"Blood 'N' Thunder" in the Classroom: The Writing of a Pulp Magazine Short Story.

Chilcoat, George W.; Young, Terrell A.

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ERIC Number: EJ430518

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1990

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"Blood 'N' Thunder" in the Classroom: The Writing of a Pulp Magazine Short Story.

Chilcoat, George W.; Young, Terrell A.

Southern Social Studies Journal, v16 n1 p42-56 Fall 1990

Suggests a teaching unit for U.S. history in which students research topics and write pulp magazine short stories. Provides detailed teaching model, including background information on pulp magazines, and classroom procedures for a four-week activity. Offers guidelines for plot outlines, format design, and evaluation criteria. (NL)

Descriptors: Creative Writing, Fiction, History Instruction, Secondary Education, Short Stories, Social Studies, Teacher Developed Materials, Teaching Models, United States History, United States Literature, Writing (Composition), Writing Assignments

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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