Developed by the Oregon Elementary English Project, this curriculum unit introduces fifth and sixth graders to sentence structure. Based on transformational grammar, the unit (1) demonstrates to students their built-in knowledge of English grammar which enables them to produce and recognize sentences although they are not consciously aware of…

THESE FOUR TESTS--"MORE ABOUT QUESTIONS,""THE NEGATIVE,""EXPANSION OF TRANSITIVE VERBS," AND "DETERMINERS"--WERE DESIGNED BY THE OREGON CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER FOR A NINTH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. THEY ARE INTENDED TO ACCOMPANY CURRICULUM UNITS AVAILABLE AS ED 010 829 AND ED 010 830. (MM)

THESE FOUR TESTS--"THAT-NOUN CLAUSES (ABSTRACT NOUNS, ABSTRACT ADJECTIVES, AND TRANSITIVE ANIMATE VERBS),""REVIEW OF EMBEDDING AND CONJUNCTIVE TRANSFORMATIONS,""COMPLEMENT VERBS," AND "IMPERATIVE"--WERE DESIGNED BY THE OREGON CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER FOR A 10TH-GRADE LANGUAGE CURRICULUM. THEY ARE INTENDED TO…

Traditions and emerging trends in the teaching of linguistics and composition are examined in this collection of papers. Joseph Mersand predicts a future emphasis on the subject of English as a discipline, leading to a more adequate preparation and increased supervision of English teachers and a greater stress in the classroom on written…