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REPOR TRE SUMES ED 017 483 TE 000 134 A MODIFIED CURRICULUM GUIDE, LANGUAGE ARTS. SAINT LOUIS PARK PUBLIC SCHOOLS, MINN. EDRS PRICE MF -$1.00 HC-$10.36 257P. DESCRIPTORS- *CURRICULUM GUIDES, *ENGLISH INSTRUCTION, *HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, *LANGUAGE ARTS, *SLOW LEARNERS, ENGLISH CURRICULUM, GRADE 10, GRADE 11, GRADE 12, LOW ABILITY UnrWrei nrr"FA?inNAL "IIIAM"; PYTARn" RrALIrR; ArenNnARY EDUCATION, ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA, THE ST. LOUIS PARK, MINNESOTA, CURRICULUM GUIDE IS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS AND ABILITES OF THE LOW 10 PERCENT OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. BACKGROUND MATERIALS INCLUDE--(1) CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFICATION OF SLOW-LEARNERS AND FOR SELECTION OF TEACHERS OF THEM, (2) A CHART SHOWING THE CORRELATION BETWEEN SLOW-LEARNER CHARACTERISTICS AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR THE TEACHER OF ENGLISH, (3) A STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY FOR EDUCATING SLOW-LEARNING CHILDREN, AND (4) INSTRUMENTS FOR IDENTIFYING STUDENTS' INTERESTS, ATTITUDES, AND READING HABITS AND FOR OBTAINING BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION. SOME SAMPLE UNITS ARE PROVIDED FOR USE AT SPECIFIC GRADE LEVELS. THE UNITS ON THE NOVEL ARE "IT'S LIKE THIS, CAT" FOR 10TH GRADE, "LET THE HURRICANE ROAR," "THE LIGHT IN THE FOREST," AND *THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA" FOR 11TH GRADE, AND THE WOODEN HORSE" FOR 12TH GRADE. COUNSELING UNITS INCLUDE A STUDY OF PERSONALITY IN GRADE 10, OF PERSONAL AND EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE IN GRADE 11, AND OF OCCUPATICAS IN GRADE 12. UNITS ON THE DRAMA AND THE MASS MEDIA ARE SUGGESTED FOR 10TH- AND 11TM-GRADERS, RESPECTIVELY. OTHER DIVISIONS Orinc. GUIDE ARE DEVOTED TO A LIST OF RAPID READING BOOKS, A READING UNIT, POETRY, LISTENING, SPEECH, AND COMPOSITION, USAGE, AND MECHANICS.
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