Matching Classroom Structure to Narrative Technique: Using "Jigsawing" to Teach "Ordinary People," a Multi-Perspective Novel.

DeZure, Deborah

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Publication Date: 1989

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Matching Classroom Structure to Narrative Technique: Using "Jigsawing" to Teach "Ordinary People," a Multi-Perspective Novel.

DeZure, Deborah

CEA Forum, v19 n3-4 p17-20 1989

Describes how "jigsawing," a teaching method using two types of group inquiry in sequence, is uniquely suited to the classroom analysis of literature with multiple perspectives. Outlines the procedure with examples from lessons on Judith Guest's "Ordinary People." (MM)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Cooperative Learning, English Instruction, Grouping (Instructional Purposes), Higher Education, Literature Appreciation, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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