Everything You Need to Ace World History In One Big Fat Notebook
Item #: | 065407 |
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ISBN: | 9780761160946 |
Grades: | 6-8 |
Product Description:
Covers prehistory, first civilizations, Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation, Age of Exploration, Revolution and Enlightenment, Era of Imperialism, world conflict, post WWII to 2015.
Publisher Description:
Its the revolutionary world history study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest.
Everything You Need to Ace World History . . . kicks off with the Paleolithic Era and transports the reader to ancient civilizationsin Egypt, Greece, India, China, Africa, Rome; the middle ages across the world; the Renaissance; the age of exploration and colonialization, revolution and imperialism, and the modern world and the wars and movements that shaped it.
The BIG FAT NOTEBOOK series is built on a simple and irresistible conceitborrowing the notes from the smartest kid in class. There are five books in all, and each is the only one book you need for each main subject taught in middle school: Math, Science, American History, English, and World History. Inside the reader will find every subjects key concepts, easily digested and summarized: Critical ideas highlighted in marker colors. Definitions explained. Doodles that illuminate tricky concepts. Mnemonics for a memorable shortcut. And quizzes to recap it all.
The BIG FAT NOTEBOOKS meet Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and state history standards, and are vetted by National and State Teacher of the Year Awardwinning teachers. They make learning fun, and are the perfect next step for every kid who grew up on Brain Quest.
Subtitled Notes borrowed from the Smartest Kid in Class (Double-checked by an Award-Winning Teacher), that statement conveys the mood of this series. My kids devoured Brain Quest Products. “Did you know…? I bet you can’t guess…” echoed around the house. Now Brain Quest has applied the same contagious, streamlined and memorable approach to key subjects for middle schoolers. Written as though it’s a notebook borrowed from the smartest kid in class, kids are encouraged to read it and complete brief end-of-chapter review, making this notebook their own. Vocabulary words, definitions and key terms are highlighted. You’ll find diagrams, timelines, mnemonic devices and even doodles. While books vary in chapter total, topic and length, all cover the main points of middle school subjects, are over 500 pages and include a Check Your Knowledge section at each chapter’s end. Perfect for review, “between-the-grades” activities, to supplement unit studies or as fun reinforcement. Reproducible for classroom use only. 6x8”, reinforced sc. ~ Ruth