Letter Writing: Creative Vehicle to Higher-Level Thinking.

Naumann, Joseph A., Jr.

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ERIC Number: EJ430543

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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ISSN: ISSN-0037-7724

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Letter Writing: Creative Vehicle to Higher-Level Thinking.

Naumann, Joseph A., Jr.

Social Education, v55 n3 p198 Mar 1991

Notes that teachers can make writing assignments more acceptable by using innovative techniques. Suggests that using letter writing for research projects is a good motivational technique. Asks students to assume roles of persons of a specific historical period and write from the first-person perspective. Includes sample letter. (NL)

Descriptors: Creative Writing, Critical Thinking, High Schools, History Instruction, Learning Activities, Letters (Correspondence), Role Playing, Social Studies, Student Motivation, Student Research, Writing (Composition), Writing Assignments, Writing Attitudes

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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