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ERIC Number: EJ199388
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1977
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A Graceful Leap Backwards: From "Shane" to "Beowulf."
Shuman, R. Baird
Exercise Exchange, v22 n1 p3-6 Fall 1977
Suggests that students who have found "Shane" to be an exciting literary experience can be motivated to read other heroic literature such as "Beowulf" if the teacher presents it with an eye toward motivation. "The Odyssey" might follow os another epic poem. (TJ)
Descriptors: Epics, Literature Appreciation, Mythology, Old English Literature, Secondary Education, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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