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Simon, Melanie – 2002
Based on Mary Shelley's novel "Frankenstein," this lesson plan presents activities designed to help students understand that active readers interpret a novel (its characters, plot, setting, and theme) in different ways; and the great literature can be and has been adapted in many ways over time. The main activity of the lesson involves students…
Descriptors: Characterization, Class Activities, Court Litigation, English Instruction

Journal of Reading, 1986
Offers opinions on teaching reading in the content area, teaching vocabulary to precollege students, helping remedial readers interact with their reading, and evaluating teacher made tests. (SRT)
Descriptors: College Students, Content Area Reading, High Schools, Motivation