Wayne B. Wheeler: The Man Who Turned Off the Taps

This informational text resource is intended to support reading in the Social Studies content area. It is most appropriate for 11th-12th grade students enrolled in a U.S. History class. The author, in an excerpt from his book Last Call, profiles Wayne Wheeler, once the leading "dry" activist in the struggle for the prohibition of alcohol in the U.S.

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Direct Link: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Wayne-B-Wheeler-The-Man-Who-Turned-Off-the-Taps.html?c=y&story=fullstory

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Subject(s): English Language Arts, Social Studies

Grade Level(s): 11, 12

Intended Audience: Educators

Suggested Technology: Internet Connection

Resource supports reading in content area:Yes
Freely Available: Yes

Keywords: text complexity, prohibition, Wayne Wheeler, progressivism, informational text

Instructional Component Type(s): Text Resource

Resource Collection: Social Studies Reading Resources

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