Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ651842
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Getting beyond the Surface: Challenging Middle School Students to Search for Values When Studying Short Fiction.
Goss, David
Eureka Studies In Teaching Short Fiction, v1 n2 p35-39 Spr 2001
Explains teaching methods for literature classes for seventh and eighth grades. Proposes that writing is a major tool in teaching literature. Outlines techniques which encourage students to look at other cultures. Concludes that reading has many cultural values, and that short stories have an impact on young minds. (PM)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Cultural Awareness, English Instruction, Grade 7, Grade 8, Middle Schools, Reading Attitudes, Short Stories, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods, Values, Writing Instruction
Loren Logsdon, Humanities Division, Eureka College, 300 E. College Avenue, Eureka, IL 61530-1500.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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