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Direct linkBeckelhimer, Lisa – English Journal, 2010
Historical nonfiction is effective in teaching rhetoric for two main reasons. First, historical texts communicate through a real-world lens that students can understand and find familiar. Students study history and are exposed to current events through the news, school, and each other. Second, since history affects people's lives so broadly, its…
Descriptors: Nonfiction, Time Perspective, Instructional Effectiveness, Rhetoric
