They Gotta Do It Themselves: Students Raising Questions for Literature Discussion.

Hanssen, Evelyn

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ERIC Number: EJ606341

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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They Gotta Do It Themselves: Students Raising Questions for Literature Discussion.

Hanssen, Evelyn

New Advocate, v11 n4 p357-59 Fall 1998

Shares stories from the author's classroom to show how literature discussion groups can help students raise their own questions about literature, and support students in moving away from instructional dependency to thinking critically. (SR)

Descriptors: Critical Thinking, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Discussion Groups, Elementary Secondary Education, Learner Controlled Instruction, Literature Appreciation, Reading Instruction, Self Directed Groups, Student Role

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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