Focusing on literature, language, and composition as related components of the total literature-centered English program, this curriculum guide emphasizes the skills of reading, listening, speaking, and writing. Each of the four sections--developmental reading, composition, language, and literature--provides guide points or discussion on five factors: (1) teacher understandings about the assumptions and curriculum of the subject, (2) concepts for the teacher, (3) the goals of the subject, (4) the objectives for the student, and (5) the scope of the subject over a 6-year period. (JM)