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Assessment and Testing
NCTE warns that a preoccupation with large-scale standardized testing leads to distortion and reduction of the English language arts curriculum.

Poetry
Resources and lesson plans for teaching poetry.

Grammar
"All native speakers of a language have more grammar in their heads than any grammar book will ever contain." Part of the teacher's job is to help students discover this knowledge.

Writing Centers
A guide to resources that will help you establish a writing center.

Places that Publish Student Writing and Writing Contests for Students
Information on where students might send their writing to have it considered for publication.

Teaching English and Other Careers for the English Major
Are you thinking about becoming a teacher, wondering about state certification, beginning your job search, or changing careers?

Combating Censorship
Teachers, policymakers, parents, and librarians will find these materials valuable in their efforts to combat censorship. These resources were developed by NCTE and SLATE (Support for the Learning and Teaching of English -- NCTE's intellectual freedom network).

The Multigenre Approach
The Multigenre Approach

The I-Search Paper
The I-Search Paper

Plagiarism
Although NCTE has no policy statements for handling plagiarism, the topic has been covered in several Council Chronicle articles, has been addressed in several journal articles, and is a frequent topic on our NCTE-Talk listserv.

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