "Lectures in Rhetoric and Belles-lettres" offered a discernibly…

This leveled curriculum guide, composed of assignment and evaluation sheets, is divided into five different sections. Freshmen Grammar deals with such topics as subject-verb agreement, punctuation and capitalization, possessives, complete sentences, parts of speech, correct verb form, simple and complex sentences, and correct word form. Freshman…

This article focuses on the development of the English curriculum, changes that have occurred over the years, and possible future trends in English education. (RC)

This guide for the teaching of English is offered on three levels for each grade, seven through twelve. The levels are basic (for pupils needing much practical and individual help), standard (for the majority of pupils), and advanced (for bright or gifted pupils). The guide includes teaching suggestions for composition, grammar, literature,…

This book of essays addressed primarily to high school English teachers, includes articles about both theories and practices of teaching English. Section one has general articles about teaching English, dealing with (1) such questions as "What is English?"; (2) specific problem areas such as accountability, behavioral objectives, and ability…

A CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR TEACHING EIGHTH-GRADE ENGLISH WAS DEVELOPED IN 1965 AT UNIVERSITY CITY, MISSOURI. FOUR UNITS ARE PRESENTED IN DETAILED OUTLINE FORM--"PAST THROUGH PROLOGUE,""GROWING UP,""WHAT IS HUMOR," AND "HEROES, REAL AND UNREAL." THREE OTHER UNITS ARE SUGGESTED BUT NOT OUTLINED--"VALUE AND…

Working on the premise that the homogeneous grouping of students based on student performance, testing, and recommendations can enable students to develop to their fullest potential, this English curriculum guide for grades seven through twelve is arranged to cover high and/or average achieving students and low achieving students. The guide is…

Learning to read is a qualitatively different process from learning to compute, in that each student must discover his own ways of finding meanings. (JH)

This curriculum guide was designed to motivate students to read, write, talk, and listen by reacting to actual experiences which they have encountered. The guide is divided into three major sections: English Curriculum for Grade Nine, English Curriculum for Grade Ten, and The Basic Language Arts Skills Plan. The first section discusses such topics…

Presented in this publication are the findings from a selected group of 52 studies conducted by graduate students at the University of Kansas. Undertaken as research for masters' and doctoral degrees, these studies are limited to problems occupying public school teachers of grades 7-13. Specific areas of the research are grammar and usage (6…

This language arts curriculum guide was prepared for use in grades one through three. The English strand of the language arts is based on the "Roberts English Series," the reading on the "Ginn 100 Series," the spelling on "Sound and Sense in Spelling," and the handwriting on the "Noble and Noble Series."…

A representative sampling of the career of one man concerned with learners, teachers and with English is presented. In "So What Good is English," is demonstrated how both language and literature play vital roles in the designs of man and in man's designs; the importance of communication is demonstrated for even the most menial tasks in life; the…

THE SYLLABUS IS INTRODUCED BY A GENERAL STATEMENT ON GRAMMAR. GRAMMAR IS TREATED AS A SEPARATE UNIT IN GRADES 7 AND 8 AND IS REVIEWED AND INTERWOVEN WITH ADVANCED COMPOSITION IN GRADES 9-12. WRITTEN AND ORAL COMPOSITION ARE UNITS FOR GRADES 7 AND 8, WITH LITERATURE IN A SEPARATE UNIT FOR EACH OF GRADES 7-12. OUTLINES FOR PRESENTATION OF LITERATURE…