Asking the BIG Questions: Teaching about the Great Irish Famine and World History.

Singer, Alan J.; Murphy, Maureen O.; Miletta, Maureen McCann

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ERIC Number: EJ672206

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Publication Date: 2001

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Asking the BIG Questions: Teaching about the Great Irish Famine and World History.

Singer, Alan J.; Murphy, Maureen O.; Miletta, Maureen McCann

Social Education, v65 n5 p286-91 Sep 2001

Focuses on the "New York State Great Irish Famine Curriculum Guide," discussing the purpose of the curriculum. Describes the big questions approach that uses current events to learn about the famine and world history. Includes a list of big questions. (CMK)

Descriptors: Current Events, Curriculum Guides, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Middle Schools, Questioning Techniques, Secondary Education, Social History, Social Studies, World History

Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher; Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Ireland

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