Levitation, Jokes, and Spin the Bottle: Contemporary Folklore in the Classroom--A Folklorist's View.

Simons, Elizabeth Radin

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ERIC Number: EJ311509

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Levitation, Jokes, and Spin the Bottle: Contemporary Folklore in the Classroom--A Folklorist's View.

Simons, Elizabeth Radin

English Journal, v74 n2 p32-36 Feb 1985

Links the teaching of contemporary folklore with writing instruction. Finds that the study of folklore can help students learn to write well and to think analytically. (RBW)

Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Cultural Education, English Instruction, Family History, Folk Culture, Humor, Instructional Innovation, Oral History, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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