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ERIC Number: EJ485676
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Fire Prevention Posters: The Story of Smokey Bear. Teaching with Documents.
Haverkamp, Beth; Schamel, Wynell B.
Social Education, v58 n3 p165-68 Mar 1994
Contends that, despite increasingly sophisticated means of communication, posters remain a powerful cornerstone of many government advertising campaigns. Describes the beginnings and evolution of Smokey Bear from a World War II homefront poster to an ongoing advertising success. (CFR)
Descriptors: Advertising, Class Activities, Educational Strategies, Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Primary Sources, Propaganda, Public Opinion, Student Projects, Teaching Methods, United States History, Visual Aids, World War II
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: National Archives and Records Administration; Posters; Public Attitudes; Smokey Bear; United States Forest Service