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Download full textSmith, Carl B. – 1994
Analysis of different types of literature promotes cognitive development by giving students an opportunity to apply similar skills and strategies discussed in one genre--fiction, for example--to other genres like poetry, reports, descriptive pieces, and plays. The major intellectual function that each literary genre provides can be examined in…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Elementary Secondary Education, Folk Culture
