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ERIC Number: EJ439007
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1991
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-8755-4615
Something to Imagine: Literature, Composition and Interactive Fiction.
Moulthrop, Stuart; Kaplan, Nancy
Computers and Composition, v9 n1 p7-23 Nov 1991
Describes the use of interactive fiction (a form of writing which regularly calls upon the reader to respond in some way) in a first-year writing course on the literature of fantasy. Suggests that this form of writing helps engage students in an encounter with literature, forming a new community of critical and creative discourse. (SR)
Descriptors: College English, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Hypermedia, Literature Appreciation
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Interactive Fiction; Literature Instruction