5) Articles Guillory, John. Transition 52, 1991, 36-54 This article looks at the construction of the term canon and how it is only an imaginary function. Guillory works to examine the importance of a literacy canon as well as the problems associated with trying to add more representation to the literary canon. Guillory postulates: Is an author's background enough to give a group representation in the canon? This article raises a lot of fundamental questions with the canon debate. 295 KB By Sandra Stotsky. This article looks at the past century of literature. Stotsky cannot see a pattern of prevalent literature read in the classroom. She argues that the popular literature has constantly changed and updated over time. 3 MB By Arthur Applebee. This article ranks the popularity of novels that Applebee believes makes up the literary canon. He looks at why certain books are used and how the literary canon functions in different school systems. 732 KB By Arthur Applebee. This article looks at a variety of studies conducted to determine literacy in the classroom. Applebee determined that schools had kept a large number of popular novels, the literacy canon, in the curriculum for the past 25 years. It gives important reasons why teachers have and should work with specific texts over others. Applebee also focuses on the assignments that correlate to the texts. - Harold Bloom Bloom looks at Western Literary and expressed his opinion on why it is reviled and revered and studied at great lengths. He urges his reader to look beyond the standard interpretations and the beauty of the texts and discover the magic which made them classics in the first place. References: Applebee, Arthur N. Centre for Learning and Teaching Literature Final Report. Washington, D.C. : Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 1991. Guillory, John. "Canon, Syllabus, List" Transition 52, 1991, Pg. 36-54
5) Articles Guillory, John. Transition 52, 1991, 36-54 This article looks at the construction of the term canon and how it is only an imaginary function. Guillory works to examine the importance of a literacy canon as well as the problems associated with trying to add more representation to the literary canon. Guillory postulates: Is an author's background enough to give a group representation in the canon? This article raises a lot of fundamental questions with the canon debate. 295 KB By Sandra Stotsky. This article looks at the past century of literature. Stotsky cannot see a pattern of prevalent literature read in the classroom. She argues that the popular literature has constantly changed and updated over time. 3 MB By Arthur Applebee. This article ranks the popularity of novels that Applebee believes makes up the literary canon. He looks at why certain books are used and how the literary canon functions in different school systems. 732 KB By Arthur Applebee. This article looks at a variety of studies conducted to determine literacy in the classroom. Applebee determined that schools had kept a large number of popular novels, the literacy canon, in the curriculum for the past 25 years. It gives important reasons why teachers have and should work with specific texts over others. Applebee also focuses on the assignments that correlate to the texts. - Harold Bloom Bloom looks at Western Literary and expressed his opinion on why it is reviled and revered and studied at great lengths. He urges his reader to look beyond the standard interpretations and the beauty of the texts and discover the magic which made them classics in the first place. References: Applebee, Arthur N. Centre for Learning and Teaching Literature Final Report. Washington, D.C. : Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 1991. Guillory, John. "Canon, Syllabus, List" Transition 52, 1991, Pg. 36-54