Stresses that despite their commitment to aesthetic objectivity in the reading and evaluation of literature, teachers should actively explore and discuss with students the racist and ethnic stereotyping which is characteristic of many literary classics. (RAE)

Describes an approach to evaluating creative writing in which the teacher acts as an editor and grades according to contracts set up during conferences. (MKM)

Argues that, as an elusive genre that defies marked definitions, autobiography offers literature and composition teachers various routes and roots for promoting multiculturalism in the classroom. (SR)

Many people may question the value of teaching poetry in public schools, particularly when it yields no "marketable" skills, and standardized testing and the government funding connected to test scores increasingly determine classroom curriculum. While poetry may seem like "fluff" next to math and history, poetry actually serves as a very…

Focuses on how writing center directors can use the resource of peer tutors and discusses the rationale for, the selection of, and the evaluation of tutor applicants. (AEA)

Examines two short stories by women writers--one Black and one White--which celebrate similar values and highlight Black women in family roles yet reveal differences in the authors' perspectives. (RAE)

Describes how a writing teacher used Classroom Assessment Techniques to improve the functioning of editing groups in her classroom, involving students directly and honestly in classroom management and evaluation of instruction. (SR)

Suggests using selected readings in a composition course rather than reading anthologies. (MKM)

Discusses a cheating incident, the extent of cheating, and ways to handle the problem. (EL)

The development of intercultural competence, especially in foreign language instruction, is considered a key goal of teaching in German schools. The present article sheds light on the teaching of intercultural topics in the context of English as a foreign language (EFL). It presents the results of an analysis of data from a larger study (DESI…

A summary of findings of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Title I programs for the years 1965-1967 in the State of New York comprises this report. About 20 percent of public school children and ten percent of private school children participated in Title I programs during these two years. Tables give data on pupil personnel services,…

Uses the planning, drafting, aligning, revising, and monitoring model, as conceived by R.J.Tierney and D.Pearson in their reading-writing relationship theory, as the basis for considering television viewing processes or a viewer protocol. (JK)

Argues that writing parodies of poetry is a productive, nonthreatening introduction to the creative effort of poem making. Provides several suggestions that may help in the parody-writing process. (RS)

Recent studies have shown that students who are former Adult Basic Education (ABE) or English as a Second Language (ESL) students rarely make the transition to college-level work, even when they have a college-level goal. New programs have been designed to help these students move further, faster in their studies to help them complete credentials,…

Describes how a writing teacher uses an exit essay in which students describe the strengths and weaknesses of their writing to examine how the course has shaped (or not shaped) student attitudes toward writing. (SR)