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ERIC Number: EJ403116
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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Turning Them On the First Day of Class.
Mugleston, William F.
OAH Magazine of History, v4 n2 p7-8 Spr 1989
Suggests using humor on the first day of class as a remedy for student apathy and to encourage interest in history. Provides 39 humorous anecdotes about famous individuals in history that can serve to initiate class discussions about women's history, Black history, and politics. (RW)
Descriptors: Class Activities, History Instruction, Humor, Instructional Materials, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Story Telling, Student Attitudes, Teaching Methods, United States Government (Course), United States History
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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