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Peer reviewedWyman, Sarah LaBrec – OAH Magazine of History, 1990
Argues that teaching history through poetry to secondary-level students presents a broad humanistic perspective of each era studied. Demonstrates the method by including four poems to illustrate different perspectives on immigration to the United States. Claims that history becomes more memorable and understandable, and that poems in themselves…
Descriptors: Class Activities, Folk Culture, History Instruction, Humanism
