Keywords
informational text, student knowledge, primary source documents, English classrooms, student engagement
Submission Type
Research
Preview
How do I feel when I am treated unfairly? This essential question in my 7th grade Honors Language Arts class is usually met with comments such as, “My parents won’t let me get a cell phone” or “I’m tired of babysitting my siblings for free every weekend.” This year it was different. Pairing informational text with current events and literature changed the way my students saw themselves and the world, creating an awareness that elevated their perspectives from superficiality to depth as they examined the world through new eyes.
Recommended Citation
Parker, Gaylynn
(2016)
"Our Classroom Journey of Changing Our 7th Grade View of the World,"
The Utah English Journal: Vol. 44, Article 1.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/uej/vol44/iss1/1