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A Strategy for Improving Teenagers' Understanding and Appreciation of Poetry
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O'Brien, Donald; Schwarzberg, Sheila – Journal of Reading, 1977
Describes ways to use reading, reaction, and vocabulary extension guides to help maintain students' interest in poetry. (KS)
Descriptors: Literary Criticism, Poetry, Secondary Education, Student Motivation
Responding to Literature: An Alternative to Questioning.
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Readence, John E.; Moore, David – Journal of Reading, 1979
Provides a structured approach to analyzing literature, based on transactional analysis. (DD)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Student Reaction
Shakespeare in Grade 8
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McKenna, Michael – Journal of Reading, 1975
Provides a guide for adapting "Hamlet"--and other great works of literature--to the junior high level. (RB)
Descriptors: Instructional Materials, Junior High Schools, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation
Reading Literature Independently.
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Moore, David W.; Moore, Sharon Arthur – Journal of Reading, 1987
Proposes that secondary school literature teachers specify goals for students and teach students to ask themselves a series of broadly applicable questions to focus on literary content. (NKA)
Descriptors: Context Clues, Critical Reading, Educational Objectives, Independent Reading
A Two Step Model for Promoting Independence in Comprehension.
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Baumann, James F.; Ballard, Peg Quigley – Journal of Reading, 1987
Introduces a two-step instructional model that promotes independence in reading comprehension by transferring responsibility for strategy use to the students throughout the course of instruction. Includes extended examples. (NKA)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Critical Reading, Grade 11, Instructional Systems