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ERIC Number: EJ373237
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Hell Is the Place We Don't Know We're in: The Control-Dictions of Cultural Literacy, Strong Reading, and Poetry.
Johnson, Michael L.
College English, v50 n3 p309-17 Mar 1988
Suggests three levels of reading. The first is exemplified by E. D. Hirsch's prescriptive "cultural literacy." The second is interpretive, typified by the "strong reader." The third is critical and is best suited to dealing with the complexities of poetry. (ARH)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Trends, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Humor, Poetry, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship, Reading Instruction, Reading Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cultural Literacy; Hirsch (E D)