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ERIC Number: EJ494596
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Why Literature Matters.
Gillespie, Tim
English Journal, v83 n8 p16-21 Dec 1994
Considers the inherent value of teaching literary works in the high school English classroom. Argues that teaching literature remains a powerful mode of moral and cultural instruction. Claims that literature stimulates the imagination and performs an empathetic function. (HB)
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Trends, English Curriculum, English Instruction, High Schools, Instructional Improvement, Literature, Literature Appreciation, Writing Instruction
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Literature Instruction
Note: Special Issue: Literature, Queen of the Curriculum.