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ERIC Number: EJ619567
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
In Search of Literature for the Twenty-First Century.
Murphy, Elaine
English Journal, v90 n3 p110-15 Jan 2001
Describes how the author's eighth-grade students went on a yearlong search to find the literature of the twenty-first century. Describes how the students read widely, chose their own books, evaluated them according to topic questions loosely based on the theme of breaking stereotypes, kept and shared journals, and carried out projects of their choice. Lists numerous books of young adult literature. (SR)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Class Activities, Curriculum, Curriculum Development, English Instruction, Grade 8, Language Arts, Literature Appreciation, Reading Material Selection, Reading Materials, Secondary Education, Student Projects, Twentieth Century Literature
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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