The first step in teaching a play by Shakespeare is to acquaint the class with the meaning of the words. Frequent interruptions in the reading of a play in the beginning to insure understanding is another advisable technique. Reading with a colleague, student dramatization and choral reading are other useful oral methods. Filmstrips, stimulating…

FUNDAMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS OF FICTIONAL PROSE STYLE WERE STUDIED THROUGH SYSTEMATIC AND OBJECTIVE ANALYSES OF NOVELISTIC SYNTAX AND VOCABULARY. SAMPLE PASSAGES FROM THE MAJOR NOVELS OF JANE AUSTEN, THE BRONTE SISTERS, AND GEORGE ELIOT AS WELL AS NOVELS BY 13 OTHER AUTHORS WERE ANALYZED. INFORMATION ON PASSAGE SENTENCES, CLAUSES, AND WORDS WAS…

Points out that Robinson Crusoe was originally addressed to adults and contained masses of moral ruminations that children have skipped with their usual agility in the avoidance of boredom. (MB)

Describes three books in which David Macaulay presents for children both the technical and human aspects of architectural achievements in different civilizations. (MB)

Describes Dartington Hall School in Devon, England, which between the 1920s and 1970s implemented an educational system combining traditional Hindu religious philosophy and ideals of living and Western scientific knowledge and work experience. Considers ways Dartington educationally and socially resembled Aldous Huxley's utopia in…

Provides a thematic presentation of poems written for young readers during the First World War. Draws heavily upon the poems and articles that appeared in "The Boy's Own Paper," a British popular magazine of the period. (HOD)

Describes a teaching experiment for the study of literature in which students focus on "special authors" and use is made of such teaching strategies as group work, full class discussion, wide reading, and individual research. (HOD)

This illustrated collection of poetic excerpts from the plays and sonnets of William Shakespeare is designed to be read and appreciated by young people. The 39 excerpts in the collection follow the "7 ages of man" pattern from childhood to old age. The collection's introduction by the famous Shakespearean scholar, A.L. Rowse, recounts…

The Internet may be the ultimate immersive and participatory medium, opening doors as it does to countless story worlds. As such, it has much to offer reading instruction in both elementary and secondary classrooms. This paper explores how a teacher used one web application--a text-based virtual environment called a MOO--to encourage his high…

Bemoans the anti-intellectual attitude in English teaching, and the over-emphasis on language skills instruction. (DS)

High school students wrote plot summaries of Macbeth" in either standard", King James, or slang English; the enthusiasm contributed to a greater appreciation of the play. (SP)