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Peer reviewedSarrett, Sylvia – English Journal, 1987
Contrasts the complaints of a class of gifted students about Dickens' novel "A Tale of Two Cities" with their teacher's discomfort at sitting through the long and tedious movie "Brazil." (NKA)
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Authors, Classics (Literature), Comparative Analysis
Peer reviewedEnglish Journal, 1987
Considers: (1) research by George Hillocks using meta-analysis to examine four modes of composition instruction; (2) role playing in classroom to improve student writing of persuasive letters or opinion essays; (3) process approach to English instruction, which allows for complex nature of individual learning styles; and (4) resource for promising…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Classroom Environment, Cognitive Style
