Focused on teaching by theme, the articles in this issue of the "Virginia English Bulletin," an NCTE affiliate journal, include "Theme-type Units: Background and Basis"; "Casting Shadows," which discusses science fiction; "War, Literature, and Kids: Blood Relations"; "Ethnic Heritage Studies for the Elementary and Middle School Student"; "Framework for Freedom: Selected Themes," which discusses the themes of illusion vs. reality and part/apart which were taken from the curriculum guide entitled "Framework for Freedom"; "Sequence to Man: a Developmental Approach to Learning"; "Evaluating a Thematic-Elective English Curriculum"; "Great English Teaching Ideas"; and "Schools and the Censor." (HOD)