The intellectual content of freshman English includes both the subject of writing itself and the subject the student writes about. Writing has often focused on personal subjects with the assumption that the student knows himself or herself and that the student has developed a point of view allowing intelligent writing. A second source of subject…

THE AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY INFLUENTIAL SINCE ITS FOUNDING. HOWEVER, IT IS STILL NOT CONSIDERED PROFESSIONAL BECAUSE OF ITS LACK OF RECOGNITION AS THE ORGANIZATION ENTRUSTED WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMMUNITY'S INTERESTS IN THE FIELD OF ENGLISH EDUCATION. THE FIRST STEP TOWARD MAKING IT SUCH A…

ALTHOUGH AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE IS NOT EQUAL TO THE BEST OF ENGLISH LITERATURE, THERE ARE NEVERTHELESS VALID REASONS FOR ITS INCLUSION IN THE LITERATURE PROGRAMS OF AUSTRAILIAN SCHOOLS. IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT THAT AUSTRALIANS HAVE SOME UNDERSTANDING OF THE EMERGENCE OF THE SOCIETY AND CULTURE IN WHICH THEY LIVE. AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE…

THE EXTENT TO WHICH MISSOURI LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAMS INCORPORATE THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH (NCTE) GUIDELINES, HOW MISSOURI COMPARES WITH OTHER STATES IN REGARD TO PRESENT CONCEPTS OF LANGUAGE ARTS PROGRAMS, AND HOW THE LANGUAGE ARTS ARE APPROACHED AND TAUGHT IN MISSOURI WERE THE CONCERNS OF THIS STUDY. SELECTED MISSOURI SCHOOLS…

THIS TEST--"DOUBLE-BASE TRANSFORMATIONS"--WAS DESIGNED BY THE OREGON CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER FOR AN EIGHTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. IT IS INTENDED TO ACCOMPANY CURRICULUM UNITS AVAILABLE AS ED 010 155 AND ED 010 156. (MM)

THESE TWO TESTS--"HUCKLEBERRY FINN" AND "DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE"--WERE DESIGNED BY THE OREGON CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER FOR A 10TH-GRADE LITERATURE CURRICULUM. THEY ARE INTENDED TO ACCOMPANY CURRICULUM UNITS AVAILABLE AS ED 010 821 AND ED 010 822. (MM)

DESPITE THE IMPORTANCE OF COURSES DESIGNED TO INTEREST THE ENGLISH MAJOR AND TO PREPARE FUTURE ENGLISH TEACHERS, ENGLISH DEPARTMENTS MUST CONCERN THEMSELVES MORE WITH THE NEEDS OF THE GENERAL STUDENT. DEPARTMENTS MUST ALMOST REVERSE THEIR CURRENT VALUE SYSTEM IF THEY HOPE TO SHAPE YOUNG MINDS AND PROVIDE A HUMANISTIC ALTERNATIVE TO THE NARROW…

THESE 14 PAPERS EMPHASIZE THE VARIETY OF CURRENT THOUGHT ABOUT RHETORIC AND THE EXTENT TO WHICH MODERN RHETORIC IS EXPLOITING NEW INFORMATION AND RESEARCH. THE EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION DEFINES THE RECENTLY REVIVED ART OF RHETORIC IN TERMS OF ITS PURPOSES AND TYPES, AND THE PAPERS THEMSELVES DEMONSTRATE THAT MUCH OF WHAT IS NOW HERALDED AS NEW IN THE…

THE FEASIBILITY OF USING AN ITEM-ANALYSIS APPROACH FOR THE EVALUATION OF AN INNOVATIVE NINTH-GRADE CURRICULUM WAS EXPLORED. A POOL OF TEST ITEMS WAS DEVELOPED, FOR EACH OF THE THREE UNITS TO BE EVALUATED, BY EXAMINING ENGLISH TEXTBOOKS AND TEACHER'S GUIDES, AND BY WRITING ITEMS THAT REPRESENTED THE MAJOR OUTCOMES EXPECTED OF EACH OF THE…

ENGLISH CURRICULUM MATERIALS (GATEWAY ENGLISH) DEVELOPED FOR USE WITH SEVENTH-GRADE DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS WERE INFORMALLY EVALUATED. THE EXPERIMENTAL MATERIALS INCLUDED (1) TEACHING MANUALS, (2) DAILY LESSON PLANS, AND (3) PROJECT ENGLISH MATERIALS SELECTED TO PROMOTE DEVELOPMENT OF SPEAKING, LISTENING, AND VIEWING HABITS. MATERIALS WERE DESIGNED…

This annotated list of recommended English language arts curriculum guides is offered to publicize good curriculum planning and guide writing and to provide models for schools who are reviewing their programs and need a variety of sample frameworks, units, and lesson plans. The recommended guides are arranged by the year in which they were…

This booklet is designed for seventh-grade, above-average students to explore energy through poetry. Students will study energy from a literary point of view and will produce an original poem. The series of lessons is for a five-day sequence. A list of free or inexpensive materials and their sources is provided at the end of the booklet.…

Those who argue for the inclusion of literature in composition courses point out that English teachers must teach from their area of expertise and that the use of literature endorses creative and imaginative use of language, avoids what is merely utilitarian and boring, and promotes growth in thinking. Those who oppose the use of literature in…

THE OBJECTIVES OF HONORS OR ACCELERATED COURSES FOR THE GIFTED STUDENT ARE THE SAME AT ALL SCHOOL LEVELS--NAMELY, TO PREVENT WASTE OF TALENT, TO CAPITALIZE FULLY ON HUMAN AND ACADEMIC RESOURCES, AND TO ENCOURAGE EXCELLENCE TO THE LIMITS OF THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE INSTITUTION. THIS DISSERTATION SURVEYS THE LITERATURE AND HISTORY OF SUCH PROGRAMS AND…

The English curriculums of the 10 Canadian provinces reflect in differing degrees contemporary language concepts and scholarship. One of the most enlightened curriculums lauds the thinking that the teaching of English should move closer to the realities of modern living. Indeed, the English programs are under revision in all provinces, and among…