In an English/language arts classroom in Iowa, 10th graders are analyzing the rhetoric in books about computer geeks, fast food, teenage marketing, the working poor, chocolate-making, and ...

The common standards expect students to become adept at reading informational text, a shift in focus that many English/language arts teachers fear might diminish the time-honored place of literature ...

Think about what you’ve read recently. Do you generally read to learn about something or to be entertained? What kind of reading materials do you have on your electronic reader? What paperbacks do you ...