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Carol Jago on Literature or Not Literature

01/11/2013

For those of you upset about literature being dropped from the English curriculum, you might want to read this lovely piece written by my friend, Carol Jago. She knows something about the teaching of literature and I think you’ll find her insights helpful.

For those of you upset about literature being dropped from the English curriculum, you might want to read this lovely piece written by my friend, Carol Jago. She knows something about the teaching of literature and I think you’ll find her insights helpful. This is a must to distribute to middle school and high school English teachers (and their supervisors). 

What English classes should look like in Common Core era

For:
Content Area Teachers, ELA Teachers, Reading Instructors/Literacy Coaches
High School, Middle School
Topic:
Background Knowledge, Comprehension, Content-Area Literacy, Motivation and Engagement, Curriculum & Instruction