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Pearl, Shela – American Educator, 1986
Describes how an English teacher in a Queens, New York, ghetto school introduced her grade nine students to Charles Dickens's "Great Expectations." Focuses on students' responses, which eventually became enthusiastic, and discusses the use of classics within the curriculum. (KH)
Descriptors: Classics (Literature), English Curriculum, English Instruction, English Literature
