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ERIC Number: EJ330534
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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The Boston Massacre: A Paradigm for Developing Thinking and Writing Skills.
Ladenburg, Thomas; Tegnell, Geoffrey
Social Education, v50 n1 p71-74 Jan 1986
Eighth graders participate in a mock trial of the Boston Massacre. Throughout the trial, students are given writing assignments based on Bloom's forms of thinking operations. For example, they write argumentative paragraphs as verdicts, write essays comparing and contrasting issues, and agree on criteria for evaluating the actions of both sides. (RM)
Descriptors: Content Area Writing, Critical Thinking, Grade 8, History Instruction, Junior High Schools, Revolutionary War (United States), Units of Study, Writing Exercises, Writing Improvement, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Boston Massacre; Mock Trials