Revitalizing American History: Literature in the Classroom.

Brown, Jean E.; Abel, Frederick J.

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ERIC Number: EJ273503

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Publication Date: 1982

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Revitalizing American History: Literature in the Classroom.

Brown, Jean E.; Abel, Frederick J.

Social Studies, v73 n6 p279-83 Nov-Dec 1982

The use of literature in a U.S. history class can revitalize the curriculum. The applicability of biographies, historical fiction, and contemporary fiction to history classes is discussed. A brief annotated list of appropriate sources, chronologically arranged for reluctant, average, and advanced readers, is included. (AM)

Descriptors: Advanced Students, Annotated Bibliographies, Biographies, Fiction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Literature, Reading Materials, Secondary Education, Slow Learners, United States History

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reference Materials - Bibliographies

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Audience: Practitioners

Language: English

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