A personal narrative regarding developments in the teaching of English in the United States since 1954. (DD)

Approaching poetry from the nigh impossible task of defining it leads to a fruitful discovery of some of the most important aspects of it. (DD)

Describes a unit which involves the reading and writing of poetry dealing with initiation into adulthood in modern society. (DD)

Describes a high school unit which combines the writing of children's stories with the reading of the finished stories to primary school students. (DD)

Describes the benefits to be derived from storytelling and encourages the development of storytelling programs. (DD)

Presents a dozen class projects which involve students in collecting and analyzing folklore and folk crafts. (DD)

Describes a writing course for undermotivated students which focuses on careful precise observations through the study of other time periods in the history of the town where the school is located. (DD)

Presents the definitions and evolution of 18 words recently coined. (DD)

Describes a game which can be used to acquaint students with the basic elements of narrative fiction. (DD)

Discusses the advantages of video games in an educational setting, criteria to be used in selecting them, and their potential impact on teaching. (DD)

Describes a selection of 25 books and articles for the teacher of the JH/MS (junior high/middle school) student. (DD)

Examines a variety of channels, including professional magazines, writing contests, and school literary magazines, through which students may have their writing published. (DD)

Describes and analyzes an elective course which enables students to relate the viewpoints presented in literature to their own personal philosophies. (DD)

Presents the results of a questionnaire survey of a random sample of English teachers regarding their favorite literary works. (DD)

Describes how to involve nonreading students in the printed word. (DD)