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ERIC Number: EJ424960
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Newspaper Literacy.
Gottesman, Leslie David
Social Studies Review, v29 n3 p29-36 Spr 1990
Presents several lesson plans using newspapers to develop critical thinking skills that the author has used in critical thinking, English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL), and English composition classes. Examines news writing, the inverted pyramid, organization and language usage, letters to the editor, and how to critically analyze survey results. (CH)
Descriptors: Advertising, College English, College Second Language Programs, Content Analysis, Critical Thinking, Cultural Awareness, English (Second Language), English Instruction, Functional Literacy, Higher Education, Language Usage, Learning Activities, Letters (Correspondence), News Media, Newspapers, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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