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ERIC Number: EJ534950
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1996
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7996
Using the Literature of Elie Wiesel and Selected Poetry to Teach the Holocaust in the Secondary School History Classroom.
Danks, Carol
Social Studies, v87 n3 p101-05 May-Jun 1996
Maintains that learning about the Holocaust (and other historical incidents) from the literature of survivors provides students with empathy and understanding not found in traditional historical texts. Recommends using this material prior to objective historical study and includes suggestions for teaching. Discusses the use of other Holocaust literature. (MJP)
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Civil Rights, Empathy, Ethnic Discrimination, Ghettos, Instructional Effectiveness, Interdisciplinary Approach, Jews, Judaism, Literature, Modern History, Racial Identification, Racial Segregation, Secondary Education, Teaching Methods, Violence, World War II
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Holocaust; Wiesel (Elie)