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The Call of Ambiguity: Lingering over Uncertainty as Classroom Practice
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McKenzie, Cori Ann; Bender, Geoff – English Teaching: Practice and Critique, 2021
Purpose: This paper encourages teachers and scholars of English Language Arts to engage deliberately with literary ambiguity. Design/methodology/approach: Through close attention to ambiguous moments in commonly taught texts, the essay argues that explicit attention to ambiguity can support four enduring goals in the field: fostering social…
Descriptors: Social Justice, Individual Development, Childrens Literature, Adolescent Literature