Peer reviewed
Direct linkERIC Number: EJ776540
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Sep
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
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Using Customer Reviews to Build Critical Reading Skills
Rice, Mary
English Journal, v97 n1 p89-93 Sep 2007
Junior high school teacher Mary Rice designs a consumer research unit that cultivates students' critical reading and thinking skills. As students learn how to develop and revise criteria for evaluating the reliability of online information, they read customer reviews, research products, and present their findings orally.
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Thinking Skills, Reading Skills, Units of Study, Junior High Schools, Consumer Education, Evaluation Criteria, Internet, Reliability, Research
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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