Adding Voice and Perspective: Children's and Young Adult Literature of the Civil War.

Lott, Carolyn; Wasta, Stephanie

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ERIC Number: EJ592778

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Adding Voice and Perspective: Children's and Young Adult Literature of the Civil War.

Lott, Carolyn; Wasta, Stephanie

English Journal, v88 n6 p56-61 Jul 1999

Describes a team-taught unit of study for 7th and 8th graders that used children's and young adult literature to integrate language arts and social studies to teach students about the United States Civil War. Offers an overview of the unit, describes a typical class period, discusses the role of reflective journals, and offers student and teacher reflections. (SR)

Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Childrens Literature, Civil War (United States), Class Activities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Junior High Schools, Language Arts, Literature Appreciation, Social Studies, Student Journals, Units of Study

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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