Guiding students through a unit of study in any discipline can be a challenging endeavor. Answers to possible questions that may be raised about historical events and literary texts cannot be confined to just one text, one author's point of view, or even one genre. The song-poem, in combination with poetry, novels, nonfiction, and other genres, is…

A STUDY GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR STUDENT USE IN AN EIGHTH-GRADE LITERATURE CURRICULUM. THE GUIDE WAS DESIGNED TO INCLUDE ANALYSIS OF PLOT, FORM, AND VIEWPOINT OF LITERATURE WHICH WOULD APPEAL TO EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS. LITERATURE PASSAGES, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES WERE INCLUDED FOR USE IN UNITS ON (1) LITERATURE REORIENTATION…

PRESENTED HERE WAS A GUIDE FOR TEACHER USE IN A SEVENTH-GRADE LITERATURE CURRICULUM. ASSIGNMENT DESCRIPTIONS WHICH INCLUDED EASY, MEDIUM, AND DIFFICULT QUESTIONS AND ACTIVITIES WERE DISCUSSED. THE GUIDE CONTAINED A BIBLIOGRAPHY, A LIST OF RECORDINGS SUITABLE FOR PRESENTING UNITS COVERING ORIENTATION TO LITERATURE, TRADITIONAL BALLADS, AND LITERARY…

A GUIDE FOR TEACHER USE WAS PREPARED FOR AN EIGHTH-GRADE LITERATURE CURRICULUM. THE SUGGESTED CURRICULUM WAS DESIGNED TO DEVELOP AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO LITERATURE WHICH WOULD APPEAL TO EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS. BACKGROUND DISCUSSIONS RELATED TO ANALYSIS OF PLOT, FORM, AND VIEWPOINT WERE PRESENTED. EXPLANATIONS, STUDY QUESTIONS, AND SUGGESTED…

A compilation is presented of recommendations of teachable literary works. (JH)

THIS TEST--"THE ODYSSEY"--WAS DESIGNED BY THE OREGON CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER FOR A 10TH-GRADE LITERATURE CURRICULUM. IT IS INTENDED TO ACCOMPANY THE CURRICULUM UNIT AVAILABLE AS ED 010 828. (MM)

Description of the author's classroom experiences with myths, fables, poetry (including Haiku) and stories relating to the moon. Bibliography. (AF)

IN 1963, THE COOPERATIVE TEST DIVISION OF THE EDUCATIONAL TESTING SERVICE SOUGHT TO ESTABLISH A LIST OF THE MAJOR WORKS OF LITERATURE TAUGHT TO ALL STUDENTS IN ANY ENGLISH CLASS IN UNITED STATES SECONDARY SCHOOLS. QUESTIONNAIRES ASKING FOR SUCH A LIST OF EACH GRADE WERE SENT TO RANDOM SAMPLES OF SCHOOLS, AND 222 PUBLIC, 223 CATHOLIC, 192…

THE TWO PURPOSES OF THIS INVESTIGATION WERE TO TEST THE IMPLICATION THAT POEMS USED IN ANTHOLOGIES ARE SELECTED LARGELY BY CHANCE, AND TO COMPARE THE POETRY SELECTIONS IN SIX WELL-KNOWN SECONDARY SCHOOL LITERATURE ANTHOLOGIES TO DETERMINE THEIR EXTENT OF AGREEMENT ABOUT WHICH POEMS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE CURRICULUM. THE SIX ANTHOLOGIES…

PRESENTED HERE WAS A STUDY GUIDE FOR STUDENT USE IN A SEVENTH-GRADE LITERATURE CURRICULUM. BACKGROUND INFORMATION, QUESTIONS, AND ACTIVITIES WERE INCLUDED FOR UNITS ON ORIENTATION TO LITERATURE, TRADITIONAL BALLADS, AND LITERARY BALLADS. A BOOK OF BALLADS REFERENCE WAS INCLUDED ALSO. AN ACCOMPANYING GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR TEACHER USE (ED 010 136).…

THESE THREE TESTS--"ORIENTATION,""TRADITIONAL BALLAD," AND "THE LITERARY BALLAD"--WERE DESIGNED BY THE OREGON CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER FOR A SEVENTH-GRADE LITERATURE CURRICULUM. THEY ARE INTENDED TO ACCOMPANY CURRICULUM UNITS AVAILABLE AS ED 010 135 AND ED 010 136. (MM)

THESE THREE TESTS--"REORIENTATION,""TRAVEL LITERATURE," AND "NARRATIVE POETRY"--WERE DESIGNED BY THE OREGON CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER FOR AN EIGHTH-GRADE LITERATURE CURRICULUM. THEY ARE INTENDED TO ACCOMPANY CURRICULUM UNITS AVAILABLE AS ED 010 141 AND ED 010 142. (MM)

This book describes drama as a medium for effective English teaching. The author discusses his experiences while attempting to carry on a teaching approach, centered in dramatic activity, which had been developing in the Perse School, in Cambridge, England, for nearly fifty years. Having learned English at the same school and in the same…

GRADES OR AGES: Junior high school (grades 7-9). SUBJECT MATTER: Literature. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The contents of the guide are 1) major objectives, important aspects of the nature of literature, organization of literature study, ways of structuring reading for the individual student, implications of teaching reading skills,…