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ERIC Number: EJ479166
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
The Dangerous Safety of Fiction.
Schelhaas, David
English Journal, v83 n2 p51-55 Feb 1994
Describes how one English teacher developed an approach to teaching personal writing which juxtaposed the refined power of literary stories against the raw power of students' personal and sometimes tragic stories. Encourages English teachers to relate literary works to real, everyday life. (HB)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, English Instruction, Fiction, High Schools, Literature Appreciation, Narration, Personal Writing, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Literature Instruction