Hook 'Em on Books.

DeCoster, Patricia A.

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ERIC Number: EJ447813

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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Hook 'Em on Books.

DeCoster, Patricia A.

Science Teacher, v58 n7 p32-35 Oct 1991

Describes a high school biology assignment that had students read a self-selected book where the main character experiences nature and is changed by it. Evaluation was based on journal entries and a formal paper. Seventy percent of the students indicated they greatly enjoyed the assignment. (PR)

Descriptors: Biology, Instructional Materials, Journal Writing, Reading Assignments, Science Activities, Science Education, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science, Supplementary Reading Materials, Writing Assignments

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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