Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ492065
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1994
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Using Fiction to Teach History: Multicultural and Global Perspectives of World War II.
Kornfield, John
Social Education, v58 n5 p281-86 Sep 1994
Asserts that the growing interest in multicultural and global education is encouraging teachers to search for new ways to teach history. Describes the use of historical fiction in a sixth-grade, interdisciplinary, multicultural unit on World War II. Includes an annotated bibliography of 33 recommended books. (CFR)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Content Area Reading, Educational Strategies, Elementary Education, Fiction, Geography Instruction, Global Approach, Global Education, Grade 6, History Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades, Multicultural Education, Reading Materials, Reading Skills, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, United States History, World History, World War II
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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