This manual accompanies volume 5 (EM 009 816) of "The Language of Man" textbook series, intended for high school students. It includes background information and teacher suggestions for each selection in the textbook. (JK)

The teacher's manual for book 6 of the Language of Man series presents suggestions for classroom discussion, essay topics, and student projects. The Language of Man is a series of texts, designed for junior through senior high school students, which cover semantics, critical thinking, language skills, and mass media study. (JY)

GRADE OR AGES: 15-19. SUBJECT MATTER: Language Arts. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: There are 12 sections: 1) introduction, including background material, key concepts, and overall objectives; 2) detailed program objectives; 3) speech; 4) listening; 5) writing; 6) reading; 7) viewing; 8) language; 9) sample units; 10) organizational…

GRADES OR AGES: 7-11. SUBJECT MATTER: Language Arts. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: There are 12 sections: 1) introduction, including background material, key concepts, and overall objectives; 2) detailed program objectives; 3) speech; 4) listening; 5) writing; 6) reading; 7) viewing; 8) language; 9) sample units; 10) organizational…

GRADES OR AGES: Elementary. SUBJECT MATTER: Language arts. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: There are three main sections: 1) listening and speaking; 2) written language, with subsections on composition, handwriting, and spelling; and 3) reading, with a subsection on literature. There is also a brief glossary and a list of phonetic aids for…

The author argues that children learn best when they are exposed to literature of good quality, such as that chosen for her magazine, "Cricket." With literature as the focus, the good teacher can develop a fully correlated language arts program. Using quality material in a lively and entertaining manner, "Cricket" lays…

The ten lessons outlined in this document are based on articles from "The National Observer" used as sources of contemporary writing which varies in subject matter, length, and style. Lessons focus on reading comprehension, vocabulary development, composition, discussion and reasoning, primary and secondary sources, poetry writing,…

In this booklet, the author discusses the ways in which film may be used to extend and enrich the study of literature and explores the rhetoric of film--how it uses visual symbols, similes, and other metaphors to give depth to its content, and how it can broaden characterization and emphasize the symbolic and aesthetic highlights of setting in…

Provides an overview of "A Language for Life," the Bullock Report, and discusses some of its more important features that have implications for American language arts teaching. (DD)

Children's rhymes are one way of introducing children to the world of print and reading instruction. (DD)

Now, as in the past, the art of the language arts teacher lies in the ability to move the student to involvement and inquiry. (DD)

The course described in this paper aims to assist the Jamaican child to develop his basic language skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing, based on an awareness and a respect for the child's personal language and linguistic heritage. (Author/AM)

Students learn the sign language of the deaf as a tactile aid designed to help them spell phonetically and to motivate their interest in spelling and grammar. Generally at least a year below grade level in reading, this process helps them to renew their self concept and become more sensitive to all handicaps. (Author/RK)