American Press Coverage of the Execution of Louis XVI: A Lesson Strategy for Gauging Opinion.

Lankiewicz, Donald

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Publication Date: 1985

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American Press Coverage of the Execution of Louis XVI: A Lesson Strategy for Gauging Opinion.

Lankiewicz, Donald

Social Studies, v76 n4 p184-86 Jul-Aug 1985

In this unit of study high school students read and discuss U.S. newspaper articles reporting the trial and execution of the French king Louis XVI. Students look for key words and phrases that might indicate a subtle favorable or unfavorable opinion. (RM)

Descriptors: Capital Punishment, European History, High Schools, Newspapers, Press Opinion, Primary Sources, United States History, Units of Study

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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