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Direct linkSosa, Teresa; Hall, Allison H.; Goldman, Susan R.; Lee, Carol D. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2016
Literature can be a powerful resource for adolescents' psychosocial development, as it provides opportunities to experience the world through the perspectives of others and juxtapose these with one's own experiences. However, gaining access to these perspectives requires going beyond literal words on the page to explore interpretive meanings. This…
Descriptors: Persuasive Discourse, Mixed Methods Research, Case Studies, Teaching Methods
Download full textAdams, Hazard – 1990
The notion of literature's difficulty must have begun with its first interpreter. Biblical readings sometimes allegorized scripture into moral precept, while occult readings (i.e., Gnostic writings) often carried an implication that such texts are either for an elite readership or represent the essence of a tradition of spiritual truth under…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, English Curriculum, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
Anderson, William – California English Journal, 1969
The problems of teaching poetry in the elementary classroom are (1) the choice of poems and (2) the way in which the teacher presents the poems. Becuase good poetry can encourage the child's imagination, a teacher should avoid the mediocre "children's poems" generally found in textbooks and should present students with worthwhile poems from other…
Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Imagery
