THIS GUIDE FOR GRADES 7, 8, AND 9 BEGINS WITH A COLLECTION OF PAPERS EXPLAINING THE LINGUISTIC APPROACH TO THE TEACHING OF LANGUAGE--(1) "THE CLASSROOM TEACHER AND LINGUISTIC ECLECTICISM" BY A. HOOD ROBERTS, (2) "SOME NOTES ON LINGUISTICS AND THE TEACHING OF ENGLISH" BY JOSEPH H. FRIEND, (3) "A UNIT ON DIALECTS" BY JAMES F. MCCAMPBELL, AND (4) "TEACHING SYNTAX" BY GEORGE HILLOCKS. UNITS WHICH FOLLOW ARE--(1) DIALECTS, (2) SYNTAX, (3) CHANGE IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (FOR THE GRADE 9 AVERAGE CURRICULUM), (4) FORM CLASSES (MORPHOLOGY), (5) DEFINITION AND ETYMOLOGY (FOR THE GRADE 7, AVERAGE CURRICULUM), AND (6) THREE UNITS ON SEMANTICS FOR GRADES 7, 8, AND 9. LESSONS IN UNITS CONTAIN OBJECTIVES, SUGGESTED TEACHING PROCEDURES, BIBLIOGRAPHIES FOR TEACHERS, EXERCISES, AND STUDY GUIDES. COPIES OF THE EIGHT UNITS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE (LIMITED SUPPLY) FROM CHARLES C. ROGERS, PROJECT UPGRADE, SCHOOL DISTRICT OF AIKEN COUNTY, P.O. BOX 771, AIKEN, SOUTH CAROLINA 29801, $0.50 PER UNIT. (DL)