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Henry story “Transients in Arcadia” (available on the American English website) to illustrate how readers can make a text more meaningful by connecting it to themselves, to other texts, and to the world.</p> </div> <div class="format"> <span class="field-label"> Authors: </span> <span class="field-resource-authors inline"> Spencer Salas, </span> <span class="field-resource-authors inline"> Bernadette Musetti </span> <br /> <span class="field-label"> Format: </span> Text </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="availability-information"><div class="title">Availability</div><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first"><a href="#node-2890-downloads" class="download">Resources</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="#node-2890-hardcopy" class="hardcopy">Hard Copy</a></li> </ul></div><div id="node-2890-downloads"><div class="item link-with-description"><div class="description">Reading Up-Close and Personal</div><div class="link"><a href="https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/62_4_reading_up_close_pg02-11.pdf" target="_blank"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="application/pdf" src="/sites/all/themes/custom/eca_ae/images/icons/application-pdf.png" />Text (PDF)</a></div></div></div><div id="node-2890-hardcopy"><p>International Subscriptions: English Teaching Forum is distributed through U.S. embassies. 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The article offers options for adapting the activity, which can develop learners’ overall language skills.</p> </div> <div class="format"> <span class="field-label"> Author: </span> <span class="field-resource-authors inline"> Monisha Biswas </span> <br /> <span class="field-label"> Format: </span> Text, Image / Poster / Maps </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="availability-information"><div class="title">Availability</div><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first"><a href="#node-2894-downloads" class="download">Resources</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="#node-2894-hardcopy" class="hardcopy">Hard Copy</a></li> </ul></div><div id="node-2894-downloads"><div class="item link-with-description"><div class="description">Matching Auditory Description</div><div class="link"><a href="https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/62_4_matching_auditory_description_p30-33.pdf" target="_blank"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="application/pdf" src="/sites/all/themes/custom/eca_ae/images/icons/application-pdf.png" />Text (PDF)</a></div></div></div><div id="node-2894-hardcopy"><p>International Subscriptions: English Teaching Forum is distributed through U.S. embassies. 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The article gives insights into efforts by the school and the students to increase awareness of the value of education for both males and females. </p> </div> <div class="format"> <span class="field-label"> Author: </span> <span class="field-resource-authors inline"> Dawn Rogier </span> <br /> <span class="field-label"> Format: </span> Text </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="availability-information"><div class="title">Availability</div><div class="item-list"><ul><li class="first"><a href="#node-2895-downloads" class="download">Resources</a></li> <li class="last"><a href="#node-2895-hardcopy" class="hardcopy">Hard Copy</a></li> </ul></div><div id="node-2895-downloads"><div class="item link-with-description"><div class="description">My Classroom: Senegal</div><div class="link"><a href="https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/62_4_my_classroom_senegal_p34-39.pdf" target="_blank"><img class="file-icon" alt="" title="application/pdf" src="/sites/all/themes/custom/eca_ae/images/icons/application-pdf.png" />Text (PDF)</a></div></div></div><div id="node-2895-hardcopy"><p>International Subscriptions: English Teaching Forum is distributed through U.S. embassies. 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