Building Higher Level Thinking and Writing Skills in Social Studies.

Pooler, Anne E.; Perry, Constance M.

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ERIC Number: EJ320448

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1985

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Building Higher Level Thinking and Writing Skills in Social Studies.

Pooler, Anne E.; Perry, Constance M.

Social Studies, v76 n3 p125-28 May-Jun 1985

In this activity intended to develop thinking and writing skills secondary students are given a worksheet dealing with either nuclear energy or the Civil War. On the worksheet the order of items is scrambled. Students must organize the information, decide what is important, and write an essay on the topic. (RM)

Descriptors: Civil War (United States), Critical Thinking, Essays, Learning Activities, Nuclear Energy, Secondary Education, Skill Development, Social Studies, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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