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Download full textByer, John L. – 2002
This paper suggests a three-step approach for motivating and enabling eighth graders to authentically attempt to comprehend assigned passages from their U.S. history textbooks. The steps are the following: (1) attempt to activate prior knowledge and interest in textual readings by using relevant materials and varied literary sources to motivate…
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Grade 8, History Textbooks, Junior High Schools
