Indicates some of the problems students encounter in interpreting poetry and cites the reasons that students express for liking or disliking poetry. (RB)

Argues that the study of fantasy in literature courses at the secondary level makes students "less susceptible to the dishonesty propagated in much of the printed word." (RB)

A satirical view of thematic teaching. (JH)

Cautions teachers not to introduce an adult view of the world to students at too young an age. (RB)

Questions the practice of teaching literature which presents a negative view of man as seen in "Animal Farm" and "Lord of the Flies" unless teachers are careful to provide a balanced view. (RB)

Presents an exercise intended to help students understand that reading literature is a worthwhile endeavor. (RB)

The technical vocabulary of film may often be useful in the analysis of poems. (JH)

This paper discusses the problems of interpeting "Oedipus Rex" and argues that morality was not the primary question being raised in this play, nor was Sophocles urging people to humility and piety. Instead, Sophocles was primarily interested in the insufficiency of human knowledge. The gods and their role in destiny, the character and…

This paper argues that people can be trained to use language to respond to varieties of literature with more discrimination and with more confidence than in the past. This is true first, because there are now studies which detail categories of response to literature; and second, because clinical psychiatrists and psychological counselors have…

Discusses the differing opinions about the value and quality of adolescent literature. Draws from sources indexed in the ERIC system. (MKM)

Outlines the differences between mediocre and good poetry, asserting that most objections to poetry are really objection to bad poetry or poetry poorly taught or ignorantly read and concluding that good poetry is a way of knowing and a method of organizing perceptions. (SRT)

Defines rhetoric and describes and illustrates conflicting attitudes toward language and the art of rhetoric. States that since rhetoric was the art that brought people together and that taught people not only how to survive but also to live well, the rhetorical tradition is worth rehabilitating. (EL)

Describes a course incorporating the study of science and literature. (DD)

Describes ways to use reading, reaction, and vocabulary extension guides to help maintain students' interest in poetry. (KS)