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ERIC Number: EJ459240
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Reader-Response Theory as Antidote to Controversy: Teaching "The Bluest Eye."
Henly, Carolyn P.
English Journal, v82 n3 p14-19 Mar 1993
Describes methods of approaching Toni Morrison's novel, "The Bluest Eye," for the secondary classroom. Suggests that it was the students' responses to the novel that showed to the teacher the importance of this controversial work. Provides numerous examples of students' written responses to the novel. (HB)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), English Instruction, Literature Appreciation, Reader Response, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Bluest Eye (The); Morrison (Toni)