Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ651863
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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A Literary Agent Reads the Reviews.
Sobel, Nat
Eureka Studies In Teaching Short Fiction, v2 n2 p16-23 Spr 2002
Gives insights from a writer's agent into the crucial importance of the first paragraph of a short story. Alerts the teacher that he or she almost certainly employs a similar procedure for assessing suitability of a story for classroom use. Admonishes teachers to begin at the beginning when guiding students through a work of fiction. (SG)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English Instruction, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Reading Material Selection, Secondary Education, Short Stories, Textbook Evaluation
Loren Logsdon, Humanities Division, Eureka College, 300 E. College Avenue, Eureka, IL 61530-1500.
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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