The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) explicitly call for a wide variety of writing assignments in all subjects, with special emphasis on informational writing and argumentation (National Governors Association). In a footnote to the 6-12 writing standards, the CCSS point out that "these broad types of writing include many subgenres"…

Writing creative nonfiction means perceiving what details are worth telling, why they might matter, and how they might connect. Although no one much likes the term "creative nonfiction" (some are bothered by defining something by what it's not, others by a conviction that the idea is oxymoronic), it has emerged as the name of choice. In the past…

An analysis and appreciation of H. L. Mencken the writer, and Henry Mencken the man. (RL)

Suggests that science writers have a responsibility to examine the social, political, and economic contexts of science. (DD)

A paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (60th, Atlanta, November 28, 1970). (Editor)

Presents a rationale for the use of journalism in teaching English. Drawing from sources in the ERIC database, surveys journalistic aspects and sources that are closely related to and useful for the teaching of writing, critical reading, and production of a student literary magazine. (JK)

The fears of some administrators that the students will go too far in their criticisms of the school usually prove groundless when the importance of developing a sense of responsibility has been stressed to the staff. (Author)

A discussion of the power of first person narrative and the modern predilection for personal witness, especially among the young. Explores personalized reporting based on direct experience, passive observation (or vicarious experience), and the public announcing of personal views, and relates all to the teaching of English, particularly…

Selections from articles appearing in other publications; of interest to secondary English teachers. (SP)

Freedom of the press, censorship, and responsible journalism in high school newspapers are discussed in the first part of the article. The balance of the material provides the readers with an excellent bibliography (descriptors included) for a more in-depth study of the above mentioned areas. (Author/LF)

Reviews Kenneth Macrorie's "Twenty Teachers," G.R. Kingdom's "Vocabulary Routes," and Jane Lamb's "The Complete Newspaper Resource Book."(EL)