Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ523696
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-1056-6139
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Making Connections with Contemporary Echoes.
Baker, Bernie
Interdisciplinary Humanities, v12 n3 p23-29 Sum 1995
Describes an interdisciplinary high school course that used contemporary films to illustrate overarching themes in the U.S. experience. Themes included individualism/social responsibility, isolation/internationalism, and liberal/conservative. Emphasis was on conceptual rather than historic relationships (e.g. "Norma Rae" illustrated concepts related to the American Revolution). (MJP)
Descriptors: American Dream, American Studies, Consciousness Raising, Content Analysis, Curriculum Enrichment, Films, Instructional Innovation, Interdisciplinary Approach, North American History, Popular Culture, Secondary Education, Social Responsibility, Social Sciences, Teaching Methods, Thematic Approach, Values Clarification
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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