diff --git a/django/views/generic/simple.py b/django/views/generic/simple.py
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+from django.core import template_loader
+from django.core.extensions import DjangoContext
+from django.utils.httpwrappers import HttpResponse
+
+def direct_to_template(request, template, **kwargs):
+    """Render a given template with any extra parameters in the context."""
+    t = template_loader.get_template(template)
+    c = DjangoContext(request, {'params' : kwargs})
+    return HttpResponse(t.render(c))
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