Eccentric Propositions: Essays on Literature and the Curriculum

ISBN-13: 9781138321861 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 296 str.

Jane Miller

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Originally published in 1984. This book charts important changes brought about by teachers in the way literature is read and written about in schools. Rooted in experiences of inner-city schools, it approaches theories of reading and of literature through specific examples of lively and successful practice.

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Introduction Jane Miller  1. That’s Not Right. Look! There’s No Daddy in this Book Maura Dockerty  2. Story in its Writeful Place Sue May  3. What Books Tell Girls: A Memoir of Early Reading Marion Glastonbury  4. Diverse Melodies. A First-year Class in a Secondary Cchool Tony Burgess  5. The Language of Literature Richard Exton　 6. Reading Literature with a Slow Learner Judith Graham  7. Cook a Poem - a Poetry Tasting Heather Kay  8. Poetry in the First Three Years of Secondary School Paul Ashton and David Marigold  9. Literature in the Fourth and Fifth Years of the Secondary School Maureen Worsdale  10. Comics and Magazines for Schoolchildren Paul Hoggart  11. Comprehension. Bringing it Back Alive Bob Moy and Mike Raleigh  12. Learning Poetry Terry Furlong  13. Dealing with a Set Book in Literature at 16+ David Jackson  14. Media Studies Andrew Bethell  15. For their Own Purposes - Reading African and Caribbean Literature with Young Black People John Lee  16. A Better A-Level Peter Traves  17. Literature and New Courses in Further Education Colleges Mary Collins  18. Using Community-published Writing in the Classroom Gerry Gregory

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Jane Miller