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Direct linkAlsup, Janet – Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 2013
The recently released Common Core State Standards increase classroom emphasis on informational texts in high school and recommend a three-part measurement for text complexity when selecting texts for classroom use. In this commentary I argue that fictional narratives can not only meet these stated criteria for complex texts and result in critical…
Descriptors: State Standards, Criteria, Reader Text Relationship, Difficulty Level
Alsup, Janet; Brockman, Elizabeth; Bush, Jonathan; Letcher, Mark – College Composition and Communication, 2011
This article, which is coauthored by former and current SIG (special interest group) leaders, describes the SIG's history, its member profile, and the scholarly and teacherly endeavors that have grown from their work together. The article also describes the significance of this successful partnership beyond the immediate work of the SIG, including…
Descriptors: Writing (Composition), Writing Teachers, Partnerships in Education, History
