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Cashion, Carol Jackson – English Journal, 2011
In 1971, the year that "Masterpiece Theater" premiered on WGBH, the public television station in Boston, the author's family lived in London for the summer. Her life that summer had the taste and texture of an English novel, and she loved every minute of it, which might explain not only her choice to become an English teacher but also her lifelong…
Descriptors: Public Television, Programming (Broadcast), Television Viewing, Teaching Guides
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Cromer, Nancy – English Journal, 1976
Free secondary language arts materials and programs available from non-commercial TV networks are described. (JH)
Descriptors: Educational Television, English, Mass Media, Media Selection
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Miller, Charlotte – English Journal, 1986
In describing a public television program about the Salem witch trials, this article discusses the authenticity of props, the accuracy of events, and some errors in the production. It also points out some inaccuracies in sources and other sources that would be valuable for teaching seventeenth century colonial history. (SRT)
Descriptors: Background, Colonial History (United States), Educational Television, History Instruction
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Veidemanis, Gladys V. – English Journal, 1979
Suggests techniques for incorporating the BBC-TV/Time-Life Television Co-production of "The Shakespeare Plays" into high school study of Shakespeare. (DD)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Drama, Educational Media, English Instruction
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Schulten, Katherine – English Journal, 1999
Describes the process by which Cherry Hill, New Jersey teachers, in cooperation with parents, administrators, and other professionals, developed a curriculum for teaching "Huckleberry Finn" that successfully explores the controversial issues by embedding traditional teaching in a rich, historical, and cultural framework. Provides the…
Descriptors: Censorship, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development