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Peer reviewedMcLaughlin, Gary L. – English Journal, 1981
Offers advice to sufferers of "textbookitis:" (1) writing textbooks are not necessary for high school classes; (2) the best language textbook is a dictionary--money not spent on a writing textbook could be spent on sets of dictionaries; and (3) literature anthologies can be useful additions to the writing classroom. (RL)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Dictionaries, Educational Resources, English Instruction
Peer reviewedJohnson, Scott – English Journal, 1986
Offers a method for teaching English using biographies in conjunction with creative writing assignments, for example, writing a short biography of another student in the class. (SRT)
Descriptors: Anthologies, Biographical Inventories, Biographies, Characterization
Download full textGere, Anne Ruggles, Ed.; Shaheen, Peter, Ed. – 2001
This book is a collection of classroom-tested ideas for helping students explore how literature and "the canon" are made, what the term "American" means, and how the phrase "American literature" obscures the presence of multiple "literatures" that are both individually compelling and mutually enriching. Each…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Classroom Techniques, Critical Reading, English Instruction
Muller, Gilbert H., Comp.; Williams, John A., Comp. – 1994
This anthology of literature from the many American cultures as well as cultures around the world is intended for use in today's college composition and introductory literature courses. Offering a blend of classic favorites and selections from other cultures, the anthology contains some 300 stories, poems, and plays from the six habitable…
Descriptors: Anthologies, Cultural Context, Cultural Differences, English Instruction
