The first half of this booklet presents an annotated list of curriculum guides recommended by the National Council of Teachers of English Committee to Evaluate Curriculum Guidelines and Competency Requirements. The curriculum guides cited in the booklet represent a variety of sample frameworks, units, and lesson plans intended for reference use by schools and agencies in the process of developing or revising a curriculum. Grouped according to the year in which the guides were recommended (1982, 1983, and 1984), each annotation each annotation provides information on grade level, content, aims and objectives, and how to obtain the guide. The second half of the booklet contains a statement of criteria for the planning and evaluation of English language arts curriculum guides that covers the areas of philosophy, policies and procedures, objectives, organization, process as content, language, composition, media, reading and literature, evaluation, and design. (HOD)