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Desmet, Christy – English Journal, 2009
YouTube, the video sharing website that allows viewers to upload video content ranging from cute dog tricks to rare rock videos, also supports a lively community devoted to the performance of Shakespeare and Shakespearean adaptations. YouTube is also a popular site for student producers of Shakespeare performances, parodies, and other artistic…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Computer Uses in Education, Teaching Methods, Video Technology
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Quinn, Anna – English Journal, 2005
Anna Quinn, an English teacher, describes her use of dramatic activities for interpreting texts along with other techniques to help improve college reading skills. Students have demonstrated measurable increases in reading levels by using drama to fill textual gaps, charades to increase vocabulary, blending into the characters, predicting the…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, English Teachers, Drama, Dramatics
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Borsheim, Carlin – English Journal, 2004
Through email partnerships or email exchanges with university, students increase confidence in reading and discussing literature. The act of composing email messages helps the student to articulate their thoughts.
Descriptors: Electronic Mail, College Students, Self Esteem, Reading Skills