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Lahey, Trace – English in Education, 2023
This study investigates the interpretive approaches of three English teachers working in different grade levels with the same poem, Walt Whitman's "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer." The researcher sought to learn what the teachers identified as most valuable about studying poetry in school, what interpretive approaches they employed…
Descriptors: English Literature, Poetry, Grade 6, Grade 9
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Litten, Jonathan – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2022
This article presents a case study on the use of expressivist writing pedagogy as a practice of identity construction for an adolescent Chinese-Speaking English Language Learner (ELL) in a 6-12, college preparatory, international boarding school context. The study implements a narrative inquiry/content analysis framework to analyze themes of…
Descriptors: Writing Instruction, Identification (Psychology), Adolescents, Chinese
Moyer, Jane P. – 1980
This four-week poetry unit, geared to ninth and tenth graders, contains plans for 20 days of lessons and activities designed to capture the students' interest and expose them to a wide variety of poems. The characteristics of poetry and the techniques used by poets are emphasized in the unit. Six general objectives are listed followed by an…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Grade 9, High Schools, Learning Activities
Chandler, William J., Comp.; And Others – 1969
GRADES OR AGES: K-12. SUBJECT MATTER: Literature. ORGANIZATION AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE: The guide is divided into four main sections (K-3; 4-6; 7-9; 10-12) each with a suggested reading list and teaching guides for selected literature. The guide is offset printed and bound with a soft cover. OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES: The guide materials are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Drama, Elementary Education, English Curriculum