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Authentication Projects For Historical Fiction: Do You Believe It?
Author(s) -
McTigue Erin,
Thornton Elaine,
Wiese Patricia
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the reading teacher
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.642
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1936-2714
pISSN - 0034-0561
DOI - 10.1002/trtr.1132
Subject(s) - authentication (law) , literacy , psychology , pedagogy , computer science , mathematics education , computer security
Authentication projects, particularly for historical fiction, provide a means for students to explore literature and history while practicing critical literacy skills. The authors 1) present benefits and cautions for historical fiction use in elementary classrooms 2) introduce authentication projects as a means to mitigate risks and enhance benefits of using historical fiction, 3) document the use of authentication projects with pre‐service teachers, and 4) provide guidelines for implementing authentication projects with elementary students.