An authorized course of instruction in language arts on the Puritan ethic is presented for the Dade County (Florida) public school Quinmester Program. The course consists of an examination through various genre of the lasting effects of the Puritan tradition on the life and literature of the American people. Objectives include using both print and non-print material to identify the component of the Puritan mind, cite examples of the Puritan ethic, and synthesize student experiences in hypothetical situations with the Puritan ethic to predict the probable Puritan attitude. The course content is outlined briefly, followed by detailed teacher strategies to implement the objectives. These suggested strategies comprise the bulk of the report. A substantial section is also devoted to both student and teacher resource materials. (LH)