Collaborative-metacognitive use of science literature teaching approach (CMSLTA) refers to a researcher-made teaching approach from the Philippines that comprises four components, namely (a) formation of groups with three to four members who have varied reading comprehension ability and assigned rotating roles; (b) use of Scientific Method…

Highlights points of convergence between the Sanskrit citrakavyas and pattern poetry. (FL)

It was most likely in the spring of 1966 that the late American Indian novelist James Welch wrote his first novel, predating his first published fiction by eight years. The titleless, hand-corrected typescript, stored in his Missoula home for many years, is 114 pages long and unfinished. The book is playful and experimental the way warm-ups…

Addresses the problems of reading and classifying labyrinth poems of the Iberian baroque. Provides illustrations and sets forth guides for reading and interpretation. (FL)

Examines English language pattern poetry from England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the Commonwealth countries, and the United States. (FL)

Compares effects of three treatment conditions (direct instruction, tacit instruction, and no treatment) on high school students' interpretations of stable irony in poetry. Concludes that direct and tacit methods are statistically superior on several measures, and that no statistically significant differences exist between the direct and tacit…

Argues that European figured poetry is a distinctive art form that combined aspects of Greek and Latin art to produce a specifically typographical style of literature exemplified in the work of Birken and Helwig. (FL)

Reports on comparisons of genres of award-winning picture books from Australia, Canada, Great Britain and the U.S. Most of the books were from the genres of folklore and fantasy. (NH)

A course in the Bible as Literature is presented. It is an examination of significant selections from the old and new testaments, representing universality in theme, diversity in literary genre, and consideration of biblical language. Performance objectives for the student include: (1) proposal of reasons for studying the Bible as literature, (2)…