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A Myth With No Mouth, Jared Salyers Apr 2003

A Myth With No Mouth, Jared Salyers

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Jared Salyers on April 25, 2003.


William Blake: An Integrated Teaching Approach, Shawn C. Gaspaire Jan 2003

William Blake: An Integrated Teaching Approach, Shawn C. Gaspaire

All Graduate Projects

The purpose of this project was to explore the usefulness of providing integrated curricula in today's contemporary classroom. The literature review illustrates that integrated approaches to teaching improve classroom engagement rates, retention, and skill level across grade levels when compared to non-integrated environments. A tenweek model using William Blake as a catalyst is presented. The integrated approach using Blake incorporates history, English, the arts, vocational arts, communication, and the technologies. Implications of integrated curriculum and William Blake are discussed.


Into The Machine, Scarlett Stewart Nov 2002

Into The Machine, Scarlett Stewart

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Scarlett Stewart on November 26, 2002.


Wonder Window Series: My Guardian Angel, My Fairy Godmother, My Magical Mermaid, Samara Anjelae May 2001

Wonder Window Series: My Guardian Angel, My Fairy Godmother, My Magical Mermaid, Samara Anjelae

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English by Samara Anjelae on May 7, 2001


Cryman, Matthew Branham Apr 2000

Cryman, Matthew Branham

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of English by Matthew Branham on April 18, 2000.


Take A Picture. It'll Last Longer., James Gardner Apr 2000

Take A Picture. It'll Last Longer., James Gardner

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of English by James Gardner on April 17, 2000.


From These Pages, Tonya Gross Apr 2000

From These Pages, Tonya Gross

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Tonya Gross on April 12, 2000.


A Poetry Curriculum For Primary Teachers, Janice M. Matheny Jan 1998

A Poetry Curriculum For Primary Teachers, Janice M. Matheny

All Graduate Projects

This project examined the role of poetry in language development and literacy acquisition in children. The review of current literature strongly supported the rationale for providing poetry experiences beginning at an early age and continuing on through the first few years of school. All stages of language development benefit from exposure to rhythm and rhyme. Poetry can be there to bridge the gap as young children speak their first words, read their first book and write their first sentence. Included is a poetry curriculum centering on the theme of Playground Rhymes. It was specifically written for primary teachers. The research …


The Urbane, Kenneth H. Casper May 1997

The Urbane, Kenneth H. Casper

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English by Kenneth H. Casper on May 8, 1997.


Goshen Lane, Marta Tomes May 1995

Goshen Lane, Marta Tomes

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English by Marta Tomes in May of 1995.


Perihelion, C. Lynn Shaffer Apr 1995

Perihelion, C. Lynn Shaffer

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Caudill College of Humanities at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English by C. Lynn Shaffer in April of 1995.


The Web, Francis L. Olson Jul 1992

The Web, Francis L. Olson

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English by Francis L. Olson in July of 1992.


True Enough: Selected Poems, Leo Jeffrey Weddle Oct 1990

True Enough: Selected Poems, Leo Jeffrey Weddle

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of English, Foreign Languages and Philosophy at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements. for the Degree Master of Arts in English by Leo Jeffrey Weddle in October of 1990.


Soul Scenes: A Clay Collection, Robin Douglas Clay Nov 1987

Soul Scenes: A Clay Collection, Robin Douglas Clay

Morehead State Theses and Dissertations

A thesis presented to the faculty of the Department of English, Foreign Languages and Philosophy at Morehead State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in English by Robin Douglas Clay in November of 1987.


A Program-Approach To The Study Of Poetry, Rex Alan Romack Jan 1961

A Program-Approach To The Study Of Poetry, Rex Alan Romack

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


Fun With Poetry In The Middle Grades, Mable M. Booker Jan 1961

Fun With Poetry In The Middle Grades, Mable M. Booker

Masters Theses

No abstract provided.


The Creative Writing Of Poetry In The California Secondary Schools, Wesley Mills Pugh Jan 1930

The Creative Writing Of Poetry In The California Secondary Schools, Wesley Mills Pugh

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Creation was once a prerogative of the gods. For ages the magic word "genius" served as a harrier to isolate from the common man that one in whom burned the spark of constructive originality. In the past we have never considered the possibility of his being one of the teeming throng who Invade our classrooms daily; or having given way to such an absurdity, we have hastily dismissed the Idea, feeling that, if he were, his presence would surely be announced by the choir invisible or some other divine agency.

Of recent years we have experienced a change of opinion. …