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ERIC Number: EJ568415
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0531-531X
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Using Argumentation to Teach Literature.
Law, Christine F.
Exercise Exchange, v43 n2 p10-11 Spr 1998
Advocates using debate with F.R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger" to sharpen critical skills in literary interpretation. Poses a series of questions at five-minute intervals and sets up an affirmative and a negative side on which students debate the next day. Suggests also debating on literary values, an author's intentions, etc. (PA)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Critical Thinking, Debate, Freshman Composition, High Schools, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Persuasive Discourse
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Note: Journal availability: Reich College of Education, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608.