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ERIC Number: EJ504814
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6291
Goals, Guidance, Grades, and Gift-Giving: Improving Thinking and Writing in a Sophomore Literature Course.
Carey, Anna Kirwan
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v22 n2 p129-35 May 1995
Describes how one English teacher revised course goals and journal writing assignments to promote better thinking and writing in a college literature course. Concentrates on the way "Beowulf" was taught and the kinds of writing about it that were produced by students as a result. (HB)
Descriptors: Critical Thinking, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Grading, Higher Education, Journal Writing, Literature Appreciation, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Beowulf; Composition Theory; Literature Instruction