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Teaching as acting and directing.
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It is important that English professors teach literature in novel ways which will help students acquire skills they need to interpret texts. I believe that the professor can play the role of the buffoon and the director when teaching literature to engage students in class and help them discuss and write about literature in a more pleasant and enjoyable way.
"All the worm's a stage, and all the men and women merely players. They have their exits and their entrances; And one man in his time plays many parts"--William Shakespeare, As You Like It (Act II, Scene VII).
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