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ERIC Number: EJ386347
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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History as the Real Thing.
Witten, Sue K.
Social Studies Texan, v4 n4 p37-39 Win 1988-89
Describes several ways of using journals, diaries, historical documents, and photographs found in attics or closets to provide stimulating classroom activities. Suggests ways of using the accounts and experiences of real people (preferably the ancestors of students) to enliven history and create interest in historical topics. (GEA)
Descriptors: Diaries, Elementary Secondary Education, Family History, History Instruction, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Innovation, Local History, Personal Narratives, Photographs, Primary Sources, Student Interests, Student Motivation, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Historical Materials
Note: Journal published by the Texas Council for the Social Studies, 13826 Taylorcrest, Houston, TX 77079.