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Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1984
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 19 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the ethics of violence as political strategy in contempory drama; (2) the history of Italian-American theatre from 1900 to 1905; (3) the development of the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Characterization, Content Analysis, Doctoral Dissertations
Mueller, Julie M. – 1986
The portrayal of the American Indian in young adult fiction was studied through the examination of 23 works of realistic or historical fiction published from 1960 to 1985. Books selected from the card catalogue at the Center for Children's Books at the University of Chicago were primarily about Indians or Indian life, and were appropriate for…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, American Indian Culture, American Indian Literature, American Indians
Lansu, Helvi – English Journal, 1965
The structural analysis of three short stories, arranged to proceed from an elementary to a complex level of form, can illuminate the secondary school student's understanding of literary structure. Representing plot as structure, the basic elements of Richard Connell's "The Most Dangerous Game" can be quickly reviewed to debate and establish the…
Descriptors: Characterization, Content Analysis, English Instruction, Fiction
Moffitt, Mary Anne – 1987
A Jungian psychoanalytic approach, using the unconscious animus/anima archetype, can explain the appeal of the romance novel to women readers through an understanding of how the romance formula fulfills the psychological needs of contemporary women as the struggle for identity in a patriarchal society. The heroine of the romance is attracted to…
Descriptors: Attribution Theory, Characterization, Females, Feminism
Campbell, Diana; McCarty, T. L., Ed. – 1983
The guide contains detailed suggestions for teaching 10 books about Indians to older students who read easily and are ready to be introduced to serious literature. The books are When the Legends Die; Laughing Boy; Dancehall of the Dead; The Man Who Killed The Deer; Rolling Thunder; House Made of Dawn; Yes Is Better Than No; The Man To Send Rain…
Descriptors: American Indian Literature, American Indians, Anthologies, Autobiographies
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1982
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 26 titles deal with a variety of topics including the following: (1) multicultural representation in children's books, (2) moral education through literature, (3) the effect of death awareness on the protagonists of selected…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Books, Characterization
Davis, James E., Ed. – Focus: Teaching English Language Arts, 1977
The 12 articles in this publication discuss the following topics: an author's considerations in writing a novel for adolescents; the teacher as fictional character in adolescent literature; such themes of adolescent novels as institutional values, the illegitimate heroine, and the war experience; the importance of a cumulative study of literature…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Book Reviews, Characterization
Duncan, Patricia H. – 1981
A year-long study of the writing growth of eight seventh grade children was conducted to determine whether knowledge of reading rhetoric could be directly applied to personal writing behavior. It was assumed that active comprehension of a distinctive literary model would provide awareness of the structure of narrative prose and improve the…
Descriptors: Characterization, Cohesion (Written Composition), Descriptive Writing, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
Karolides, Nicholas J., Ed.; Quinn, Laura, Ed. – Wisconsin English Journal, 1986
The articles in this focused journal issue discuss women authors and examine female images in English and American literature. The titles of the articles and their authors are as follows: (1) "Margaret Fuller and Charlotte Perkins Gilman: Rhetoric and the Shape of Learning" (Susan Lundvall Brodie); (2) "Feminist Psychology through…
Descriptors: Authors, Autobiographies, Characterization, English Literature
Weintraub, Stanley, Ed. – 1967
The selections in this collection pertain to the predicaments faced by the biographer who must discover what he believes is the truth and then use this material to create a work of compelling interest. Arnold L. Fein, J. H. Plumb, and Hesketh Pearson present observations on the biographer's dilemma: the difficulty of determining the borderline…
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Characterization, Eighteenth Century Literature
Hornbostel, Julia – 1986
An interesting approach to the topic of women and literature is to see if the real working roles of women have been reflected in fiction. As delineated in novels, women are seen engaged in: (l) farm labor; (2) jobs that are extensions of their nurturing roles; (3) factory work--especially in the early textile and clothing mills; and (4) housework…
Descriptors: Authors, Characterization, Content Analysis, Employed Women
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1985
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 21 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) Victorian ideology and British children's literature from 1850 to 1914, (2) a comparison of passages from books for adults and for children, (3) the use and…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Aging (Individuals), Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliotherapy
Olson, Betty; Levy, Tedd – 1987
Drawing on the literary heritage of New England, this collection of articles highlights the works of six different authors spanning the early English settlements to the post-Civil War period. Originally presented at six seminars for teachers and designed to feature humanities in Connecticut schools, the articles and their authors are as follows:…
Descriptors: Authors, Characterization, Colonial History (United States), Humanities Instruction
Peer reviewedGolden, Joanne – English Quarterly, 1986
Analyzes how two groups of eighth graders and their teacher create literary texts during small group discussion, and suggests the importance of talk as a means of constructing meaning. (NKA)
Descriptors: Characterization, Critical Reading, Discourse Analysis, English Instruction
Evans, William H., Ed. – 1971
These essays suggest ways of teaching literature to junior and senior high school students for whom traditional methods don't work. Several essays suggest an individualized reading program, in which a student reads selections that concern his own particular interests, as a good approach. The importance of allowing students a lot of freedom to…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Characterization, Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Education
