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Resolved, to Immerse Students in a World of Ideas: The Virtues of Teaching Philosophical Analysis in the Literature Classroom.

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Lambert, Stephen, Jr. – Exercise Exchange, 1996

Provides an outline for an exercise for junior high and high school students that encourages them to develop a philosophy of life in the form of resolutions, similar to those written by Jonathan Swift, Benjamin Franklin, and Jonathan Edwards. Cites examples of resolutions written by students. (PA)

Descriptors: High Schools, Junior High Schools, Philosophy, Student Development

Writing as Self-Discovery: Grapple and Grow with Personal Fear.

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Murdock, Evelyn – Exercise Exchange, 1987

Presents three activities designed motivate student journal writing as a way to help students confront personal fears and open dialogue between troubled students and teachers. (HTH)

Descriptors: English Instruction, Junior High Schools, Self Esteem, Student Attitudes