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

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Why Use Introductory Readings?

"The student will
5. extend or further develop meaning by explaining the implications of the text for the reader or contemporary society
6. extend of further develop meaning by comparing texts presented in different media."

Example: newspaper articles about cloning and Frankenstein