Signifying as a Scaffold for Literary Interpretation : The Pedagogical Implications of an African American Discourse Genre / Carol D. Lee.

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Finding ways to build on the language abilities students of diverse cultures bring to school, this book recounts an experiment in helping urban African American high school students to interpret literature by drawing on their own rich oral tradition of "signifying." The book defines signifying as a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Lee, Carol D.
Corporate Author:	National Council of Teachers of English, Urbana, IL
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1993.
Subjects:	Classroom Research. High Schools. Instructional Effectiveness. Literary Criticism. Literature Appreciation. Reader Response. Scaffolding (Teaching Technique) Units of Study. Rhetorical Strategies > Signifying (Rhetorical Strategy) African Americans Reports, Research.
Genre:	Reports, Research.
Physical Description:	206 pages
Format:	Microfilm Book

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