Central to this article is the belief that students learn best when permitted to exercise their imagination while studying foreign-language literary works. A teaching technique, demonstrating the author's approach to poetry and vocabulary expansion, emphasizes the active role students play in utilizing new vocabulary. Examples of how students may…

Methods for use by teachers of elementary-school-age children in utilizing outdoor experiences in the study of various subjects are presented in this guide. Learning activities are described in 3 units: (1) language arts, in which students are stimulated to communicate ideas they have about the natural environment and to understand their…

Articles concerning the teaching of literature to children are presented. "Providing Balanced Contacts with Literature for Children" covers the potential of literature in the curriculum. In "The Classics in Children's Literature," a classic is defined as a book or story or poem that usually has long outlived its author. "Fostering Lifetime Reading…

Nearly 700 titles are included in "Paperback Books for Children," a guide for librarians and teachers published by the American Association of School Librarians. It is divided into the following sections: Picture Books; Fiction; Nonfiction; Myths, Folklore, and Fairy Tales; and Poetry, Rhymes, Riddles and Jokes. The book also contains an adult…

A STUDENT VERSION OF A LITERATURE CURRICULUM GUIDE WAS PROVIDED FOR TWAIN'S "ROUGHING IT," HEMINGWAY'S "THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA," FOUR SHORT STORIES, AND 20 LYRIC POEMS. THE SHORT STORIES INCLUDED WERE (1) "THE MONKEY'S PAW" BY W.W. JACOBS, (2) "PAUL'S CASE" BY WILLA CATHER, (3) "THE CASK OF…

A TEACHER VERSION OF A LITERATURE CURRICULUM GUIDE WAS PROVIDED FOR TWAIN'S "ROUGHING IT," HEMINGWAY'S "THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA," FOUR SHORT STORIES, AND 20 LYRIC POEMS. THE SHORT STORIES INCLUDED WERE (1) "THE MONKEY'S PAW" BY W.W. JACOBS, (2) "PAUL'S CASE" BY WILLA CATHER, (3) "THE CASK OF…

THIS CURRICULUM GUIDE FOR 10TH-GRADE STUDENTS DEALT WITH (1) 20TH-CENTURY LYRIC POETRY AND (2) THE COMPARISON BETWEEN SCIENTIFIC AND POETIC WRITINGS. A HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION PRECEDED PRESENTATION OF THE MATERIAL IN BOTH SECTIONS. SUGGESTIONS, EXERCISES, AND COMPOSITION TOPICS WERE ALSO PRESENTED. THE TEACHER VERSION IS ED 010 820. RELATED…

"Options in Education" is a radio news program which focuses on issues and developments in education. This transcript contains discussions of the arts in education--poetry, music, and art; learning to speak properly; the separation of speech and writing; music education; teaching children about art; and a pilot television program which…

Makes the point that literature should be an integral part of programs that teach English as a second language by considering six reasons for studying poetry in language classes. Illustrates those reasons with poetic works from around the world. (RL)

Poetry, art and music are avenues open to the play therapist in optimizing self-help processes within children. Using creative events in the counseling-learning process helps children bridge gaps between fantasy and reality. Art and creativity may be the better conceptual base for counseling children and building educational theory. (Author)

Suggests various language-game techniques for use at the upper level in the study of poetry. The aim is to stimulate creative language work as against purely receptive learning. Title reconstruction, translation techniques, and fill-in exercises on a sonnet are described. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Ten poems were read and evaluated for perceived similarity by freshmen and senior college students majoring in engineering and literature, to determine whether their education affected the students' ability to read and subjectively perceive poetry. Results showed that literary instruction did not change the students' ability to perceive poetry.…

Foreign language teachers need a reservoir of techniques designed to dispel misconceptions students may have about poetry and to lead them step-by-step into its study. This article presents learning experiences of such a nature and illustrations for teachers to help them devise activities. (Author/SW)

Adapted from the forthcoming book, "The Teachers & Writers Handbook of Poetic Forms," defines forms, summarizes their histories, quotes examples, and offers teachers, students, and beginning writers suggestions on how to read and compose in each form. Discusses free verse, ghazal, epic, prose poem, line, spoonerism, imitation, and villanelle. (JG)