From penmanship, to product, to process...this article recounts 100 years of instructional practice in the US elementary writing classroom through the voices of past teaching manuals and curriculum guides. This particular tale begins at the turn of the 20th century--a time when the elementary school was firmly established in the country, and…

This monograph describes a curriculum first published 14 years ago that is based on students' human development. The described curriculum utilizes a framework of the language arts of listening, speaking, reading, writing, and literature understanding and leaves to the imagination and skill of the individual teacher how the curriculum is…

DESIGNED AS A RESOURCE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TEACHERS TO USE IN HELPING CHILDREN THINK CLEARLY AND COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY, THE ST. PAUL CURRICULUM GUIDE IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTIONS--SPEAKING, LISTENING, AND WRITING. AN OVERVIEW OF EACH SECTION DESCRIBES CURRENT THINKING IN THE FIELD AND GENERAL SKILLS WHICH NEED TO BE ACQUIRED BY STUDENTS.…

The purpose of this guide is to provide educators with a unified, consistent approach to the teaching of expository writing skills. The guide emphasizes the sequential development of writing skills from kindergarten through grade 12 and provides objectives for each grade level. Each objective is accompanied by an explanation that further defines…

THE ACALANES UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT ENGLISH CURRICULUM FOR GRADES 9-12 ATTEMPTS TO GIVE UNITY AND SEQUENCE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE SKILLS AND CONCEPTS BY MAKING THE STUDY OF LANGUAGE THE CORE DISCIPLINE, INTEGRATING IT WITH COMPOSITION AND LITERATURE STUDIES. EACH PART OF THE CURRICULUM IS DESIGNED TO COMPLIMENT AND REINFORCE THE…

Twelve high school curriculum guides for English grammar, rated superior by a committee of the National Council of Teachers of English, were examined. An effort was made to define the grammatical position of each guide as agreeing with school grammar, scholarly traditional grammar, structural linguistic grammar, or transformational generative…

In the 1984-85 school year, the 3-year Honors English course was initiated at Stonewall Jackson and Charleston High Schools in Kanawha County, West Virginia. Focusing on its humanities approach to language arts instruction, this curriculum guide outlines a sequential, thematic program designed to provide students with an historical background of…

Designed to provide teachers with a listing of sequentially ordered objectives in specific language arts areas, this teaching guide for grades seven through nine was developed in Rochester, Minnesota, and is keyed to specific composition, language, and literature textbook materials. The guide is organized by grade according to a scope and sequence…

Concerned with the selection, organization, and expression of ideas, this sequential composition guide for elementary students places emphasis on "doing" and on "using" language in speaking and writing. Introductory materials include basic assumptions about composition, an overview of skills to be mastered, and a glossary of composition terms. The…

A continuation of an English program based on the thematic approach (see TE 000 846), this teacher's guide for grades 10-12 begins with an overview of the entire project, its rationale, and a discussion of the influences which shaped the thinking of the program's designers. The courses for high ability and average students are then outlined for…

THIS BOOK CONTAINS PRINCIPLES AND GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR USE BY CALIFORNIA SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE FACULTIES OF INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS IN DEVELOPING ENGLISH PROGRAMS. THE "FRAMEWORK" IS DELINEATED IN FOUR MAJOR SECTIONS OF THE BOOK. THE INTRODUCTION DEFINES ENGLISH AS A SUBJECT AND SETS FORTH THE FRAMEWORK'S PURPOSE AND RELEVANCE FOR…

This integrated language arts program for grades 7-12 is based on a conceptual approach to teaching: significant concepts (e.g., "Literature reveals its origin in myth") are developed in several grades through increasing levels of sophistication. Language and literature are defined conceptually, and reading and composition are defined in terms of…

These sequential programs in English for grades 7-12 cover the areas of language, literature, and composition (including speech, reading, and related communication skills) and define the goals of teaching and learning English. Under each of the three main areas, material is offered on point of view, general concepts to be emphasized, and specific…

As a sequential and cumulative curriculum for grades 7-12, this program--printed in chart form--suggests for English study an inductive approach in which students are led to explore, evaluate, and organize their experiences for new insights and skills. In addition to the curriculum chart, contents include (1) a glossary of terms used in the…

This curriculum guide for grades 7-12 divides the language arts into five areas: (1) language; (2) literature; (3) skills involved in reading, in studying, and in using the library; (4) speaking, listening, and mass media; and (5) written composition. An introductory section discusses the rationale behind the total plan, offers "perspectives" on…