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From: Michele Missner <missnerm>
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 21:36:03 -0600 (CST)
The article that Marc Aronson refers to, History matteris by Joanna Rudge Long is available at the LA Times Book Review site at http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/BOOKS/t000017804.html
Although I have not read the article very carefully, Long refers to Joy Hakims 10 volume "A history of U.S.." The interesting thing about this series is, as I recall, Hakim gave the manuscript to students to edit and critique. Students who would be reading this series--probably 5th or 6th graders were given codes to indicate if the parts of the series were boring, unclear, etc. Her best and worst critics were her audience and this is probably how she "banished dullness" from this set.
Michele Missner
On Fri, 20 Feb 1998, Marc Aronson wrote:
Michele W. Missner, Program Leader for Media Services Library Media Specialist Appleton Area School District Appleton West High School Office phone: (414) 832H99 610 N. Badger Ave Einstein Middle School Appleton Wi. 54914 email: missnerm at athenet.net phone: (920) 832A62-work
(920) 73068 -home (920) 832b39?x
(920) 832H99 (media center) http://www.athenet.net/~westfive
Received on Sun 22 Feb 1998 09:36:03 PM CST
Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 21:36:03 -0600 (CST)
The article that Marc Aronson refers to, History matteris by Joanna Rudge Long is available at the LA Times Book Review site at http://www.latimes.com/HOME/NEWS/BOOKS/t000017804.html
Although I have not read the article very carefully, Long refers to Joy Hakims 10 volume "A history of U.S.." The interesting thing about this series is, as I recall, Hakim gave the manuscript to students to edit and critique. Students who would be reading this series--probably 5th or 6th graders were given codes to indicate if the parts of the series were boring, unclear, etc. Her best and worst critics were her audience and this is probably how she "banished dullness" from this set.
Michele Missner
On Fri, 20 Feb 1998, Marc Aronson wrote:
Michele W. Missner, Program Leader for Media Services Library Media Specialist Appleton Area School District Appleton West High School Office phone: (414) 832H99 610 N. Badger Ave Einstein Middle School Appleton Wi. 54914 email: missnerm at athenet.net phone: (920) 832A62-work
(920) 73068 -home (920) 832b39?x
(920) 832H99 (media center) http://www.athenet.net/~westfive
Received on Sun 22 Feb 1998 09:36:03 PM CST
