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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
Becker, Muriel; And Others – Media and Methods, 1979
Offers suggestions and learning activities for the teaching of science fiction and fantasy at both the elementary and secondary school levels. (FL)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Fantasy, Learning Activities
Download full textAiex, Patrick K. – 1994
Science fiction is a literary genre that can be used in humanities courses to discuss ideas, attitudes, ethics, morality, and the effects of science and technology on the world's population. One of the best examples of a "classic" science fiction novel which can provoke class discussion is Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World,"…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Futures (of Society), Higher Education, Humanities
Kraft, D. Chetley; And Others – 1979
This teacher's manual is designed to accompany the sixth grade level of the kindergarten through grade six sequenced literature curriculum developed through the Instructional Television Services Section of the Nebraska Department of Education. The purpose of the series at this level is to introduce the student to the wide variety in types of…
Descriptors: Biographies, Curriculum Guides, Drama, Educational Television
Warner, Mary – 1999
The allegory and fantasy in Madeleine L'Engle's four novels: "A Wrinkle in Time,""A Wind in the Door,""A Swiftly Tilting Planet," and "Many Waters," make the books powerful means for addressing the violence pervasive in the lives of so many young people. These books are a valuable curriculum addition because…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Adolescent Literature, Allegory, Conflict Resolution
Thompson, David – 1977
This course, designed to help students explore serious thoughts about the future of society, is intended for an English literature class at the advanced secondary level. The course consists of nine interrelated modules that deal with the following topics: current predictions about the future, with special attention to the film "Future Shock";…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Curriculum Guides, English Instruction, Futures (of Society)
Epstein, Connie C. – Horn Book Magazine, 1987
Considers the similarities between science fiction writing and young adult literature, and points out that several well-known authors, such as Robert Heinlein and Jane Yolen, write in both genres. (NKA)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Comparative Analysis, Fantasy
Fireside, Bryna J. – Horn Book Magazine, 1986
Shows how writers and publishers of young adult books are beginning to respond to the issues of nuclear war and the arms race. (EL)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Content Analysis, Fiction, Futures (of Society)
Atherton, John – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Presents a humorous, fictional account of a scientist's secret addiction to a forbidden psychological stimulant: literature. Suggests that the polarization of the teaching of science and of literature has reached alarming and unhealthy proportions. (IW)
Descriptors: Art, Art Education, Artists, Authors
Shuman, R. Baird – 1981
While the left hemisphere of the brain is responsible for logical and verbal activity, the right brain is the center of much of human feeling and emotion. Its vision is holistic rather than segmented or compartmentalized. Although schools today are geared almost exclusively to training the brain's left hemisphere, fantasy literature can provide…
Descriptors: Cerebral Dominance, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Comics (Publications)
Ames, Mildred – 1987
Noting that books for children must be just as entertaining, if not more so, than television or film in order to maintain young readers' attention, this paper discusses combining entertainment with didacticism in children's and adolescent literature. The first part of the paper offers a writer's reflections on the experience of writing science…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Childrens Literature, Critical Thinking
Diskin, Lahna Faga – 1975
This dissertation documents the different ways in which specialists approach science fiction. Descriptions of courses are presented for four universities, two four-year colleges, and one two-year community college. At all the schools, science fiction is a medium for social criticism. Otherwise the courses differ in content, format, and the methods…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Research, English Instruction
Ontell, Val – 1997
Tools for teaching students how to question intelligently are badly needed. Science fiction provides many such tools in a variety of subjects by stimulating the imagination and thus motivating students to learn. Such vehicles are available at all grade levels. From Mark Twain and H.G. Wells to Anne McCaffrey and Isaac Asimov, novels and short…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Films
Coughlan, Margaret N., Comp.; And Others – 1986
A committee comprised of children's book specialists from school and public libraries and a bookseller examined books published from November 1984 through November 1985, and compiled this annotated bibliography of picture books, fiction, and nonfiction. The bibliography is arranged by age group and categories, among which are picture stories for…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Biographies, Childrens Literature
Zoreda, Margaret Lee – 1998
An outline of a "co-emergent" pedagogical perspective describes the conceptual framework for an advanced university-level English-as-a-Foreign-Language (EFL) course. The course framework, which involves choosing and studying a brief science fiction story, allows for transcultural encounters via a transactional literary approach in which…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Higher Education
