Writing and Social Studies Instruction: Implications of Research.

Freeman, Evelyn B.

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ERIC Number: EJ341929

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Writing and Social Studies Instruction: Implications of Research.

Freeman, Evelyn B.

The Social Studies Teacher, v8 n1 p1,4,8 Sep-Oct 1986

Discusses three goals from research that can be served by incorporating writing into the middle school social studies curriculum. These include: (1) assisting students in learning social studies content, (2) promoting critical thinking skills in students, and (3) enhancing linkages between students and their communities. Implies student writing can foster social studies goals. (TRS)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Critical Thinking, Educational Objectives, Instruction, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Outreach Programs, School Community Programs, Social Studies, Writing Instruction, Writing Skills

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Language: English

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