A Gallery of Visual Responses: Artwork in the Literature Classroom.

Eisenkraft, Stacey L.

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ERIC Number: EJ581291

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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A Gallery of Visual Responses: Artwork in the Literature Classroom.

Eisenkraft, Stacey L.

English Journal, v88 n4 p95-102 Mar 1999

Describes how a middle school English/language arts teacher had students paint in watercolors their responses to the novel the class was reading. Describes how this approach signficantly improved the rate and quality of student participation, and brought out new voices and fresh readings of the text. (SR)

Descriptors: Class Activities, English Instruction, Language Arts, Literature Appreciation, Middle Schools, Painting (Visual Arts), Reader Response, Student Participation, Student Reaction

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Theme: Humor in the English Class.