Teaching "Empire of the Sun.".

Riet, Fred H. van

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Publication Date: 1990

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Teaching "Empire of the Sun."

Riet, Fred H. van

New England Journal of History, v47 n2 p29-36 Fall 1990

A Dutch teacher presents reading, film viewing, and writing activities for "Empire of the Sun," J. G. Ballard's autobiographical account of life as a boy in Shanghai and in a Japanese internment camp during World War II (the subject of Steven Spielberg's film of the same name). Includes objectives, procedures, and several literature, film-viewing, history, and geography assignments. (CH)

Descriptors: Autobiographies, Films, Geography Instruction, High School Students, History Instruction, Instructional Materials, Learning Activities, Literature, Reading Assignments, Reading Comprehension, Secondary Education, Social Studies, World History, World War II, Writing Assignments

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: China; China (Shanghai); Japan; Netherlands

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