Facing Life: What It Means to Be Different.

Boedeker, Louise; Platt, Meredith

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ERIC Number: EJ330521

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Facing Life: What It Means to Be Different.

Boedeker, Louise; Platt, Meredith

Social Education, v50 n1 p30,32,34 Jan 1986

Secondary students read and discuss Richard Sever's book "Lisa H." (Harper and Row, 1985), the story of how a young girl suffering from a genetic disorder that severely disfigured her face and head draws on inner resources to meet the challenge of life. Discussion questions and student activities are suggested. (RM)

Descriptors: Content Area Reading, Coping, Individual Differences, Learning Activities, Persistence, Secondary Education, Social Studies, Units of Study

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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