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ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 16 titles deal with the following topics: (1) a psycholinguistic analysis of the rhetoric of Abba S. Eban; (2) synergetic tetrahedral communication models; (3) a form critical approach to the oral traditions of the black church…
Descriptors: Adults, Annotated Bibliographies, Black Culture, Communication Research
Salassi, Otto – 1978
Selected information sources for English and American literature and poetry available at the Arkansas University library are listed including style manuals; guides to the literature; indexes to poetry and short stories; English and American literary histories; general, English, and American biographical sources; handbooks, dictionaries, and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, College Libraries, English Literature, Library Materials
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Haycock, Ken, Ed.; Haycock, Carol-Ann, Ed. – Emergency Librarian, 1984
The feature articles in this journal issue deal with various aspects of Canadian literature. The articles include: (1) a discussion of who's who and what's what in Canadian literature; (2) reviews of worthwhile but overlooked Canadian children's literature; (3) a list of resource guides to Canadian literature and a short quiz over famous first…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Canadian Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education
Gallo, Donald R., Ed. – Connecticut English Journal, 1979
The theme of this issue of the "Connecticut English Journal" is poetry instruction. Numerous ideas, examples, programs, and resources are offered to help students and teachers learn to read, analyze, write, and enjoy poems. The 28 articles and poems provide interpretations of what poetry is, ideas for publishing student writing, strategies for…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Critical Reading, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction
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
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Long, Maxine M., Ed.; McCleary, William J., Ed. – The English Record, 1981
The seven major articles in this journal issue are devoted to literature and to literary analysis. The articles deal with the following topics: (1) collapse and regeneration in Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself," (2) freedom and identity in "Invisible Man," (3) the character of St. John Rivers in "Jane Eyre," (4) integrating poetry study and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Drama, English Instruction, Literary Criticism
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Reed, Arthea, Ed. – The ALAN Review, 1987
Intended for use by junior or senior high school English teachers, the articles and features in this theme issue focus on romantic fiction and poetry for young adults. The articles and their authors are as follows (1) "The Gift of Poetry" (L. B. Hopkins); (2) "Maybe the Gallows, But Not a Tin Ear" (A. K. Helbig); (3) "A…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Class Activities, Creative Writing
Gaffney, Maureen, Ed. – Young Viewers Magazine, 1981
Designed for media specialists and educators, this issue includes seven articles focusing on humanistic films for children. Following a brief editorial encouraging the ideals of humanism, the first article presents an analysis of seven films with positive sex-role models. Included is a model for evaluating children's films. The second article…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Evaluation Criteria
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1981
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 35 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) characterization of native Americans in children's and young adult's fiction written by native American and nonnative American authors; (2) fantasy fiction;…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliotherapy, Black Literature
Karolides, Nicholas J., Ed. – Wisconsin English Journal, 1983
The six articles in this focused journal issue are concerned with literature teaching on the secondary and college level. The titles and authors of the articles are as follows: (1) "Aesthetic Reading and Teaching: 'Candide' Revisited" (Michael G. Gauthier); (2) "Discovery: The Role of Subjective Response in Initiating the Literature…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Aesthetic Values, Book Reviews, Censorship
Anderson, Philip M., Ed. – The Leaflet, 1984
The seven articles in this focused journal issue are concerned with choosing books for teaching and the various constraints on those choices. The first article, by Richard Lederer, discusses George Orwell's "1984" and the principles of Newspeak. His article sets the tone for the next two articles: "Beware the Misuse of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Bibliographies, Blacks, Censorship
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 13 titles deal with the following topics: confessional rhetoric in the poetry of Anne Sexton, rhetorical criticism, the Hippocratic oath, messages communicated through team sports as a medium of social interaction, the silent…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Athletics, Black Dialects