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Peer reviewedChilcoat, George – Western Journal of Black Studies, 1987
Dime novels, short melodramatic paperbacks written in America from 1840 to 1910, are useful in helping secondary school students understand the slave experience in the United States. Writing a dime novel can be used as a class activity; the procedure for using dime novels in the classroom is discussed. (BJV)
Descriptors: Black History, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Creative Writing
