This book is dedicated to the teachers and students of
English in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and East Grand
Forks, Minnesota. Thanks especially to Judy Sheridan,
the best teacher I know.

Originally Published 1993.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Sheridan, Daniel.
Teaching secondary English : Readings and applications / by Daniel
Sheridan.
P. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-8058-3030-8
1. English language--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United
States. 2. Language arts (Secondary--United States. 3. English
language--Composition and exercises--Study and Teaching (Secondary)
--United States. 4. English literature--Study and teaching
(Secondary)--United States. I. Title.
LB1631.S494 1992
428'.0071'273--dc20 92-8259
CIP

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