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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
Peer reviewedStetson, Maura – English in Texas, 1994
Argues that, difficult though it is to learn, revision is one of the most important components in helping students to perceive themselves as writers. Offers several teaching strategies for fostering revision. (SR)
Descriptors: Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Revision (Written Composition), Student Attitudes
