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Peer reviewedJames, Gomer – English Journal, 1987
Describes a writing assignment that uses the song "America the Beautiful" to point the following six reasons why America is beautiful: skies, mountains, grain, Pilgrims, heroes, and dreams. (NKA)
Descriptors: Assignments, Descriptive Writing, Grade 10, North American Culture
Peer reviewedRothen, Kathleen J.; Langston, Beverly – English Journal, 1987
Compares Richard Adams's "Watership Down" to the "The Odyssey," and offers a selection of classroom activities for students that use Adams's novel to study classic literature. (NKA)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, English Instruction, Epics, Figurative Language
Peer reviewedMcEntee, Grace Hall – English Journal, 1987
Recounts the problems encountered over a period of time in dealing with a particularly difficult and unruly class, and finds that the writing process helped to close the gap between teacher expectations and student apathy. (NKA)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Grade 10, Secondary Education, Student Attitudes
