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Incorporating Literature into Social Studies Teaching and Learning Lesson PlanIncorporating Literature into Social Studies Teaching and Learning Lesson Plan
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Incorporating Literature into Social Studies Teaching and Learning

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Students engage in a study of incorporating literature into the Social Studies classroom. They review a variety of literature sources and then create a bulletin board with the information. Then students practice using the Reader's Theater teaching strategy.

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Higher Ed
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Social Studies & History
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
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