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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2008-Jan
Pages: 4
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Are Your Students Critically Reading an Opinion Piece? Have Them RATTKISS It!
Snair, Scott
English Journal, v97 n3 p52-55 Jan 2008
Scott Snair proposes a mnemonic for students to use when critically examining written opinion. The acronym, RATTKISS, represents a "step-by-step method for understanding and evaluating written opinion." (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Interpretive Skills, Mnemonics, Literary Criticism, Critical Reading, Sequential Learning, Learning Strategies, Critical Thinking, Persuasive Discourse
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