Using Cartoons to Develop Writing and Thinking Skills.

De Fren, Marcia

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ERIC Number: EJ379341

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Publication Date: 1988

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Using Cartoons to Develop Writing and Thinking Skills.

De Fren, Marcia

Social Studies, v79 n5 p221-24 Sep-Oct 1988

Presents a method that enables students to assess political cartoons and record their findings in written form. Suggests guidelines for cartoon evaluation as well as questions which help organize interpretations. Includes three political cartoons and descriptions of how they might be used in the classroom. (GEA)

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, History Instruction, Inquiry, Instructional Improvement, Instructional Materials, Learning Motivation, Social Studies, Teaching Methods, United States History, Writing Improvement, Writing Skills

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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