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Murray, Beth; Salas, Spencer – English in Texas, 2014
Using Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility" as an anchor text, the authors argue for applied theatre strategies as vivid and viable tools for exploring challenging texts and applying critical lenses in an embodied way. Readers are guided through a series of theatre-based, English-classroom accessible improvisational frameworks to help…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Teaching Methods, Novels, English Literature
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Peters, William H.; Blues, Ann G. – Research in the Teaching of English, 1978
Describes a study which revealed that teachers scoring high on a test of complexity contributed more positively than did low-complexity teachers to student written ability to interpret literature. (DD)
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Educational Research, English Instruction, Higher Education