Pairing Fact and Fiction for Deep Understanding

Focuses on the depth of learning that happens when classroom teachers employ text sets for thematic teaching. Investigates how beginning a text set with a nonfiction and a fiction pair might offer a strong contrast that invites readers to read critically and consider alternate perspectives on a give...

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Published in:	Language arts Vol. 78; no. 6; p. 579
Main Authors:	Gilles, Carol, Pierce, Kathryn Mitchell, Andre, Marilyn, Bargiel, Susie, Beck, Cathy, Dye, Carolyn, Henson, Janice, Koblitz, Dick, McDonald, Kathleen, Rapp, Nancy, Riggs, Pam, Von Dras, Joan, Wolf, Susan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	2001
Subjects:	Critical Reading Critical Thinking Fiction Nonfiction Reading Instruction Secondary Education Text Sets Thematic Approach
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Summary:	Focuses on the depth of learning that happens when classroom teachers employ text sets for thematic teaching. Investigates how beginning a text set with a nonfiction and a fiction pair might offer a strong contrast that invites readers to read critically and consider alternate perspectives on a given subject. (SG)
ISSN:	0360-9170