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"It Makes You Think More When You Watch Things": Scaffolding for Historical Inquiry Using Film in the Middle School Classroom

Adam Woelders Pacific Academy near Vancouver, British Columbia
Pages 145-152 | Published online: 07 Aug 2010

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