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Download full textLos Angeles City Schools, CA. Div. of Instructional Planning and Services. – 1974
This curriculum guide contains course descriptions (for minicourses and semester-long courses), outlines, and class projects for teaching science fiction and the supernatural in junior and senior high schools. The eight course descriptions include objectives, methods, activities, and resources and materials. Lists of science fiction books and…
Descriptors: Behavioral Objectives, Bibliographies, Curriculum Guides, Fantasy
Peer reviewedEngdahl, Sylvia – English Journal, 1975
Good teenage fiction is distinguished from good adult fiction in only two respects: viewpoint and complexity. (JH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Fiction, Literary Criticism, Literary Discrimination
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1985
The articles in this focused issue draw attention to works of contemporary literature with classroom potential. Four articles suggest new approaches for the reading and teaching of such established writers as Robert Frost; Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.; Eudora Welty; and Saul Bellow. Two other articles examine the bestsellers "Ordinary People" and "The Color…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Black Literature, Contemporary Literature, English Instruction
Peer reviewedHunter, C. Bruce – Science Activities, 1980
Describes the use of science fiction in the science classroom to introduce and teach scientific concepts and theories, to demonstrate relevance, and to encourage further study. Included are suggestions for incorporation of science fiction in the science curriculum and sources of science fiction stories. (DS)
Descriptors: Curriculum Enrichment, Fantasy, Fiction, Reading Materials
Aquino, John – 1976
Science fiction merits critical appraisal for structure, characterization, language, and stylistic elements that it shares with other prose forms. This report discusses science fiction as a subject in the language arts curriculum in the middle grades as well as in the high school. It is placed in a historical and philosophical framework that makes…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Characterization, Curriculum, Curriculum Guides
Peer reviewedDorney, Jacqueline M. – Journal of Reading, 1987
Annotates booklists of literature for young adults that were selected on the basis of their quality and interest. Topics include: (1) contemporary nonfiction; (2) fantasy, science fiction, and the supernatural; (3) titles for reluctant readers; (4) death and war; (5) love and teen sexuality; (6) science; (7) American and world culture; (8) Black…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Athletics, Bibliographies
Los Angeles County Office of Education, Downey, CA. – 1985
Noting that instructional films can serve as a valuable tool to motivate students and to help them organize, interpret, and evaluate concepts presented, this program guide is designed to assist teachers in planning instructional activities that will effectively integrate films into the English language arts curriculum. The first section of the…
Descriptors: Biographies, Class Activities, Curriculum Development, Drama
