From Literate to Scholar: Teaching Library Research Skills to Sixth Graders Using Primary Documents.

Peterson, Lorna

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Publication Date: 1998

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From Literate to Scholar: Teaching Library Research Skills to Sixth Graders Using Primary Documents.

Peterson, Lorna

Urban Education, v32 n5 p561-576 Jan 1998

Describes a library-research-skills curriculum integrated with a social studies curriculum for emancipation celebrations for sixth graders. Using the school library media center and public and university libraries, students access, identify, and retrieve primary sources for evaluating and interpreting history. Student journal excerpts are highlighted. (MMU)

Descriptors: Branch Libraries, Elementary School Curriculum, Fused Curriculum, Grade 6, Information Seeking, Intermediate Grades, Library Instruction, Library Skills, Primary Sources, Public Schools, School Libraries, Social Studies, Urban Schools

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: New York (Buffalo)

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