The articles in this publication consider the way in which freshman English students can gain insights into both the reading of literature and the workings of the mind by discussing and writing about their dreams; the function of names in Washington Irving's "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"; folklore and faith, and the process of maturation, in Rudolfo Analya's "Bless Me, Ultima"; confusions and errors inherent in the "Back-to-the-Basics" movement in English teaching; methods for teaching students to apply rhetorical analysis to literature; and ways of analyzing factual and value statements in English classrooms. (GW)