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ERIC Number: EJ409460
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1990
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Reference Count: 0
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Reading and Social Studies: The Critical Connection.
Hickey, M. Gail
Social Education, v54 n3 p175-76,179 Mar 1990
Presents a unit designed to develop critical reading skills. Establishes goals and lists topics for consideration, such as understanding cause and effect relationships, distinguishing fact from opinion, identifying propaganda techniques, distinguishing relevant from irrelevant information, and recognizing bias giving examples of each. (NL)
Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Critical Reading, Current Events, Evaluative Thinking, Instructional Materials, Intellectual Development, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Units of Study
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers: Classroom Discussions