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ERIC Number: EJ472475
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1993
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
The Lesson That Flew: A Political-Action Primer for Students.
Scharle, Catherine M.
English Journal, v82 n7 p39-43 Nov 1993
Describes the activities in a high school English class aimed at bringing attention through the media to a local political issue. Outlines how teachers can initiate students into acts of social and political activism by writing letters. Narrates how one teacher got students directly involved with a local sewage-treatment problem. Includes an annotated bibliography of sources. (HB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, English Curriculum, English Instruction, Letters (Correspondence), Political Issues, Secondary Education, Social Action, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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