ERIC Number: EJ1110946
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 11
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Connecting Students with the Human Dimensions in Literature: Using Bruner's Modes of Thought to Deepen Literary Appreciation
McConn, Matthew
Texas Journal of Literacy Education, v2 n2 p106-116 Win 2014
Many times students are directed to make a personal connection to literature without being guided toward how their connection works interdependently with the structure of the narrative to create a greater meaning, much less directed toward how this connection can hold meaning for their own lives. Through student samples, this article attempts to show how a combination of two different modes of thought gives teachers a framework for literary appreciation that facilitates a deeper understanding of the connections students make to the works they read, as well as the way students apply the literature to their own lives
Descriptors: Literature Appreciation, Reader Text Relationship, Teaching Methods, Literature, Grade 11, High School Students, Aesthetics, War, Units of Study, Prewriting, Journal Writing
Texas Journal of Literacy Education. Sam Houston State University, 1908 Bobby Marks Drive Box 2119, Huntsville, TX 77341. Web site: http://www.texasreaders.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Grade 11; Secondary Education; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Texas
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