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ERIC Number: EJ543677
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Literature for High School World History.
Picon, Guadalupe
Social Studies Review, v36 n1 p58-60 Fall 1996
Argues that fiction, poetry, and music can make history come alive for high school students. Outlines a number of activities that use an interdisciplinary and thematic approach. "Riders to the Sea," captures the pathos of Ireland while the Doors'"Riders on the Storm" reflects the ambience of the play. (MJP)
Descriptors: High Schools, History Instruction, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Interdisciplinary Approach, Literacy, Literacy Education, Literature, Popular Culture, Social Studies, Student Improvement, Student Interests, Teacher Student Relationship, Teaching Methods, Thematic Approach
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
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