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Zuidema, Leah – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 2009
In this article, the author describes a text preview assignment that she gave to her students. Students completing the text preview assignment use multimodal design, introducing classmates to texts in ways that motivate and inform their reading. She discusses using previews to set the stage for reading and discussion and to deepen personal…
Descriptors: Thematic Approach, Student Attitudes, Two Year College Students, Reading Assignments
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Flavin, Louise – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1984
Approaches Susan Glaspell's work by uniting role playing and reader response to foster student understanding of their values of the text. (CRH)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Drama, Literature Appreciation, Reader Response
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Barnhouse, Sandra McGill – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1998
Describes how the author came to develop an elective community-college course called "AIDS: A Literary Response." Discusses the course curriculum and course materials, literature and films, class assignments, formal paper assignments, notebooks of materials, and the impact of the life stories shared with the class by visitors. (SR)
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, College Instruction, Community Colleges, Course Descriptions