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This chapter explores how Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) in an upper high school English Language Arts classroom (ELA) supported students in recognizing how language patterns in texts positions people to think and behave in particular ways. SFL resources also deepened students’ language awareness as well as their writing on high stakes tests. The chapter provides educators with an example of how to use the resources of SFL with students to recognize and analyze critical issues in narrative, drama, and nonfiction texts.
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Simmons, A.M. (2018). Student Use of SFL Resources on Fantasy, Canonical, and Non-fiction Texts: Critical Literacy in the High School ELA Classroom. In: Harman, R. (eds) Bilingual Learners and Social Equity. Educational Linguistics, vol 33. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-60953-9_4
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