Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ433646
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Wait! . . . Before You Throw Out That Outdated Textbook.
Zarnowski, Myra
Social Studies and the Young Learner, v3 n4 p3-5 Mar-Apr 1991
Outlines a sixth grade social studies project rewriting portions of outdated textbooks. Suggests steps by which students critically read, evaluate, and rewrite historical accounts of the Soviet Union to reflect recent changes. Explains how the project develops skills in evaluating information and making revisions. Emphasizes the active learning involved in rewriting outdated textbooks. (CH)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Critical Thinking, Current Events, Evaluative Thinking, Foreign Countries, Grade 6, History Instruction, Intermediate Grades, Learning Activities, Modern History, Revision (Written Composition), Social Change, Social Studies, Student Projects, Teaching Methods, Textbook Evaluation, Textbooks, World Affairs, Writing Assignments
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: USSR
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