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ERIC Number: EJ565054
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1081-3004
Ghosts of the Past: Character Journals from the Titanic.
LaBonty, Jan
Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v41 n7 p565-66 Apr 1998
Describes an assignment used in a reading/language arts course for elementary education majors that uses Robert Ballard's factual book "Exploring the Titanic" as a focal point for a character journal assignment. Notes students' enthusiastic responses to this assignment. Describes how this assignment could be adapted to a middle- or high-school setting. (SR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Journal Writing, Preservice Teacher Education, Research Skills, Student Journals, Student Research
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Titanic