The Antebellum South: Fifth Graders' Understanding of History.

Cox, Deborah P.

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ERIC Number: EJ658258

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Publication Date: 2000

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The Antebellum South: Fifth Graders' Understanding of History.

Cox, Deborah P.

Social Studies and the Young Learner, v13 n2 p17-19 Nov-Dec 2000

Presents the work of four students who participated in a a twelve-week unit on the antebellum south in the United States. Explains that the students' stories, all historical fiction, focused on slavery. Presents four examples of student writing to demonstrate that children can interpret the past. (CMK)

Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Grade 5, Historical Interpretation, Primary Sources, Slavery, Social Studies, United States History, Units of Study, Writing (Composition)

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Language: English

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