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Publication Date: 1964-Nov
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Composition and the Elementary Teacher.
Parkinson, Thomas F.
College English, v26 n2 p117-123 Nov 1964
A course in advanced composition and analytical reading designed for elementary school teachers is proposed. Stressing the importance of literary appreciation of works of exceptional merit, the author returns to the systematic study of English composition using literature as the basis of the composition course. Some of the authors mentioned are Shapespeare, Dostoevsky, Tennyson, Twain, Stevenson, Herrick, and Wordsworth. (RL)
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Creative Thinking, Curriculum Development, Descriptive Writing, Elementary School Teachers, English Curriculum, English Instruction, English Literature, Expository Writing, Literary Criticism, Literary Influences, Literature Appreciation, Teacher Education, Writing (Composition), Writing Skills, Written Language
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Authoring Institution: National Council of Teachers of English, Champaign, IL.
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