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Gaffney, Maureen, Ed. – Young Viewers/Film Review Supplement, 1980
Designed for media specialists and educators, this issue reviews 19 short films produced between 1956 and 1978. Films range from 2 to 24 minutes in length and include both verbal and nonverbal live-action and animation films. Although most of the films are aimed at elementary-aged children, a few are also suitable for teenagers and adults. The…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Children
Strobel, Shirley H. – 1982
A five-step method of conflict analysis can help students generate accurate and complex theme statements about literature without teacher intervention. The conflict analysis involves (1) identifying the characters who are in conflict as a series of pairs and determining if the protagonist has an inner conflict; (2) determining the major conflict,…
Descriptors: Conflict, Discovery Learning, Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Instruction
Karolides, Nicholas J., Ed. – Wisconsin English Journal, 1984
The articles in this journal issue explore inventive ways of teaching literature, including the use of works written by Wisconsin residents. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "From Wau-Bun to Door Way" (Richard Boudreau); (2) "The Reading Tree" (Richard Behm); (3) "Manipulating Language: A…
Descriptors: Authors, Book Reviews, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
Reilly, Jill M.; And Others – 1986
A study examined the effects of treatment (guided vs. nonguided prewriting assignments) on the quality of college freshmen's interpretation of the character/setting relationships in two short stories. Subjects, 52 students in two college freshman composition classes, were randomly assigned to an experimental group (required to make inferences…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Critical Reading, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
Hoberman, Ruth – 1986
In a required class on literature and composition at Eastern Illinois University, students learn about the short story by writing one of their own. Their stories then become the context for an introduction to literary terminology such as point of view, setting, and use of dialogue versus narration. Having just written their own stories, students…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
Selfe, Cynthia L.; Wahlstrom, Billie J. – 1982
Michigan Technological University is designing a series of computer modules for supplementary, process-based writing instruction. The Wordsworth II program will lighten the workload of composition instructors by involving students in an individualized writing program outside the regular classroom. It is a sophisticated and interactive program…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Writing, English Instruction, Higher Education
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. – 1980
The product of a two-day symposium on children and children's books, this booklet features remarks of Elaine Moss, British author and critic, and Barbara Rollock, coordinator for children's services at the New York Public Library. Moss's speech discusses meeting children's need for books offering depth and involvement, while Rollock's talk…
Descriptors: Audience Analysis, Books, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Tilley, James Garland – 1983
To determine the extent to which current theories of persuasion are used or advocated by homileticians (i.e., preachers), this study examines 21 frequently used homiletics textbooks for their treatment of persuasion. After describing the characteristics of classical, premodern, humanistic, and rhetorical models, the study suggests that these…
Descriptors: Clergy, Communication Skills, Discourse Analysis, Higher Education
Chiteman, Michael D. – 1984
Freshman and sophomore composition students who are required to write in response to literature frequently find that they are not yet secure enough in their basic writing skills to discuss a literary work. In order to help these students, writing center tutors must be familiar with the assigned writing tasks and what instructors expect from an…
Descriptors: Course Content, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Literature
Davis, Ken, Ed. – Kentucky English Bulletin, 1982
Articles in this journal issue explore the relationship between the reader and the literature text, and discuss ways that instruction can enhance reader response to that literature. Following an introduction summarizing the nine articles, the titles and their authors are as follows: (1) "It Is the Poem That I Remake: Using Kenneth Burke's…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Higher Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Literary Criticism
Sloan, Glenna Davis – 1984
Intended for teachers, language arts supervisors, curriculum designers, and others interested in the teaching of English in elementary and middle schools, this book proposes a way of unifying the language arts in a program that makes literature the center of language studies. The first chapter includes a discussion of the central role that…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Fiction, Integrated Activities, Language Arts

Swaffar, Janet K. – Journal of General Education, 1986
Criticizes contemporary approaches to literature instruction that inculcate passivity. Proposes a system of teaching literature that promotes cultural literacy and active, rather than passive, reading by encouraging students to discover cultural messages and make their own interpretations of the cultural infrastructure and culture-specific values…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Cultural Context, Cultural Education, Instructional Innovation

Fiske, Martha – English Journal, 1987
Looks at Shakespeare's tragedy through the eyes and words of an English teacher's secondary school students. (NKA)
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Critical Reading, English Instruction, Language Styles

Jones, Dan C. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1985
Argues in favor of a reader-response approach to the process of selecting the literary works students read in introductory or survey courses. Offers a rationale for using "The Tempest" in such a course. (FL)
Descriptors: College English, Course Content, English Instruction, English Literature
Appleman, Deborah – 2000
This book challenges current paradigms of literature instruction by making a strong case for teaching critical theory in high school literature classrooms. The book urges teachers to expand their theoretical repertoires. It argues for the importance of multiple perspectives in enabling students to better read and interpret literature, as well as…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Critical Theory, English Instruction, English Literature