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The Literary Popular Story Paper as a Classroom Activity: The Role of Women in Nineteenth Century America.
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Chilcoat, George W. – Social Studies, 1985
How the story paper, a popular 19th-century literary form, can be used to teach secondary students about the historical experience of women between 1840 and 1890 is described. The historical background of the story paper is discussed. A student handout explaining how to write a story paper is included. (RM)
Descriptors: Females, Feminism, Learning Activities, Secondary Education
Voices from the Sweatshops: A Glimpse of American Women through the Writing of a Dime Novel.
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Chilcoat, George W. – Social Studies Texan, 1990
Presents a class activity that uses the dime novel in a critical mode as an avenue to increase student's knowledge of the concepts and themes of women's experiences during the nineteenth century. Provides background of the dime novel. Asks students to compose their own dime novel, and provides a student handout that outlines the process. (RW)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Thinking, Elementary Secondary Education, Females
"The Down-Trodden Slaves of the Needle," or, The Study of American Women, 1840-1910, through the Writing of a Dime Novel.
Chilcoat, George W. – 1983
Arranged into four parts, the paper offers practical and motivating techniques for using the dime novel in high school classrooms, particularly in the study of women's history. The first part of the paper describes the historical background of the dime novel that was originally intended to entertain the reading public with fast-paced action, high…
Descriptors: Course Organization, Creative Teaching, Creative Writing, Descriptive Writing