Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ604638
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Publication Date: 2000
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Developing a Critical Literacy Approach with "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Spires, Marian
English in Australia, n126 p53-59 Dec-Jan 1999-2000
Ponders why the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" has held a place in the secondary school canon for 40 years. Describes a 10-week unit for year 10 English students that takes a critical literacy approach to the novel. Outlines a set of pre-reading activities, during reading activities and post-reading activities. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Curriculum Design, English Instruction, Foreign Countries, High Schools, Literature Appreciation, Units of Study
Australian Association for the Teaching of English, P.O. Box 3203, Norwood, South Australia 5067. E-mail: aatemail@nexus.edu.au.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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