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"Get up off that Thing": African American Middle School Students Respond to Literature to Develop a Framework for Understanding Social Action
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Tyson, Cynthia A. – Theory and Research in Social Education, 2002
The use of children's literature in urban social studies classrooms to facilitate students' engagement in literate behaviors and simultaneously develop a framework for understanding social action is an under-researched area. This paper discusses the use of literature for children and young adults in an urban middle school language arts and social…
Descriptors: African American Students, Childrens Literature, Citizenship Education, Social Action