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Thompson, Verna; And Others – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 1994
Provides three activities that help develop library skills for elementary school students. One describes a riddle card game that reviews research book terms; one explains a book report activity; and one focuses on cooperative problem-solving activities to find titles by favorite authors. (LRW)
Descriptors: Authors, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Learning Activities
Peer reviewedMay, Robert E. – International Journal of Social Education, 1992
Discusses the use of autobiography and personal memoirs as teaching tools in the history classroom. Presents information from Henry Watterson's autobiography that discusses the life of Jane Cazneau. Points out flaws in which incorrect information is presented as true. Includes a complete lesson plan for use with the example. (DK)
Descriptors: Authors, Autobiographies, Critical Thinking, Fiction
