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ERIC Number: EJ565055
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
The Mascot Activity.
Shelley, Anne Crout; Henson, Travis
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v41 n7 p567-68 Apr 1998
Shares an effective teaching strategy (developed by a university student in a content reading practicum) that enthusiastically engaged two reluctant, even confrontational, male seventh graders in a study of "Our Northern Neighbor, Canada." (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Content Area Reading, High Risk Students, Junior High Schools, Reading Motivation, Student Motivation
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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