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ERIC Number: EJ410083
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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An East German Novel for the English Curriculum.
Kritzberg, Barry
English Journal, v79 n4 p20-22 Apr 1990
Argues that Christa Wolf's novel "Patterns of Childhood" provides opportunities for students to consider the adolescent dilemmas of the protagonist Nelly and to reflect on how they themselves are coming to terms with the world. Notes that the novel forces students to see Nazi Germany with new eyes. (RS)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, High Schools, Nazism, Novels, Reader Response, Student Journals, Student Reaction, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: East Germany; Holocaust; Literature Instruction; Third Reich