ERIC Number: EJ725992
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-May-1
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
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Talking about the Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Jones, Christie
English Journal, v94 n5 p80 May 2005
A high school teacher has used a novel by Stephen King as her end-of-the-year literature unit to teach her students. She suggests how this selection helps in achieving her goals to get students to practice reading and discussing literature and to apply these skills beyond the English classroom.
Descriptors: Novels, Literature Appreciation, High School Students, Secondary School Teachers, English Instruction, Reading Interests, Reading Motivation, Teaching Methods, Discussion (Teaching Technique)
National Council of Teachers of English, 111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 61801-1096. Web site: http://www.ncte.org/journals
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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