Reasons that if one of the best ways to motivate writing is to write with the students, perhaps the best way to teach English is to talk with the students, read to them, write with them, exploring mutual concerns in an effort to express feelings and thoughts. (RB)

Explains that throughout the past one hundred years, the question of how Shakespeare plays should be taught has been a point of contention in the New South Wales secondary English curriculum. Outlines the two main stances, the traditional literature-based approach and the active approach with emphasis on the text as play script. Discusses the…