Summarizes major changes in popular music associated with youth cultures, including lyric content, buying trends, and listening patterns. Implications for counselors are discussed. (BL)

Describes several popular song anthologies that make the lyrics of today's music accessible to the classroom and which can provide a sense of understanding for today's culture. (MM)

Suggests ways student reviewers of rock music groups can write better reviews. Among the suggestions made are that reviewers occasionally discuss the audience or what makes a particular group unique, support general comment with detail, and avoid ecstatic adjectives. (TJ)

Describes the use of popular song lyrics as a method of improving the reading skills of teenagers in remedial classes. (MKM)

English must be seen as including such non-literary phenomena as handbills and headlines, tapes and transcripts, advertisements and articles. (DD)

Describes materials from the ERIC system which may aid teachers in planning and developing courses and units on the mass media. (DD)

Argues that Fritz Lang's film "Metropolis" deserves exploration and analysis because of its outlandish plot, dazzling visual and technical elements, and its reflection of the closing days of Weimar Germany. Presents a brief study guide designed to stimulate student curiosity and facilitate further interest in the film. (RS)

Examines images of bridges in the titles and lyrics of contemporary recordings that are metaphors for social relationship changes. Lists over 100 recordings that are available as instructional resources for secondary school teachers, popular culture scholars, bridge enthusiasts, or lyric analysts. (Contains 19 references.) (Author/LRW)

This booklet presents a variety of materials concerning The Who's rock opera "Tommy." The booklet discusses the plot, the character of Tommy, highlights of "Tommy"'s 25-year history, the evolution of "Tommy," biographical information on the producer, director, actors and designers, awards won by the rock opera,…

Explores which styles, genres, and trends in contemporary music are most popular among 15 year-old high school students in the German Democratic Republic. Contends that such information is important for helping teachers improve planning and instruction in music education classes. (RKM)

Provides suggestions for using rock music to stimulate classroom commentary about the world of electronic and mass media. (KS)

Reports on a class activity in which students wrote letters to leaders and personalities in the fields of art, literature, and politics to solicit bits of their "trash" for a student art show. (RL)

Examines the problems of spoken poetry, both from the poet's viewpoint and from the viewpoint of adolescents in literature classes. Considers the efficacy of conceptualizing poetry, especially spoken poetry, as popular art. (RL)

Considers how as standards and assessments become ever more rigorous, students become ever more difficult to motivate. Presents three hypothetical student scenarios. Discusses ways to connect to students who are uninterested in literature by using popular culture media from their own lives, such as music lyrics. (SG)