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The Interest Rate Is Rising
Carlsen, G. Robert – Engl J, 1970
Discusses the developmental stages of students' reading interests and maintains that the teacher has to discuss the student's life and values "through the intermediary of literature" in order to encourage him to continue to read; paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (59th, Washington, D.C., November 28,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Books, Literature Appreciation, Reading Interests
A Literary Hero for Adolescents: The Adolescent
Bank, Stanley – Engl J, 1969
An Earlier version presented as a speech at the University of Vermont, Burlington, September 1968.
Descriptors: Adolescents, English Instruction, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation
Report React
Childs, Rita Jean – Engl J, 1970
Deplores requirement of traditional book reports and encourages spontaneous student reactions to books read as a preferable alternative. (SW)
Descriptors: Book Reviews, Creative Activities, English Instruction, Learning Motivation
Is Summer Reading Itself an Old Adage?
Lockerbie, D. Bruce – Engl J, 1970
Maintains that traditional summer reading assignments discourage students' pleasurable responses to reading; based on a paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (59th, Washington, D.C., November 29, 1969). (RD)
Descriptors: Individualized Reading, Literature Appreciation, Reading Assignments, Reading Interests
Reading for Pleasure and Profit
Ackerman, Ann W. – Engl J, 1969
Descriptors: Directed Reading Activity, English Instruction, Literature Appreciation, Novels
The Recalcitrants
Willson, Norma – Engl J, 1970
Descriptors: Individual Reading, Literature Appreciation, Reading Interests, Reading Material Selection
Combatting Apathy: Literature and the "General" Class
Ehrenhaft, George – Engl J, 1969
Descriptors: Bibliographies, English Instruction, General Education, Literature Appreciation