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Download full textSmith, Michael W. – 1991
To understand literature, it is necessary for a reader to make connections between the text of the literary work and the text of the reader's life. Student autobiographical writing before reading can be used to enhance students' ability to make such connections. Autobiographical writing helps students apply relevant life experience that might not…
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Freshman Composition, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation
Agee, Jane M. – 1993
Many freshmen come to English courses thinking that they generally dislike poetry and that in particular they dislike writing critical essays about poetry. Two strategies which are effective in helping students overcome their own negative perceptions are to allow students to: (1) engage in transactional reader response; and (2) explore poetry…
Descriptors: College English, College Freshmen, Creative Writing, Freshman Composition
