Character Journals: Initiating Involvement and Identification through Literature.

Hancock, Marjorie R.

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ERIC Number: EJ468573

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Character Journals: Initiating Involvement and Identification through Literature.

Hancock, Marjorie R.

Journal of Reading, v37 n1 p42-50 Sep 1993

Describes the use of character journals (a written diary kept by the reader who assumes the role of the main character) with a group of eighth-grade students. Shows how students think more about what they are reading and come away with a better sense of their own identity. (SR)

Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Grade 8, Junior High Schools, Literature Appreciation, Student Journals, Student Writing Models, Teaching Methods, Writing Assignments

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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