A report from the Educational Resources Information Center at the National Council of Teachers of English; includes ERIC abstracts of documents pertinent to this topic. (RD)

Defines "Slurish" as the dialect which results from North American English-speakers'"tendency to eliminate less emphatic syllables and run together the sounds which are left, frequently omitting consonants"; includes a brief glossary of such terms. (Author/SW)

Appears also in Elementary English," vol. 48 no. 4 (April 1971), pp. 241-42, 293, and in College English," vol. 32, no. 7 (April 1971), pp. 815-16. (RD)

A paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (60th, Atlanta, November 1970). (Editor)

Explains how an English teacher accidentally obtained an open classroom" when he asked his students, the first day, What do you think is worth learning about American literature?" (Author/RD)

Discussion and evaluation of a one-term elective seminar entitled The Experience of War'' and how its reflected in the literature. (MM)

Stresses the importance of language to English instruction and how it relates to literature in the classroom. (MM)

A poet-in-residence discusses some of his teaching techniques for exposing students to a variety of poetry. (MM)

Describes several popular song anthologies that make the lyrics of today's music accessible to the classroom and which can provide a sense of understanding for today's culture. (MM)