Baines, Lawrence2014-09-232016-03-302014-09-232016-03-301998-02http://hdl.handle.net/11244/10943This article discusses the old tripod model of language arts teaching, language, literature and composition and introduces a new model with eight petals (the cosmos flower), including technology, speech and drama, critical thinking, media literacy and interdisciplinary studies.Education, Teacher Training.Education, Secondary.Education, History of.Education, General.From Tripod to Cosmos: A New Metaphor for the Language ArtsArticle