The Dixie Clicks: How a Blog about the Civil War Turned into a Runaway Hit

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Main Author:	Langhorst, Eric
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2006
Subjects:	War Adolescent Literature Web Sites History Instruction Grade 8 Journal Writing United States History Group Discussion Reading Assignments Computer Mediated Communication
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contents	The Dixie Clicks: How a Blog about the Civil War Turned into a Runaway Hit Langhorst, Eric War Adolescent Literature Web Sites History Instruction Grade 8 Journal Writing United States History Group Discussion Reading Assignments Computer Mediated Communication In this article, the author describes how he introduced a history project that blended a book discussion activity and the use of blogs to his eighth-grade class. Over four weeks, his class participated in a lively collective journal centered on an assigned piece of reading: "Guerrilla Season" by Pat Hughes. The historical novel, set during the Civil War in northwest Missouri, has inspired his students, other readers from across the world, and the author herself to come together through the blog (www.guerrillaseason.blogspot.com). On the blog, his students, the author and others exchanged thoughtful impressions about the book and pondered some provocative questions, adding a whole new dimension to the reading experience.
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spellingShingle	The Dixie Clicks: How a Blog about the Civil War Turned into a Runaway Hit Langhorst, Eric War Adolescent Literature Web Sites History Instruction Grade 8 Journal Writing United States History Group Discussion Reading Assignments Computer Mediated Communication The Dixie Clicks: How a Blog about the Civil War Turned into a Runaway Hit Langhorst, Eric War Adolescent Literature Web Sites History Instruction Grade 8 Journal Writing United States History Group Discussion Reading Assignments Computer Mediated Communication In this article, the author describes how he introduced a history project that blended a book discussion activity and the use of blogs to his eighth-grade class. Over four weeks, his class participated in a lively collective journal centered on an assigned piece of reading: "Guerrilla Season" by Pat Hughes. The historical novel, set during the Civil War in northwest Missouri, has inspired his students, other readers from across the world, and the author herself to come together through the blog (www.guerrillaseason.blogspot.com). On the blog, his students, the author and others exchanged thoughtful impressions about the book and pondered some provocative questions, adding a whole new dimension to the reading experience.
title	The Dixie Clicks: How a Blog about the Civil War Turned into a Runaway Hit
topic	War Adolescent Literature Web Sites History Instruction Grade 8 Journal Writing United States History Group Discussion Reading Assignments Computer Mediated Communication
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