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ERIC Number: EJ540637
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
It's the THAT, Teacher.
Hipple, Ted
English Journal, v86 n3 p15-17 Mar 1997
Questions the value of classic literature in teaching secondary school students to read for pleasure. Suggests that a better vehicle for the same goal is young adult literature like "The Outsiders." (TB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Classics (Literature), Curriculum Evaluation, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Literature Appreciation, Novels, Reading Habits, Reading Interests, Recreational Reading, Secondary Education, Student Needs
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Literature Instruction
Note: Special Issue: Young Adult Literature.