Ghosts of the Past: Character Journals from the Titanic.

LaBonty, Jan

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ERIC Number: EJ565054

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Publication Date: 1998

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Ghosts of the Past: Character Journals from the Titanic.

LaBonty, Jan

Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, v41 n7 p565-66 Apr 1998

Describes an assignment used in a reading/language arts course for elementary education majors that uses Robert Ballard's factual book "Exploring the Titanic" as a focal point for a character journal assignment. Notes students' enthusiastic responses to this assignment. Describes how this assignment could be adapted to a middle- or high-school setting. (SR)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Elementary Education, Higher Education, Journal Writing, Preservice Teacher Education, Research Skills, Student Journals, Student Research

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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