Language Arts Curriculum Guide: Grades 7-12. Second Edition.

This curriculum guide for grades 7-12 divides the language arts into five areas: (1) language; (2) literature; (3) skills involved in reading, in studying, and in using the library; (4) speaking, listening, and mass media; and (5) written composition. An introductory section discusses the rationale behind the total plan, offers "perspectives" on each of the five areas, illustrates procedures for integrating the language arts, and presents sequence charts indicating what is covered each year. Material for the individual grade curriculums is subdivided into the five language arts areas and includes sample lesson plans; teaching units; possibilities for alternate and supplementary experiences; lists of audiovisual materials; and suggestions for supplementary literary selections, references for students and teachers, and ways to integrate the language arts areas. (LH)