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ERIC Number: EJ460349
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
Pages: N/A
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-1056-6325
Social Melodrama as the Method: The Civil Rights Movement.
Chilcoat, George W.
Social Studies Review, v31 n3 p120-28 Spr 1992
Discusses the use of melodrama as a method of historical research that provides students with an opportunity to study historical events and themes. Presents an activity based on the civil rights movement. Includes an example and handouts for creating a melodrama in class. (DK)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, History Instruction, Learning Activities, Secondary Education, Social Bias, Social Influences, Social Problems, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, Theater Arts
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Historical Research; Social Dramatics