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ERIC Number: EJ596844
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Making American Literatures in Middle School.
Schiller, Laura
English Journal, v89 n2 p98-104 Nov 1999
Discusses the influence of a summer institute on the development of an American Literature curriculum for middle school. Notes resulting teaching strategies include: researching archives with students to supplement textbook material; providing field trips; creating personal archival collections with students; pairing texts; and mixing media from film, to art, to fiction. (NH)
Descriptors: Archives, Classroom Techniques, Curriculum Development, Interdisciplinary Approach, Middle Schools, Summer Programs, Thematic Approach, United States Literature
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Cross Cultural Teaching; Integrated Thematic Instruction; National Endowment for the Humanities
Note: Theme: Our Love Affair with Literature.