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Title of Program

Aristotle's Greek Tragedy Construction Kit

Publisher or Producer

Intellimation

Version and/or Date

v. 6.0.5, 1990

Setting (in classroom, small groups, etc.)

Individually in the lab

Potential Users

Undergraduates

Computer

Hardware: Macintosh RAM: 1 MB

Checklist

(characteristics present indicated by x)
 x Overall design of program is good
 x Reading selections are long (several paragraphs).
 x Reading selections are complete works rather than excerpts.
 x Content of reading selections is appropriate for college 
       students.
   Tasks involve students in constructing ideas, rather than in 
   answering objective questions.

Reading Strategies

(items present marked by x)
   Previewing
   Accessing prior knowledge
   Establishing a purpose for reading
 x Determining text structure and organization
   Asking questions
 x Defining terms as used in context
   Monitoring comprehension
   Using fix-up strategies when comprehension breaks down
   Paraphrasing and summarizing author's ideas
 x Relating author's background to reading selection
 x Determining author's purpose and attitude
 x Relating ideas in reading selection to other ideas
   Evaluating the validity of the author's claims
   Collaborating with other ideas

Comments

   This program is designed to be used with Aristotle's Poetics. 
   The plays are not included.  This hypercard stack provides 
   users with a basic understanding of Aristotle, with definition 
   and amplification of terms as he used them, with translations 
   into ancient Greek, and with an electronic notebook.  It poses 
   questions that lead students through a step-by-step 
   Aristotelian analysis of any Greek tragedy with a complex plot.  
   This program provides students with support as they read 
   Aristotle.  Requires Hypercard 1.2 minimum

Evaluator

Sally Rings

Date of Evaluation

10/93
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