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Create a Headline
Subject
- English & Language Arts
- History
- Social Studies
Grade
6–12Language
English — USPublished
Overview
What Is the Create a Headline Strategy?
By creating a concise headline to represent what they learned, students must identify main ideas and patterns and then make a judgment about which of those ideas and patterns are most important. Often the source or sources used in this activity shed light on underlying issues that influenced the events of a particular historical era.
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