The author of this paper proposes a method for teaching composition at the high school level with the objective of getting students to write as easily as they talk. Students are encouraged to write rapidly for the first half hour of class with no audience in mind and without worrying about grammar, spelling, punctuation, or coherence. Students…

Describes program organizations and the scope of course offerings in high schools of different enrollment classifications. (Author)

Describes how to teach a 6-unit English course in career investigation and planning. (DD)

To keep parents and students informed of class requirements, have teachers design a curricular paper that outlines each course and send these home for parent/student review. (DCS)

A multimedia eight-week summer drama course for emotionally disturbed adolescents is described. Activities (including projects, drama notebooks, and play presentations) are reviewed along with resources. (CL)

Examines the psycholinguistic perspective of the reading process and describes the development of a secondary-level course in reading that uses a psycholinguistic model. (Author/KS)

Describes an elective English course which involves readings and writing in new journalism style. (DD)

Describes a high school senior elective course on children's literature. (DD)

Describes two elective courses for juniors and seniors. (DD)

This article describes the content of a high school forensic science course. Discusses the definition of forensic science; how the course was started; the course strategy; invited speakers' and the use of mock crime scenes. Provides a sample outline of seven forensic science units. (LZ)

Describes activities that have been successfully implemented by an expert during a mathematical problem-solving course. Focuses on the identification of the qualities of these problems used to promote the development of student strategies and values that reflect mathematical practice in the classroom. Contains 17 references. (ASK)

Introduces the Education for Sustainable Development project which is about learning the need to maintain and improve the quality of life for generations to come and focuses on environmental education. Discusses ways of using information and communications technology to study the environment. (ASK)

Thirty-nine short courses in English are described by their originators. (JH)