English Journal, Vol. 83, No. 5, September 1994

Table of Contents

Issue Theme: Breaking the Rules

• LETTERS

• FROM THE EDITOR

• FROM THE SECONDARY SECTION

• ONE PERSON'S OPINION

• Culture Wars and the Rules of the English Classroom

  F. Todd Goodson

• Ted Hipple Was Right! How I Broke the Rules and Lived Happily Forever and Ever!

  Jeffrey S. Kaplan

• Translation Project: Breaking the "English Only" Rule

  Iona Whishaw

• The Play's The Thing

  Melissa E. Whiting

• The Form in the Wastebasket

  Sylvia Garland

• James' Story

  Margery D. Kashma

• Disobeying Immoral Laws

  Elfie Israel

• Breaking the Rules in Writing Class

  James R. Nelson

• Bending the Rules of Curriculum and Testing

  Olga Polites

• Respecting Your Right to Parent, Respecting My Right to Teach

  Carmela M. Cotter

• A Novel Rule

  Roberta C. Young

• Why Big Businesses Break Spelling Rules

  Alleen Pace Nilsen

• The Writing Processes of Professional Authors

  Donald R. Gallo

• An Interview with Jerry Spinelli: Thoughts on Teaching Writing in the Classroom

  Raymond P. Kettel

• Poets on Teaching Poetry

  Diane Lockward

• Literature Out of the Closet: Bringing Gay and Lesbian Texts and Subtexts Out in High School English

  Vicky Greenbaum

• RAINBOW TEACHERS/RAINBOW STUDENTS

• TEACHING IDEAS

• RESOURCES AND REVIEWS

• MIDDLE GROUND

• YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE

• BEDSIDE TABLE

• THIS WORLD OF ENGLISH

• NCTE TO YOU

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