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Peer reviewedHobbs, Renee – English Journal, 1998
Describes a classroom activity where students compare an episode of "The Simpsons" to speeches and essays of Mark Twain. Suggests it invites students to consider the categorization of texts into "high" and "low" culture, and helps students build media literacy skills by applying tools of textual analysis first to a…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classics (Literature), English Instruction, Literature Appreciation
