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Keywords
Historical fiction--Bibliography; Historical fiction; Historical fiction, American; Bibliographies;
Abstract
Critical analyses of historical fiction for teaching purposes of the type projected in this study have not been available. Some brief bibliographies of historical fiction were available. However they were inadequate for the purpose underlying this study. There has been a need for more extensive analyses of historical fiction. Many teachers have not had training in selecting books of this type. Consequently, they have had to rely upon descriptions too brief to be adequate tor their needs. Hannah Logasa,1 listed Barney's Barges as a story about the American Navy in the War of 1812. Many things happened to that Navy during this war. Some of the fighting was done on the ocean; some was done on inland waters. From such a description a teacher is at a loss to know what phase was covered. It is the assumption of this study that an analysis of a work of historical fiction, if it is to be useful to the teacher, should include a brief summary of the story, a statement on the appeal of the book to pupils, and a technical analyzation. Historical understandings should also be mentioned. Furthermore, one needs to know the reading level for which the book was written. As a final aid to the teacher, questions and answers pertinent to the content of the book need to be given.
Year of Submission
1955
Degree Name
Master of Arts in Education
Department
Department of Social Science
First Advisor
William C. Lang
Second Advisor
Lauretta G. McCusker
Third Advisor
Oscar E. Thompson
Date Original
1955
Object Description
1 PDF file (120 leaves)
Copyright
©1955 Loise Allene Bergman
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Bergman, Lois Allene, "Critical Analyses of Selected Works of American Historical Fiction, 1746-1865, for Teaching Purposes in the Seventh Grade" (1955). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2069.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2069
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