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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"literature curriculum"”.
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Multicultural Literature Curriculum and the Enactment of Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
… middle school teachers who execute multicultural literature unit plans with students of color. Culturally relevant theory guides the analysis of the teachers’ planning and pedagogy. The data gathered include; semi-structured curriculum director, teacher and student interviews; field notes of …
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A Model Literature Curriculum Guide for the Secondary Learning Disabled Student
<p>This Literature Curriculum Guide has been prepared for Learning Disabled Students enrolled in special English classes at Hardaway High School in Columbus, Georgia. It was motivated by the observation that curricular materials for secondary Learning Disabled pupils were limited to content in …
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A Literature Curriculum for Economically Disadvantaged Third-Graders who are Non-Readers
The purpose of this project was to develop a literature curriculum for third graders at Callahan Elementary School who are non-readers of "economically disadvantaged" backgrounds.
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Improving Critical Thinking Skills Using Paideia Seminars in a Seventh-Grade Literature Curriculum
… experience of reading and discussing a piece of literature helped them to better understand the text, improved their grades in writing assignments, promoted better study and work habits, and increased their willingness to accept the points of view espoused by other students.
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Learning Through Literature: A Case Study of an Exemplary Teacher
… examined how an exemplary teacher structured literature experiences and how students in turn responded to this curriculum. Further questions developed as the case study progressed. They included; Is the literature curriculum dependent on the enthusiasm and idiosyncratic experience of the …
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Cultivating Literary Imagination, Developing Empathetic Understanding toward Others: Using Louise Rosenblatt's Reader Response Theory to Teach Literature to Eighth Graders in Southeast Georgia
… Rosenblatt's Reader Response Theory to teach literature to eighth graders in Southeast Georgia. Louise Rosenblatt's (1938/1995) reader response theory is the major theoretical framework, which is supported by John Dewey's (1938) theory of education and experience, Maxine Greene's (1995) notion …
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Redefining high school American literature in a diverse nation
… high school students in America study American literature that includes a majority of writers of white western European descent and excludes writers of multicultural backgrounds. This study also analyzed if exposure to works by multicultural writers changes students' perceptions of what …
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High School Principals' Values and their Symbolic and Cultural Leadership Approaches to Character Education in China
… support both character and moral education. The literature reviewed in this study revealed little information about if, and in what form, there is a return to moral education focusing on traditional Chinese, including Confucian-related, values, virtues, and principles in China. The research …
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An exploratory case study on the pedagogical possibilities of educational cinematic virtual reality in high school English classes.
… high school student reading of classical literature in secondary English classrooms has declined. At the start of the 2020s American education's dependence on technology increased as a necessary institutional response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This exploratory case study examined the …
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DEVELOPING WRITING STRATEGIES FOR LITERATURE AS AN O" LEVEL SUBJECT"
… of the "O" Level Examiners’ Reports for Literature for the years 1990 to 1992 reveals that many students at the upper secondary level are still weak in literary reading and responding. The Reports seem to indicate that literature students have literal-comprehension skills while they lack …
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Oe no Masafusa and the Convergence of the "Ways": The Twilight of Early Chinese Literary Studies and the Rise of Waka Studies in the Long Twelfth Century in Japan
… studies), specifically the Kidendô (history and literature) curriculum that flourished at the State Academy in the Heian period (794-1185), and kagaku (waka studies), which emerged in the twelfth century. I trace the concept of "way" (michi) as it evolved from the Chinese studies curriculum to an …
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An Experimental Investigation of the Effect on Interest of Reading Children’s Literature to Sixth Grade Students in Aberdeen, Washington
To determine the effect of a teacher's reading literature upon the interest in reading books among sixth grade students, one group (experimental) participated in a twenty-eight week program of scheduled daily time during which they listened to literature read by their teacher. A second group …
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unruly play in picture books
… the complexity of imaginative play in children’s literature in a way that honors children’s agency as storytellers.</strong></p>
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QUEERING THE CURRICULUM: ESTABLISHING EQUITY FOR LGBTQIA STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS IN MICHIGAN
… and its inclusion of LGBTQIA topics in its K-12 curriculum. The third chapter analyzes Michigan legislature and policies to highlight gaps that allow for the perpetuation of heteronormativity. This chapter also acknowledges efforts the state of Michigan has undertaken to improve the LGBTQIA …
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An Analysis of the Black Image in Children's Literature in Terms of Characterizations, Illustrations, and Language
… study analyzed two samples of children's literature to determine the frequency, if any, of negativism toward black people in terms of characterizations, illustrations, and/or language. One sample consisted of eighteen (18) books published prior to 1965 which had been removed from …
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Through the Eyes of a Child: Cultural Awareness via Appalachian Literature
… awareness is heightened through Appalachian literature during Appalachian book club meetings. The following research questions are examined: Do students’ literature responses reflect Jones’ Appalachian values (to be delineated later)? What values do Appalachian students deem important in …