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ERIC Number: EJ502223
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Exchanging Opinions through Letters and Editorials: A Social Studies Activity. Classroom Teacher's Idea Notebook.
Evans, Michael D.
Social Education, v59 n3 p158 Mar 1995
Maintains that writing is one of the most important skills students can acquire. Asserts that social studies teachers can help students learn the writing process through a variety of written formats, such as essays, diary writing, and letter writing. Describes a classroom activity using letters and editorials. (CFR)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Learning Activities, Skill Development, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, United States History, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Assignments, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Francis C Hammond Middle School VA
Note: Theme issue topic: "Teaching Students to Think."