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ERIC Number: EJ644030
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
From County Cork to New York: The Emigration of Megan O'Rourke (A Work of Historical Fiction).
Social Education, v64 n5 pm11-14 Sep 2000
Presents the story of Megan O'Rourke and her family from their life in Ireland, the experience of living through the Great Irish Famine, and their journey to New York City. States that this is a work of historical fiction. Includes a glossary of terms, questions, and activities. (CMK)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Fiction, Foreign Countries, Hunger, Immigration, Instructional Materials, Middle School Students, Middle Schools, Poverty, Social Studies, World History
Publication Type: Creative Works; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
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Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Famine; Historical Fiction; Ireland
Note: Part of the supplement "Middle Level Learning" for this issue of Social Education.