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ERIC Number: EJ463245
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Creative Writing in the Social Studies.
McLeod, Jack R.
Social Education, v56 n7 p398 Nov-Dec 1992
Presents sample writing assignments that enable students to practice social studies skills. Suggests that the use of creative writing assignments allows students to make a jump in time or place to the era and area being studied. Argues that using the imagination is a better approach to learning than memorizing facts. (DK)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Studies, Writing Across the Curriculum, Writing Assignments
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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