English Journal - Volume 48, Issue 1, 1959

“Thought-provoking” is a tired epithet. But thought, and perhapse ven controversy, should result from this article, which draws a sharp distinction between writing—which, the author says, is taught in most classrooms—and composing, which needs to be taught. Mr. Evans is a member of the Department of English, University of California, Berkeley.

Readers may be puzzled to find in the Journal an article on the values of Latin. But Mr. Millhauser, a professor of English at the University of Bridgeport (Connecticut), deals with one very old question, and several newer ones, in which English teachers are keenly interested.

The many suggestions in this article will be helpful to teachers planning to take advantage of the Lincoln Sesquicentennial in motivating class work. Mr. Jewett is Specialist in Language Arts for the U. S. Office of Education.

Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities is still a much-taught selection in high school English courses. Sister Mary Felice, who teaches at Viterbo College, LaCrosse, Wisconsin, suggests some discussion questions and some individual student projects based on the novel.