Includes quotations by ninth grade students in reaction to reading the book. (RD)

The listings are grouped by grade level: K-4, 5-8, and 9-12. Prepared by New York State Department of Education and Board of Education, New York City. (DB)

A suggested list of films, short stories, photographs, plays, and paintings is included for a unit on pariahs, lovers, and heroes; a paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (59th, Washington, D.C., November 28, 1969). (RD)

An experienced storyteller and a religion professor discuss various issues related to the art of storytelling. (AEA)

Describes the characteristics of a new subgenre of adolescent literature that is based on opposition to established social and literary structures currently popular in Eastern Europe. (FL)

Using examples from American fiction for young people, shows how many such works glorify war, are biased against non-Whites and women, and/or gloss over the lasting effects of nuclear warfare. (GC)

Arguing that the stereotypes of aging and the aged in books and other media are generally negative, this article provides an overview of media study findings and comments extensively on the image of the elderly in several contemporary realistic young adult novels. Eleven references and additional novel titles are provided. (EJS)

Educational researchers feel that "artistic" models of procedure might not yield material of great value. The most difficult problem is that the more researchers wish to tap the vivid description and deep human insight which the arts can generate, the less they can expect to achieve a neutral presentation of facts. (JN)

Results of a study investigating the effects of three high school courses (science fiction literature course, biology course, and English composition course) on students' (N = 55) attitudes toward science indicated that none of the courses had a measurable effect when pretest scores were compared to posttest scores. (SK)

Uses the metaphor of the beehive as a well-ordered, each-in-his-own-niche society to represent the outcome of utopian thinking. Cites twentieth-century dystopia films and literature as explicit criticisms of overreliance on planning and technology. Examines "Star Wars,""Clockwork Orange," and the works of Huxley, Forster,…

Offers guidelines for teaching children how to read critically and how to judge the authenticity and accuracy of fictional biographies and diaries. (FL)

Offers an annotated list of more than 30 books in English that deal with Hungary and its people. (FL)

Ways to follow-up science activities based on picture storybooks are discussed. The term "literature web" is used to name the method detailed for integrating science with fiction books. The web is seen as a resource guide for future use that helps resolve time dilemmas for science instruction. (MP)