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Behizadeh, Nadia – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2019
The author analyzed an attempt to increase authenticity of writing in a middle school English language arts classroom. Drawing on a grounded theory of authenticity developed based on stated needs of a diverse group of students, the author and classroom teacher designed curriculum that sought to help students choose a valued topic, emphasize…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Middle School Students, English Curriculum, Personal Narratives
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Emma Smith – English Journal, 2018
Throughout a unit of study about survival, students and their teacher engaged in individualized learning. Discussions of teacher-dictated curriculum versus student-driven learning, design of the unit, and students' and teacher's experiences and takeaways from the unit are included.
Descriptors: Grade 7, English Instruction, Individualized Instruction, Student Participation
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Farkas, Wendy A.; Jang, Bong Gee – Reading & Writing Quarterly, 2019
This 12-week mixed-methods study examined an 8th-grade English language arts curriculum designed to increase participants' (N = 62) reading comprehension and reading motivation. Data consisted of demographic information, pre/post standardized reading comprehension scores, reading motivation survey scores, and participants' periodic semistructured…
Descriptors: Literacy, Adolescents, Reading Difficulties, English Curriculum