Popular literature consists of novels, stories, and essays--and by extension, plays, movies, and teledramas--that attract a significant audience. Having students study popular fiction in English classes can help to "hook" the non-reader because popular fiction is more accessible and simpler in structure and language than the literary classics.…

This paper describes an elective literature course that examines the cultural and historical context of Western United States literary works for insights into the whole of United States culture. From a definition of the "West" that has both geographical and mythical dimensions, the following major images emerge for study: Eden, El…

The books listed in this annotated bibligraphy have been selected to assist teachers, librarians, and other interested persons in choosing books for reluctant readers. The books present a wide range of high interest material which is not always at a low reading level. Books are listed in three categories: picture books, intended mostly for use…

This book attempts to present a consensus about the teaching of English in junior high and middle schools (students aged 8-13). The book is concerned with presenting a theoretical framework and an indication of where to begin and how to proceed with the teaching of English. Chapters deal with various aspects of English, including poetry, fiction,…

This book is intended for teachers, prospective teachers, language arts supervisors, designers of curriculum, and others interested in the teaching of English in the elementary school. Subjects covered include reasons why literature should be part of a child's education, what it means to "teach" and "study" literature, the foundation necessary for…

Focused on teaching by theme, the articles in this issue of the "Virginia English Bulletin," an NCTE affiliate journal, include "Theme-type Units: Background and Basis"; "Casting Shadows," which discusses science fiction; "War, Literature, and Kids: Blood Relations"; "Ethnic Heritage Studies for the…

This edition of this select bibliography has been compiled on the basis of interest, point of view, and usefulness to the reader. The subject division of the contents (determined according to reader usefulness) includes bibliographies listing: education and family; adjustment and integration; area studies; associations, organizations, and pressure…

This bibliography is intended as a convenient guide to scholarship in the field of Victorian fiction for graduate and advanced undergraduate students. The listings are selective, with emphasis on critical works published in the twentieth century. Contents include a preface explaining the guide, followed by the main sections: "Bibliographies,…

This volume contains suggestions, reading lists, and instructional materials designed for the classroom teacher planning a unit or course on science fiction. Topics covered include "The Study of Science Fiction: Is 'Future' Worth the Time?""Yesterday and Tomorrow: A Study of the Utopian and Dystopian Vision,""Shaping…

This annotated bibliography is designed to aid in the selection of fiction for young people. Nearly 1500 titles from both out of print and in print series that have been printed since 1955 are listed. Series titles aimed at the kindergarten through second grade reader have been omitted with the exception of some series with a grade two reading…

This document analyzes the South's most successful version of a Gilded Age reading favorite, the "Sunny South" story magazine, published by John Henry Seals and edited by Mary Edwards Bryan, in terms of its economic growth and development, article and short story content, and editorial policy. The history of the magazine is traced over a…

"The Hope Chest," a short story by Jean Stafford, offers a challenge to the oral interpreter of literature because it demands that the performer demonstrate its complex narrative levels. There are five distinct facets in the personality of the central character, Miss Bellamy: a lonely, fearful old lady; a shrewd, hospitable mistress of…

Approximately 367 books on American Indians, published between 1931 and 1972, are listed in this annotated bibliography and are graded for students between the primary and 12th grade level. This bibliography is a supplement to "An Annotated Bibliography of Young People's Fiction on American Indians," Curriculum Bulletin No. 11, published…

Twenty-six selections by 15 contemporary American Indian authors are given in this book. The selections--legends, ceremonial chants and prayers, poems, and stories--are accompanied by topics for discussion. Some of the selections deal with the supernatural, and some tell an actual story about the author. Pictures and short biographies of each…

This collection of stories features unfinished stories that appeared in "Today's Education: NEA Journal." The stories are divided into three categories: (1) Responsibility for, and Commitment to, Others, (2) Personal Shortcomings, and (3) Shortcomings of Others. The stories are considered ideal for classroom use as a basis for group discussion,…