A Little Trick with Syntax in the Teaching of Literature.

Self, Lynda

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ERIC Number: EJ377340

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Publication Date: 1988

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A Little Trick with Syntax in the Teaching of Literature.

Self, Lynda

English Journal, v77 n6 p62-64 Oct 1988

Describes a method of writing about literature in which "major detail sentences" (sentences which make generalizations about the point of the paragraph) help students combine their observations and the facts of the story into an analytical form. (MM)

Descriptors: Paragraph Composition, Secondary Education, Student Writing Models, Text Structure, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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