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| Autor/in | Williams, T. Lee |
|---|---|
| Titel | A Closer Look: The Representation of Slavery in the "Dear America" Series |
| Quelle | In: Social Studies and the Young Learner, 21 (2009) 3, S.26-29 (4 Seiten)
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz |
| ISSN | 1056-0300 |
| Schlagwörter | Childrens Literature; United States History; Slavery; Learning Resources Centers; Novels; Social Studies; Fiction; Books; Literacy |
| Abstract | The "Dear America" series is one of the most successful brands in children's literature. It inspired the publisher, Scholastic Books, to produce four related series that include more than 90 titles. Each book seeks to personalize important events in American history through the diary of a fictionalized main character. According to the publisher, this fictional diary format makes the historical material more interesting, relevant, and readable. These novels are a mainstay in school media centers and classroom collections of many social studies teachers. In light of the success of Scholastic's effort to serialize and fictionalize stories about historical events, the author examined the content of these texts more closely. The focus of the analysis centered on how the titles represented the issue of slavery. Because slavery is one of the most critical and controversial aspects of America's past, the author was particularly interested to see how slavery and slave-related themes might be portrayed. Implications for educators are discussed. (Contains 13 notes.) (ERIC). |
| Anmerkungen | National Council for the Social Studies. 8555 Sixteenth Street #500, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Tel: 800-683-0812; Tel: 301-588-1800: Fax: 301-588-2049; e-mail: membership@ncss.org; Web site: http://www.socialstudies.org |
| Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
| Update | 2017/4/10 |
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