Believing the Truth IS Out There: A Science and Math School Uses Language as the Heart of Its Curricular Connections

Michael Thompson

doi:10.58680/ej19973463

ISSN: 0013-8274
E-ISSN: 2161-8895

Believing the Truth IS Out There: A Science and Math School Uses Language as the Heart of Its Curricular Connections
Author(s): Michael Thompson
Source: English Journal, Volume 86, Issue 7, Nov 1997, p. 98 - 102
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58680/ej19973463
- Published online: 01 Nov 1997

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Describes how the popular TV show “X-Files” was used as a model to develop an in-depth semester-length project, in which 10th graders integrated history, math, science, and English as they worked in investigative teams to develop evidence dossiers, memos, and presentations following stringent requirements yet allowing students considerable freedom in how they worked on their topics.

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