Four short, inexpensive films used in conjunction with specific poems provide the basis for individual lessons or a single unit whose theme explicates man and his relationship to other men. "Two Castles," a simple film depicting the foolhardiness of pride is recommended for use in teaching an introductory unit on poetry. "The Wall," a film…

Overview of the approach and detailed discussion of a specific theme used in a course for full-time secretarial students. (AA)

Contends that the Bicentennial Youth Debate format, Lincoln-Douglas debate, offers two major thrusts for the teaching of history by 1) translating a theme into a question with two sides and 2) involving students directly in the learning process. (MH)

Describes how unifying concepts for yearbook sections can provide a fresh look at activities and keep the attention of the contemporary reader. (CRH)

Out of his years of experience in working with children, Zingher identifies some of the powerful and evocative themes of childhood, and explores why these touch children so deeply. He encourages professionals who work with children in school, camp, club and library settings to consider using these themes to develop thoughtful and creative programs…

For one Fulbright lecturer teaching Herman Melville's novel "Benito Cereno" at the University of Tunis (North Africa), the setting appeared to be ideal for a United States novel course. "Benito Cereno", for the most part, takes place on a large ship carrying slaves. Eventually, the slaves revolt against their Spanish masters…

In "The Hero's Journey" Joseph Campbell identifies the patterns that inform the myths of the "hero" throughout recorded history. By using Campbell's template, this paper examines how the American war hero is portrayed and has been portrayed in film. The paper states that Americans not only define their war heroes in films but…

Outlines some of the psychological concepts important to students and applicable to literature and suggests resources--novels, plays, movies, art--that can be used in teaching about these concepts. (TO)

Discusses analogy as a key to the meaning of literary works, e.g., viewing Hamlet as a character of honesty. (RB)

Paper delivered at the ADFL Summer Seminar for Chairmen, June 21-25, 1971 at Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. (DS)

Reports on the development and content of an English course that used death as a theme in literature. (RL)

Discusses procedures for selecting literature reflecting the subtopics of a specific theme. (HTH)

Describes and outlines dramatic elements (character, character objectives, conflict, costumes, and "performance" rather than "production") that help students gain understanding of historical, social, and literary content. (SR)

Notes that college students read and later answered questions about information in two sets of four fictitious biographical passages that differed in terms of the presence of thematic connections (with theme or without theme). Explores metacognitive awareness of theme and its relationship to recall, recall prediction, and strategy use. Finds the…

Reviews and suggests three professional resources for integrating biography and poetry into the curriculum as interesting literary genres at any grade level. (MG)