Writing about the Folklore of Childhood.

Simons, Elizabeth Radin

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ERIC Number: EJ388476

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Publication Date: 1989

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Writing about the Folklore of Childhood.

Simons, Elizabeth Radin

Teachers and Writers Magazine, v20 n3 p1-8 Jan-Feb 1989

Describes a unit in which high school students research and write about the folklore of their youth. Discusses day-by-day steps including brainstorming, choosing a topic, writing a first draft, revising, conducting an interview, and writing an analytical essay. (MS)

Descriptors: Children, Essays, Expository Writing, Folk Culture, High Schools, Interviews, Prewriting, Research Papers (Students), Teaching Methods, Writing Instruction

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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Language: English

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