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ERIC Number: EJ517005
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724
Using Holocaust Short Stories and Poetry in the Social Studies Classroom.
Danks, Carol
Social Education, v59 n6 p358-61 Oct 1995
Maintains that most history textbooks contain little information on the Holocaust. Asserts that short stories and poetry should be added to the nonfiction accounts to provide unique insights for students. Provides teaching suggestions and recommends two short stories and poetry selections on the topic. (CFR)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Content Area Reading, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, European History, Fiction, Foreign Countries, History Instruction, Instructional Materials, International Crimes, Jews, Nazism, Poetry, Racial Identification, Reading Materials, Religious Cultural Groups, Religious Discrimination, Short Stories, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Textbooks, United States History, World History, World War II
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Europe; Germany; Holocaust
Note: Theme issue topic: "Teaching About the Holocaust."