English Literature for the Disadvantaged: Here's How--But Why?.

West, William W.

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ERIC Number: EJ046021

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Publication Date: 1971

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English Literature for the Disadvantaged: Here's How--But Why?

West, William W.

English Journal, 60, 7, 902-05, Oct 71

An account of a lesson on Shelley to disadvantaged students. Concludes that such lessons can in themselves be successful, but that disadvantaged students would be better served by reading literature more immediately rewarding to them than the English classics. (Author/JB)

Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Discussion (Teaching Technique), English Instruction, English Literature, Relevance (Education), Student Motivation, Teaching Models, Teaching Styles

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