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Download full textJohannessen, Larry R. – 1992
To help improve students' ability to interpret and write about literature, teachers should get rid of old habits. The old habits include giving quizzes to make sure students read assignments, and assigning readings just because particular works are part the literary canon. Once a teacher assigns a novel and gives a quiz, everything the teacher and…
Descriptors: High Schools, Literature Appreciation, Novels, Reader Response
