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Wollman-Bonilla, Julie E. – 1994
Two different groups of sixth graders were studied as one discussed Roald Dahl's "James and the Giant Peach" and the other discussed Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer." In interviews, students from the two groups offered very different assessments of their experiences, despite the fact that the teacher was the same. The Dahl students,…
Descriptors: Classroom Research, Comparative Analysis, Discourse Communities, Discussion Groups