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ERIC Number: EJ559436
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
The Care and Feeding of the Creative Spirit: Teaching Alice Walker's "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens."
Martin, Terry
English Journal, v86 n8 p42-44 Dec 1997
Asserts that Alice Walker is one contemporary writer whose voice deserves to be heard in secondary English language arts classrooms. Suggests a number of class activities (dealing with imagery, organization, literary techniques, and writing and identity) for Walker's essay "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens." (SR)
Descriptors: Black Literature, Class Activities, Contemporary Literature, English Instruction, Language Arts, Literary Devices, Literature Appreciation, Secondary Education, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Walker (Alice)
Note: Theme Issue: New Voices: The Canon of the Future.