A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO THE WORK OF THE OREGON CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER WAS REPORTED. INCLUDED IN THE INTRODUCTION WERE THREE ESSAYS DESCRIBING LITERATURE, LANGUAGE, AND RHETORIC CURRICULUMS UNDER DEVELOPMENT. THE ESSAYS WERE PREPARED FOR PROFESSIONAL READERS AND DESCRIBE COURSES OF STUDY BEING DEVELOPED. PRIMARY EMPHASIS WAS ON THE DESCRIPTION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL CURRICULUM FOR GRADES 7 THROUGH 10. THE CURRICULUM FOR GRADES 11 AND 12 WERE STILL BEING WRITTEN. A LISTING OF THE CURRICULUM UNITS PUBLISHED ON RHETORIC, LITERATURE, AND LANGUAGE WAS PROVIDED FOR GRADES SEVEN AND EIGHT (STUDENT AND TEACHER VERSIONS). (WN)