Bill and Gus Go Fishing: Discovering "Tintern Abbey" along the Banks of "The River Why.".

Shoemaker, Jan

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ERIC Number: EJ568493

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Bill and Gus Go Fishing: Discovering "Tintern Abbey" along the Banks of "The River Why."

Shoemaker, Jan

English Journal, v87 n3 p52-53 Mar 1998

Describes how pairing Wordsworth's poem ("Lines Composed a Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey") with a contemporary novel ("The River Why" by David James Duncan) makes the classic poem come alive for students. Argues that, regardless of the poem, Duncan's novel is ideally suited for classroom study. (SR)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Classics (Literature), English Literature, Literature Appreciation, Poetry, Secondary Education

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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