Describes the Bernard Haldane System for Identifying Motivated Skills, an English course integrating job seeking skills with freshman composition and rhetoric instruction. An achievement essay, classification essays, and research essays precede preparation of resumes, application letters, and interview techniques. (HTH)

Explains the rationale for and offers suggestions on implementing content area writing. (MM)

A poet-in-residence discusses some of his teaching techniques for exposing students to a variety of poetry. (MM)

Describes a course in which students first research a magazine'' and then submit their writing for publication. (SP)

How to help students progress from descriptive to affective to creative responses through the use of films in a language arts class. (RB)

Seven physical education teachers present messages on a variety of topics. (AN)

Offers a writing assignment in which students analyze the operations of a failing small business and make written recommendations on improving prospects. (AEA)

Shares some approaches and suggests poems that can be used to inspire discussion and creative writing in bilingual classes. (RL)

Presents strategies that teach children how to write in order to demonstrate, to facilitate, and to record science learning. Also suggests using frame of reference- how a writer views and interprets an issue by comparing different source accounts of science questions. (Author/JN)

Explores ways teachers can intervene in the writing process to help students advance in their writing. (JL)

Recent trends in physical education programs show a diverse spectrum of clients and an increasing amount of health-related litigation. These developments call for increased emphasis on exercise prescription. The sit-up is used in an example of a step-by-step guide to prescriptive technique. (JN)

Proposes the newspaper as a source of plots, characters, and motivations that can be used by students for short story material. (FL)

Describes the writing of the formal technical report as a project for students in technical writing courses. Includes grading criteria for such a report. (HTH)

Relates the positive effects of using an historical document as a stimulus for class projects in the English classroom. (RL)

Some exercises to allow composition students to express their attitudes about writing courses and to allow instructors to keep more in touch with student apprehensions are suggested. (HTH)