THESE TWO TESTS--"FINDING AND DEVELOPING IDEAS, PARTS 1, 2, 3, AND 4" AND "FINDING AND DEVELOPING IDEAS, PARTS 5, 6, 7 AND 8"--WERE DESIGNED BY THE OREGON CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER FOR AN EIGHTH-GRADE RHETORIC CURRICULUM. THEY ARE INTENDED TO ACCOMPANY THE CURRICULUM UNIT AVAILABLE AS ED 010 134. (MM)

A WRITING SYSTEMS GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR TEACHING IN THE EIGHTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. THE GUIDE FOR TEACHERS CONTAINS BACKGROUND INFORMATION STRESSING THE DISTINCTION BETWEEN WRITING AND SPEECH, ORIGINS OF WRITING, AND THE GREEK ALPHABET AS THE SOURCE OF ALL WESTERN ALPHABETS. SUGGESTED METHODS FOR TEACHING THE WRITING SYSTEMS UNIT WERE…

A GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR STUDENT USE IN A REVIEW UNIT FOR AN EIGHTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. THE GUIDE WAS CONCERNED WITH A REVIEW OF 18 PHRASE STRUCTURE RULES WHICH WERE TO BE DEVELOPED IN THE SEVENTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM (ED 010 145 AND ED 010 147). AN ACCOMPANYING GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR TEACHER USE (ED 010 152). (WN)

A GUIDE FOR REVIEWING PHRASE STRUCTURE RULES AND LINGUISTIC SYMBOLS WAS PREPARED FOR AN EIGHTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. THE GUIDE, FOR TEACHER USE, WAS DEVELOPED TO REVIEW 18 PHRASE STRUCTURE RULES PREVIOUSLY REPORTED (ED 010 146 AND ED 010 148). AN ACCOMPANYING GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR STUDENT USE (ED 010 151). (WN)

A GUIDE WAS PREPARED FOR STUDENTS IN THE EIGHTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. THE GUIDE CONTAINED INSTRUCTIONS AND EXERCISES APPROPRIATE FOR UNITS ON SOUNDS OF ENGLISH AND WRITING SYSTEMS. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON ENGLISH SOUNDS (CONSONANT AND VOWEL PHONEMES) WAS PRESENTED. THE UNIT ON WRITING SYSTEMS WAS CONCERNED WITH (1) RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN…

A HANDBOOK WAS PREPARED FOR TEACHER USE IN SEVENTH- AND EIGHTH-GRADE RHETORIC CURRICULUMS. THE HANDBOOK CONTAINED DISCUSSIONS ON--(1) EFFECTIVE AND CONFIDENT SPEAKING, (2) OPPORTUNITIES, ASSUMPTIONS, AND SPEECH ASSIGNMENTS, (3) CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING SPEECH ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND (4) STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR CRITICIZING SPEECHES GIVEN BY…

This curriculum guide reviews current theories on the teaching of writing, focuses on the nature of composition, and enumerates sequences of writing exercises for seventh and eighth grade teachers to consider for assigning to their students. Contents include "Rhetoric in the 1960's," which defines composition and explains what languaging is about;…

THE EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENT PACKET OF THE NEBRASKA ENGLISH CURRICULUM BEGINS WITH A UNIT ON "THE MAKING OF HEROES, THE NOBLEMAN IN WESTERN LITERATURE" WHICH LEADS STUDENTS TO QUESTION WHAT MAKES A HERO, WHAT HE IS LIKE, AND HOW HE EXISTS IN LITERATURE. AFTER READING A NUMBER OF BRIEF SELECTIONS FROM SUCH WORKS AS "THE…

Prepared for use in grade eight, this language arts curriculum guide bases its reading strand on "Exploration through Reading" (Ginn 100), its English strand on "Roberts English Series" (Harcourt), its spelling strand on "Sound and Sense in Spelling" (Harcourt), and its handwriting strand on "Better Handwriting…

THE LITERATURE PROGRAM OF THE NEBRASKA ENGLISH CURRICULUM FOR GRADE EIGHT IS CONCERNED WITH THE THEME OF THE HERO--HIS CHARACTERISTICS AND HOW THEY HAVE UNDERGONE CHANGE IN THE HISTORY OF WESTERN LITERATURE, AS SEEN IN VARIOUS LITERARY GENRES. THE STUDY OF HEROISM IS DIVIDED INTO THE FOLLOWING UNITS--(1) "THE MAKING OF HEROES," (2)…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 7-12. SUBJECT MATTER: English. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into three sections, one each for grades 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12. Each unit contains a subunit on composition activities and eight sample thematic subunits for literature study. The guide is printed and perfect-bound with a paper cover.…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 6-9. SUBJECT MATTER: English. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide has three main sections dealing with language, literature, and composition with the following sub-sections: 1) language--introduction, grade 6, grade 7, grade 8, grade 9, chronology, bibliography, spelling, listening skills; 2) literature--overview…

GRADES OR AGES: Grades 7-12. SUBJECT MATTER: English. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide has the following chapters: 1) "Literature," dimensions of the program, organizing the program, individual reading; 2) "Reading," objectives of a developmental program, planning a developmental program, areas of emphasis; 3) "Grammar and Usage,"…