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Direct linkRish, Ryan M. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
This study investigates an elective English class, in which students in grades 10-12 collectively read and collaboratively wrote fantasy fiction in four groups. The purpose of the class was to have students consider the choices fantasy and science fictions writers, directors, and video game designers make when creating a fictional world. The…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Literacy, Elective Courses, Cartography
McNelly, Willis E., Ed. – 1974
This book provides background information on science fiction for teachers of English at any level who are approaching science fiction for the first time. Contents are: an introduction by W.E. McNelly; "SF in the Classroom" by J. Williamson; "Second Thoughts on the Course in Science Fiction" by M.R. Hillegas; "Flatland and Beyond: Characterization…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Characterization, Creative Writing, English Instruction
Peer reviewedSuvin, Darko – College English, 1972
Descriptors: Bibliographies, College Instruction, Cultural Awareness, English Instruction
Matthews, Dorothy, Ed. – Illinois English Bulletin, 1985
The articles in this focused issue draw attention to works of contemporary literature with classroom potential. Four articles suggest new approaches for the reading and teaching of such established writers as Robert Frost; Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.; Eudora Welty; and Saul Bellow. Two other articles examine the bestsellers "Ordinary People" and "The Color…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Black Literature, Contemporary Literature, English Instruction
Amelio, Ralph J. – 1974
The articles in this book provide political, social, sociological, psychological, sexual, mythical, literary, and filmic approaches to the study of science fiction film. "Journey into Science Fiction" by W. Johnson and "The Imagination of Disaster" by S. Sontag treat broadly the essentials of science fiction films. "For the Future: The Science…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Communications, Educational Media, English Instruction
Download full textERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1980
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 33 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) storytelling; (2) the short story; (3) metaphor and simile; (4) fairy tales; (5) American science fiction; (6) contemporary American fiction; (7) objective and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Bibliotherapy, Black Literature, Childrens Literature
ERIC 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 31 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: (1) the reader pragmatics of fiction; (2) readers' choices versus critics' choices in children's literature; (3) nonverbal communication in selected works of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Biblical Literature, Bibliotherapy
