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ERIC Number: EJ386854
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Breaking the Barriers: Teaching Martin Jamison's "Rivers" (Modern Poetry in the Classroom).
McAnulty, Sara J.
English Journal, v78 n2 p75-78 Feb 1989
Uses Martin Jamison's "Rivers" to illustrate a reader-response approach to poetry. Describes the process of students creating their own "poems," while analyzing the author's poem. Concludes that this approach encourages the necessary personal connection required for poetic involvement. (JAD)
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Instruction, Literature Appreciation, Poetry, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Literature Instruction; Writing to Learn