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Reaching Reluctant Readers: How To Make Shakespeare (and Others) Sexy

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Why are Essential Questions Useful?

• Give students reason and focus for reading

• Give students a way to link texts and genres – what do these books (Frankenstein and Macbeth) say about how men turn into monsters?

• Promote the use of relevant reading and research strategies

• Give students some control over what they are studying