Critically thinking about the Lee Clarion

By Harrison Keely on Oct. 1, 2008

Critically thinking about the Lee Clarion

Lee University might as well have New York Times writers in the education department.
An article review rubric used this semester for Intermediate Grade Methods (ELE 412) rates student writing on a scale using newspapers as definitions of quality.
The New York Times ranks highest on the scale (3), followed by the Tennessean, the Cleveland Daily Banner [...]

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