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ERIC Number: EJ419791
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Literature, Geography, and the Untracked English Class.
Cone, Joan Kernan
English Journal, v79 n8 p60-67 Dec 1990
Shares how one ninth grade teacher led her students to expand their knowledge of geography through the use of literature studies in an untracked English class. Discusses how placing emphasis on negotiating meaning with everyone participating contributed to the breaking down of barriers erected by years of ability grouping. (MG)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Cultural Awareness, English Curriculum, Geography, Literature, Reading Materials, Secondary Education, Thematic Approach, Track System (Education)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Literature Study