ERIC Identifier: ED318035 Publication Date: 1990-05-00 Author:
Applebee, Arthur N. Source: ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and
Communication Skills Bloomington IN. Book-Length Works Taught in
High School English Courses. ERIC Digest. The Center for the
Learning and Teaching of Literature has recently completed a
study of the book-length works taught in high school English
programs. The study is part of a series of related studies of
content and approaches in the teaching of English that the
Center will carry out over the next several years. Together,
these studies will provide a comprehensive picture of what is
being taught, to whom, for what reasons, and under what
constraints. Such a portrait is an essential first step in any
reassessment of the literature curriculum, providing a necessary
reference point for any systematic attempts at reform. To learn
more about the book-length works that students are actually
reading, the Literature Center conducted a national survey of
book-length works currently being tau