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Peer reviewedCox, Carole; Many, Joyce E. – Language Arts, 1992
Explores aesthetic responses to literature by examining the responses of fifth graders to a variety of books and films. Finds three main characteristics of students' responses: picturing a story in their minds; extending a story or hypothesize about it while reading; and relating associations and feelings evoked while reading and responding.…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades, Reader Response
Peer reviewedBeck, Cathy; Bargiel, Susie; Koblitz, Dick; O'Connor, Anne; Pierce, Kathryn Mitchell; Wolf, Susan – Language Arts, 1998
Describes what some fifth-grade students read in the summer and why. Discusses 39 children's books in the following categories: summer experiences, trips and journeys, family experiences, and the lives of children in troubled times. Offers an excerpt from a discussion of middle school readers in response to reading the books on children in…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Grade 5, Intermediate Grades
Peer reviewedSmith, Elizabeth Bridges – Language Arts, 1995
Tells the story of three African American children's responses to literature by and about African Americans, showing the importance of connecting literature to the lives and interests of children. (SR)
Descriptors: Black Literature, Black Students, Case Studies, Grade 5
