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U.S. History: People and Events 1607-1865
Shed light on America's important historical events with images, profiles, and activities in a special American history book for middle school.
The Mark Twain U.S. History: People and Events 1607 - 1865 social studies book highlights the decisions and events that have played an important part in shaping America during that time. This middle school history book includes profiles of the people who made those decisions and a timeline of events.
U.S. History: People and Events takes your students on a journey through America's past and challenges them with activities to spark discussion and deepen their understanding for how America came to be. These activities include:
- map analysis
- discussion questions
- graphic organizers
- research opportunities
Mark Twain Media Publishing Company proudly creates engaging supplemental books and decorations for middle-grade and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, Mark Twain products cover a range of subjects, including science, language arts, fine arts, government, social studies, history, character, and conduct.
Students read a page of text then complete an activity. The activities (one page long as well) are a variety of graphic organizers requiring the reader to recall main points and put them into their own words. Sometimes they will compare/contrast, categorize information, distinguish fact from opinion, and more. It is fantastic preparation for the reading portion of any standardized testing! The reading portions cover historical persons and events and are rather interesting I thought. These would be a great supplement to an American history curriculum, or an addition to a unit study you have created. It provides some content to work with that could lead to further research on the part of the student. I thought it was clever to have the graphic organizers on the back side of the reading which requires more thought processing than just looking for rote answers to boring questions. By the way, when the 2nd book says current, they mean up to Donald Trump being elected President in 2016. Answers are in the back (though some will vary, this is helpful) as are the CC standards. Reproducible for classroom/home use only. SC, 94pp ~ Sara
Product Format: | Paperback |
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Brand: | Mark Twain Media |
Grades: | 6-12 |
ISBN: | 9781622236435 |
Length in Inches: | 10.875 |
Width in Inches: | 8.375 |
Height in Inches: | 0.25 |
Weight in Pounds: | 0.5 |