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ERIC Number: EJ622822
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
"South Park" and Society: Instructional and Curricular Implications of Popular Culture in the Classroom.
Stevens, Lisa Patel
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v44 n6 p548-55 Mar 2001
Describes how three middle-school teachers incorporated popular culture media into their content area classes (eighth-grade physical science, seventh-grade language arts, and seventh-grade social studies). Discusses how studying popular culture encourages adolescents to think critically. Discusses issues of planning, fitting into existing curricula, and student response. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, English Instruction, Instructional Effectiveness, Language Arts, Middle Schools, Physical Sciences, Popular Culture, Secondary Education, Social Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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