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| Grade 7 | 1 |
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| Franz, Amelia Fortenberry | 1 |
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Peer reviewedFranz, Amelia Fortenberry – English in Texas, 1995
Describes using nonfiction (primarily newspaper and magazine articles) with a seventh-grade reading improvement class to elicit political response in adolescent readers and to lead students to respond to writing with moral or emotional complexity. (SR)
Descriptors: Controversial Issues (Course Content), Grade 7, Junior High Schools, Nonfiction
