ERIC Number: EJ993605
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-Sep
Pages: 4
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ISSN: ISSN-1074-4762
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Developing a Community of Critically Literate Consumers . . . One Close Label-Reading at a Time
Reissman, Rose Cherie
Voices from the Middle, v20 n1 p58-61 Sep 2012
This article focuses on middle school students analyzing product labels. The labels were analyzed in terms of which facts they purported to impart and to what extent these so-called facts tallied with actual data and scientific/health analyses of the products. Students then reworded the labels to include only documented facts. They also shared the results of their research with the companies producing the products. The strategy shared is a replicable student-centered vocabulary and consumer strategy that integrates health, nutrition, and language analysis in an authentic fashion.
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Middle School Students, Merchandise Information, Consumer Economics, Nutrition, Marketing
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Middle Schools
Audience: Teachers
Language: English
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