This anthology, intended for college freshman composition courses, is organized around eight "domains," each a major contemporary concern. The domains are "hot issues", feminism, ecology, student life, work, leisure, the arts, and "cold continuing causes" (issues that, while not "hot," are still important). The contents of each domain include…

Articles written by members of the Commission on Composition which define how and why to teach composition at all school levels are contained in this publication of the National Council of Teachers of English. Each article is on a major topic and is not a committee report, but is based on the author's own philosophy and experience. Among the…

Teachers wanting to translate principles into classroom practice are the intended audience for these sample lessons from an English program for young school leavers, i.e., students 11-16 years old. Divided into three approaches (single units, short themes, and longer themes), these samples are drawn from portfolios assembled in workshops held in…

This report concentrates on languages and is part of a working copy being revised for inclusion into a curriculum manual for preschool teachers. In encouraging children to speak, some Do's and Don't's are presented, such as not correcting the grammar or pronunciation of a young child, and not relying on non-verbal gestures in giving instructions.…

A description of some techniques for developing children's creative thinking is presented. The principal technique used was to have children keep a journal of new ideas for five days a week. Thoughts to be written down included thinking about physical phenomena, children's thoughts about interpersonal relationships and themselves, children's…

The five sections of the document are: General Discussion; Classroom Experiences; Evaluation and Non-Lecture Teaching; A Closing Note; and Appendix. The ten papers presented are as follows: "Lecture Alternatives and the English Class" by Stephen Judy; "Let's See How it Goes: A View of the Teacher as Manager of Student-Initiated Activities" by…

This collection of stories features unfinished stories that appeared in "Today's Education: NEA Journal." The stories are divided into three categories: (1) Responsibility for, and Commitment to, Others, (2) Personal Shortcomings, and (3) Shortcomings of Others. The stories are considered ideal for classroom use as a basis for group discussion,…

Categories of effective and ineffective behavior in regard to Goal Three of the Quality Education Program (regarding basic skills) are listed. Both the rationales for areas of effective student behavior and the categories of teacher strategies are also included. (See TM 001 375 for project description.) (MS)

A HANDBOOK WAS PREPARED FOR TEACHER USE IN SEVENTH- AND EIGHTH-GRADE RHETORIC CURRICULUMS. THE HANDBOOK CONTAINED DISCUSSIONS ON--(1) EFFECTIVE AND CONFIDENT SPEAKING, (2) OPPORTUNITIES, ASSUMPTIONS, AND SPEECH ASSIGNMENTS, (3) CRITERIA FOR EVALUATING SPEECH ACCOMPLISHMENT, AND (4) STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR CRITICIZING SPEECHES GIVEN BY…

Traditionally, tests in the language arts have focused on the mechanical skills of reading, writing, and spelling. The problems which have arisen because of tests which measure reading and composing ability without ever requiring the child to actually read or compose have been compounded by teachers' tendencies to turn children away from books by…

This paper presents a theory of individual differences in teachers' evaluation of student composition, which is based on the notion that certain formulations of writers in various disciplines--such as literary criticism, philosophy, and psychology--can provide a basis for understanding. Sources tapped include, among others, the following titles:…

Ten contributors provide extensive bibliographic essays on topics of importance in the teaching of college composition. Works cited and commented upon range from those of Aristotle to the contributions of contemporary scholars. Separate essays deal with invention, structure and form in nonfiction prose, approaches to the study of style, modes of…

Behavioral objectives are components of problem-solving and evaluation systems, and of decision-making strategies. Sound objectives meet the criteria of being formulated by those expected to achieve them, are explicit and forward-looking, are consistent with other goals within the organization, are set within the context of a particular…

The material in this book, contributed by teachers in the Los Angeles area, consists of instructional assignments and successful strategies for teaching creative writing at the secondary level. Sample lessons are grouped under broad categories (getting started, writing prose, writing verse, and miscellaneous instructional gambits) and contain…

The ideas provided in this document may be used in teaching the language arts in elementary and secondary schools. Some of the many ideas focus on hand-made books, psychological logs (journals), dialogue writing, Shakespeare and Dickens study activities, word matching, fairy tales, writing a book, imaginary worlds, magic, sales talk, impromptu…