Newell, George E.; Sweet, Marcia

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ERIC Number: EJ585434

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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"Headed into More and More Important Things": Transforming a World Literature Curriculum.

Newell, George E.; Sweet, Marcia

English Journal, v88 n5 p38-44 May 1999

Describes how the curriculum of a tenth-grade world literature class, with an emphasis on literary genres, was transformed to a curriculum concerned with ethical choices and their consequences within an array of individual and social contexts. Shows how this conversation about ethical choices and dilemmas in her students' lives transformed how the author taught literature and writing. (SR)

Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Curriculum Development, English Instruction, Ethics, Grade 10, High Schools, Justice, Language Arts, Literature Appreciation, Moral Issues, Social Influences, Student Attitudes, Student Motivation, Urban Schools, World Literature, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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Note: Theme: Teaching English in the City.