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ERIC Number: EJ530104
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Using Trade Books to Encourage Critical Thinking about Citizenship in High School Social Studies.
Bean, Thomas W.; And Others
Social Education, v60 n4 p227-30 Apr-May 1996
Examines the young adult novel "California Blue" and provides related learning activities designed to foster critical thinking skills in high school students. The novel is set in the Northern California logging country where environmental concerns pit a teenager against his family and community. Addresses issues of citizenship education. (MJP)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Citizenship Education, Civics, Critical Thinking, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Interdisciplinary Approach, Reading Materials, Secondary Education, Selection, Social Studies, Supplementary Reading Materials, Thematic Approach
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Klass (David); Trade Books