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ERIC Number: EJ296676
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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A Stepping Stone to Melville.
Johnson, Walter H.
English Journal, v73 n4 p69 Apr 1984
States that reading Scott O'Dell's popular juvenile book, "The Island of the Blue Dolphins," can increase high school students' comprehension and appreciation of Herman Melville's "The Encantadas," as both works are fictional treatments of the same historic event. (MM)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Authors, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Nineteenth Century Literature, Novels, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Melville (Herman)