an analysis of the symbols in Native Son" and a critical examination of the novel. (JB)

A discussion of the power of first person narrative and the modern predilection for personal witness, especially among the young. Explores personalized reporting based on direct experience, passive observation (or vicarious experience), and the public announcing of personal views, and relates all to the teaching of English, particularly…

A proposed unit of study for high school literature classes, exploring a particular image of man as he appears in the past and is found in contemporary society. (Author/JB)

The article asserts that classroom English is at its liveliest and best when students read and write and talk about matters close to the center of their needs and hopes. Stresses the English teacher's influence on students' literary and intellectual growth. (Author/JB)

Examines the symbolism and theme of Eudora Welty's Petrified Man" and finds the most pitiless indictment of the venal spirit of modern civilization. (Author)

Discusses the story, The Witch", and explains that the story is a devilish puzzle which defies rigid interpretation but openly invites complacent students to sift, sort, and contest tidbits of evidence. Suggests how this can be done. (Author/RB)

Examines the works of Hart Crane and suggests his life and works should be studied as a method of helping students learn that the problems they share and endure are common to all men. (RB)

A study of Richard III, Shakespeare's version, versus a study of the real king, can help to prevent the complacent state of mind and will encourage students to search for the truth, freed from the propaganda with which it is often surrounded. Brief annotated bibliography. (Author)

Discusses the purpose and method for getting youngsters to approach a piece of literature with these queries: I wonder what a fellow human being had to say here...." What's his vision of things?..." I wonder how this composer has used language to express his thoughts, feelings, and dreams." (Author/RB)

Discusses the problems encountered in getting pattern practices into the English program at the secondary level in New Orleans Public Schools. (RB)

In the interest of a way to make learning better the author examines the writings of educational reformers of the sixties and relates their theories to the works of current science fiction writers. (RB)

Various methods of how to lead the student to develop those potentials for expression, communication, and fulfillment in the context of an understanding of his own society and culture which will give the greatest meaning to his life as a member of his society and as an individual. (Author/RB)

Anti-intellectualism, apathy, demand for practical and instantly relevant materials and discussions, and demand for democratic process in areas where it was never meant to apply are some of the problems faced by this twelfth-grade English teacher. Suggests possible plans for coping with these and other problems. (RB)

The new English, the cool English, requires that teachers and students alike become learners in the quest for the understanding of language. McLuhan speaks directly to all English teachers, and provides insights into the crucial changes in communication that are now going on. (Author)