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ERIC Number: EJ359167
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1987
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Faking Out the Darkness: Trudell's "The Jump Shooter."
Wyman, Linda
English Journal, v76 n6 p89-91 Oct 1987
Explicates D. Trudell's poem about two men, unknown to each other and both approaching middle age, who shoot baskets in a moment of camaraderie. Describes use in the classroom of the poem's evocative potential to introduce students to aesthetic experience and the idea of a controlling metaphor. Quotes student responses to questions about the poem. (JG)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comprehension, Critical Reading, English Instruction, Higher Education, Literary Devices, Poetry, Reader Response, Student Reaction, Teaching Methods, United States Literature
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Affective Response; Trudell (Dennis)