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Watson, Robert – Use of English, 1983
Discusses three novels that have revived the author's interest in contemporary fiction. (HOD)
Descriptors: Fiction, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles, Literature Appreciation
A Linguistic Approach to Prose Style
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Woodman, Leonora – English Journal, 1973
Illustrates how a linguistic analysis of Hemingway's prose style can be appealing to a student by being precise instead of vague and being a procedure. (MM)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Language Patterns, Linguistics, Literary Criticism
Transcending Trendiness: Treatment of Runaways in Adolescent Fiction.
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Marshall, Kristine E. – English Journal, 1981
Examines both ineffective and effective fiction about adolescent runaways. (RL)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Characterization, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles
From a Teacher's Notebook--19: Using 13 Types of Narrative.
Crosher, Judith – Use of English, 1985
Explains how to involve students in a composition unit that requires them to complete writing assignments from various points of view. (DF)
Descriptors: Literary Criticism, Literary Styles, Literature Appreciation, Narration
E(c)lect(r)ic Stories: Reading the New Media in the English Language Arts Classroom.
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Dobson, Teresa – English Quarterly, 2002
Considers the ways in which hypertext literature differs from print literature with specific reference to questions of sequence and closure. Discusses how hypertext fiction - electric stories - might be used to invite students of English language arts to interrogate their beliefs about literary form. Defines literary hypertext and theorizes about…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Hypermedia, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles
The Great Symbolic Needle Hunt
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Lodge, Evan – English Journal, 1972
In literary analysis teachers must be careful of hunting for too much or accepting just anything as symbolism. (Author)
Descriptors: Literary Criticism, Literary Genres, Literary Styles, Literature
The Literature Under the Desk
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Hindle, Alan – English in Education, 1971
Discusses issues explored in a college course on comics from the past to the present. Subject matter, language, literary style, presentation, themes and social issues are examined via a comparison with other types of literature written concurrently. (RB)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Early Reading, Literary Criticism, Literary Influences
Cormier and the Pessimistic View.
Ellis, W. Geiger – 1985
Teachers' dismissal of Robert Cormier's books as "too depressing" suggests a lack of sound critical understanding of his work and a lack of faith in individual young people. The body of adolescent or young adult literature has come a long way in recent years. The writing has shown a much fuller range of literary quality and the content…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Bibliotherapy, Characterization
Countering Misconceptions About the Nature of Poetry
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Stein, Agnes – English Journal, 1975
Descriptors: English Instruction, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles, Literature
First Harvest: Flannery O'Connor's "The Crop."
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Fennick, Ruth – English Journal, 1985
Analyzes Flannery O'Connor's early short story "The Crop" and relates its thematic struture and characterization to her later work. (RBW)
Descriptors: Characterization, Literary Criticism, Literary Genres, Literary Styles
Teaching the Whitsun Weddings, or The Syllabus with a Hole in It.
Robson, Bryan – Use of English, 1986
Relates experiences teaching Philip Larkin's poetry. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, English Instruction, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles
Recreating the Text: Reflections on the Teaching of Literature.
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Boswell, Bill – English Quarterly, 1984
Examines what teachers do when they read texts in particular genres, and suggests how to encourage similar behavior in students. (CRH)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Literary Criticism, Literary Genres, Literary Styles
Hanging around with Farquhar: Romantic Behavior in Realistic and Naturalistic Fiction.
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Tietz, Stephen – Eureka Studies In Teaching Short Fiction, 2001
Describes the author's method of teaching literary analysis to "not particularly well-read students." Presents students with a set of over-generalizations which they are free to denounce, vilify, or modify as their exposure to literature progresses. Includes a class handout that describes characteristics of various literary movements in this…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, English Instruction, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
Poets and Poetry in the 1975 Poetry Festival
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Larrick, Nancy – English Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Authors, Communication (Thought Transfer), Creativity, Literary Criticism
Imitation Hemingway.
Dyer, Joyce Coyne – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1985
Presents a classroom exercise in literary analysis that requires students to imitate Ernest Hemingway's writing style. (DF)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles, Novels
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