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Teaching Tolkien

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Stanton, Michael N. – Exercise Exchange, 1973

Discusses how to deal with "The Lord of the Rings" by J. R. R. Tolkien as a centerpiece for a course in science-fiction and fantasy literature. (RB)

Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Course Objectives, English Instruction, English Literature

A Student Role in Syllabus Planning.

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Boris, Edna Z. – Exercise Exchange, 1994

Advocates allowing students to suggest topics for courses and to take an active role in planning the objectives and outline for a course's activities. Provides a writing exercise in which students are asked at the start of a course to select one reading from the anthology for inclusion in the course. (HB)

Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Course Descriptions, English Instruction, Higher Education