This document discusses techniques for teaching Shakespeare at the secondary level. It is suggested, by way of innovation, that a teacher working with a Shakespearean drama (1) ask each of his students to select and bring to class a magazine or newspaper picture of a contemporary person (e.g., an athlete, a politician, a police officer, a nurse…

This anthology of key editorials from the National Parks and Conservation Association (NPCA) magazine, "The Environmental Journal," is both a history of environmental awareness in the United States and a history of the part NPCA has played in bringing about the growth of this awareness. Covering the years 1958-1971, the sense of change in…

The disappointing results of research into growth in writing skills may be due to students being tested for skills other than those they have been taught.

Suggesting that small liberal arts colleges create problems for themselves by not really offering a liberal education, the author challenges them to determine whether they are really committed to liberal education and then to proceed with an acknowledged sense of purpose. (JT)

In a salute to 200 years of America and academia the author concludes that for all the anniversary's shaky antiquarianism, the prospects facing liberal arts colleges are no more bleak than in 1876. (JT)

Argues that in a society where policy is a function of power, academia is lost unless it has the will to throw off its infatuation with form as against substance and unite under strong leadership to create its own establishment for bartering with the national establishment. (JT)

Argues that technical education prepares people to work for systems while the liberal arts keep us aware that it is more important that systems work for people. (JT)

Taking notes on a teacher-prepared listening guide helped high school students improve on their performance on essay tests. (MKM)

This sociological essay urges the consideration of and the planning for the needs of the rural poor in making decisions about the urban environment. (MDR)

Argues that students must be taught historical methods in order to evaluate historical evidence, determine its relevance to a topic, and produce intelligent papers. Presents an exercise which requires students to write a historical essay based solely upon provided documents, illustrating that interpretations will vary despite common facts. (GEA)

Meaningful student opinion and attitude information is often difficult to obtain, but content analysis of student writing samples such as essays written as a part of a university-wide assessment program in English provide a convenient and economical opportunity to collect such information. (MSE)

Examines reasons for using essay tests in the direct assessment of writing ability. Reviews the steps in developing a large-scale testing program; e.g., creating a pool of topics or prompts; developing scoring procedures; training raters; field-testing the system; scoring writing samples; assessing reliability; and assessing validity. (DMM)

This paper assessed the relationships among holistic writing ability, the Test of Standard Written English, and four tests of organizational ability. Findings showed a significant correlation between writing ability and the tests. It was concluded that tests assessing organizational strategies ought to be included in assessments of writing…

Offers pointers for establishing a college-sponsored essay contest for public school students in grades five through twelve and enumerates the benefits of such a program. (NKA)

Provides bibliographic citations for 53 works by Ojibwe author and satirist, Gerald Vizenor, published from 1966 to 1983: 15 books, 12 short fiction, 2 dramas, 6 poems in anthologies, and 18 articles, editorials, and essays. Includes titles, dates, and places of publication in each entry. (NEC)