Uncle Wiggily's Curriculum Guide and Doorstop Publication or The Summergate Papers; Proceedings, Projects, Papers of the Michigan State University English Teaching Workshop (June 20-July 25, 1973).

The papers in this book resulted from a workshop entitled "Toward a Humanistic Curriculum in English," cosponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English and the Michigan Council of Teachers of English. Papers are grouped under the major headings "The English Teaching Workshop--Program Design,""A Listing of Peripheral Activities,""Humanistic Curriculum Guides and Guideposts,""Topic Sentences for Discussion/Exploration /Action: The Products of the Basic Issue Study,""Alternatives and Possibilities for 1984 and 2001: Speculative Essays on the Future of English Education,""New Directions in Reading and Literature,""New Directions in Language, Linguistics and Grammar,""New Directions in Composition,""The Uses of Media," and "Annotated Bibliography." Appended are teaching ideas, materials sources, innovative strategies from workshop meetings, and a listing of workshop participants. (HOD)