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ERIC Number: EJ226130
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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Writing Local History: A New Look at Old Portsmouth.
Howard, Deborah Fox; And Others
Childhood Education, v56 n5 p264-67 Apr-May 1980
Presents a learning activity to involve 9-11-year-old children in history writing. Children toured Portsmouth, N.H., interviewed residents, inspected historical documents and artifacts, kept field notes, and wrote a final narrative. Applicability to other sites is favorably assessed. Reference materials for a case study of Portsmouth are supplied. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Field Trips, History Instruction, Learning Activities, Local History, Social Studies, Writing (Composition), Writing Exercises
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: New Hampshire (Portsmouth)