Reviews the major elements of short fiction to suggest the primacy of voice in creative writing, and recommends approaches for helping students develop voice in their writing. (NKA)

Defines free writing, reviews the philosophy and history of free writing, and discusses some problems that it entails. (NKA)

Explores the use of computers in high school newsrooms. Discusses how computers eliminate the need for professional typesetting and how students benefit from and enjoy learning to use them. (AEW)

Presents a course for teaching managerial communications that would assist managers facing complex business communications planning in keeping with the advances in information technology. (SRT)

The reasons why so few academicians write for publication when the benefits are so great are described. New insights into scholarly writing discount commonmplace reasons for not writing and point to misconceptions about the writing process, poor work habits, and possibly inequitable editorial practices. (Author/MLW)

Explores several aspects of photojournalism at daily newspapers in the Rocky Mountain states and provides photojournalism educators with insights into what characteristics photo editors look for in photographers. (FL)

Describes the effect of an endowment of $250,000 for improving the teaching of writing on the activities and morale on the English department faculty, as well as on the improvement of student writing skills. (EL)

Details responses students got from an assignment in which they were required to ask questions of people in eight different occupations about the kind of writing they do in their jobs, the most important qualities of writing, and the biggest problems they see in the writing of others. (EL)

Shows how bringing a major literary text like Othello into the freshman composition writing class improves student writing and encourages group involvement in the writing process. (EL)

Recent departmental-level efforts at general education curriculum reform are surveyed. Discussion is given to English departments, which are well suited to lead general education reform, because they can learn from these experiences. (MSE)

Describes efforts in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, British Columbia, New Brunswick, and Ontario to require actual samples of student writing on English performance tests. Includes a bibliography, a holistic marking scale, and an outline of criteria typical in analytic scoring. (EL)

Suggests using the writing folder for such reasons as gaining an improved description and assessment of individual growth in writing, getting a better descriptive picture of writing achievement within the class, and assisting teachers in improving their assessment of writing. (EL)

Describes a simulated business approach in which students write about the kinds of correspondence that members of company departments might write. Discusses determining a schedule, forming departments and choosing a company, making assignments, and using student managers. (EL)

Explains how students can enhance their writing skills and strategies by examining prose models concurrent with their own writing. (HOD)

Describes an integrated language arts unit built around Brian Doyle's "You Can Pick Me Up at Peggy's Cove" that provides a supportive language learning environment for children in the upper elementary grades. (FL)