ERIC Number: EJ776489
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Jan
Pages: 6
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
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A Multidisciplinary Approach to Literacy through Picture Books and Drama
Burke, Anne; Peterson, Shelley Stagg
English Journal, v96 n3 p74-79 Jan 2007
Anne Burke and Shelley Stagg Peterson argue that "picture books offer a medium for teaching visual and critical literacy across the curriculum." To support this idea, they describe a multidisciplinary unit on World War II that pushes high school students to utilize visual and print literacies to analyze, comprehend, and relate to public events and private struggles from history. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: War, Picture Books, Interdisciplinary Approach, Literacy Education, Drama, Visual Literacy, Critical Reading, Teaching Methods, High School Students, History, Units of Study, English Instruction
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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