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ERIC Number: EJ304798
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Teaching with Philography.
Eichelman, Fred R.
Social Education, v48 n6 p458-60 Sep-Oct 1984
Philography, or autograph collecting, is a good way to liven up social studies classes. For example, after watching the TV miniseries "Winds of War," students wrote to famous real life participants in the war asking them a variety of questions. The response rate was nearly 100 percent. (RM)
Descriptors: Educational Innovation, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Learning Activities, Primary Sources, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Philography