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Welcome! You've come to this page for tips on literacy promotion within the social studies, but you're staying for the company! My name is Ethan Brownell, and I'll be your guide here.
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= = = Informed Abstracts of Articles on Literacy Integration =
 * Project-based instruction on the Vietnam War
 * Using Fiction and Empathy to Boost Understanding of the American Revolution
 * Using Technology to Establish a Foundation for Writing Assignments
 * Writing with Material Culture

= Gold Rush Lesson = Click Here for a lesson plan on integrating poetry and writing into a lesson on the Gold Rush and Westward Expansion Click here for some extra resources for teachers, students and parents.

= Integrating Web 2.0 Tools = Wordle - This is a tool for creating "word clouds" that is simple to use and addicting (in a fun, doing-stuff kind of way)!