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ERIC Number: EJ628664
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0886-9286
Letters, Diaries, and Eye Witness Accounts: Historical Events from a Different Perspective.
Nelson, J.
Social Studies Journal, v29 p43-62 Spr 2000
Discusses the use of letters, diaries, and eye witness accounts to introduce students to personal impressions and experiences usually absent from contemporary written resources. Includes collections of letters, diaries, and eye witness accounts with accompanying activities for each primary source. (CMK)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Diaries, Educational Strategies, History Instruction, Letters (Correspondence), Perspective Taking, Primary Sources, Relevance (Education), Secondary Education, Social Studies
The Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies, 8 S. 23rd St., Harrisburg, PA 17104.
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Witnesses