Help students write about social studies and build historical thinking skills! This 2nd edition resource provides current research about content-area literacy instruction and includes strategies to help students read and comprehend social studies content.
Which John Dryden should be brought into the twentyfirst-century college classroom? The rehabilitator of the ancients? the first of the moderns? the ambivalent laureate? the sidelined convert to Rome? the literary theorist? the translator? the playwright? the poet? This volume in the MLA series Approaches to Teaching World Literature addresses the ......
Readers will be enthralled as they make their way through this fascinating title that introduces them to Texas history, the Texas Revolution, and the Mexican-American War.
Engage and motivate students with 15 high-interest, informational texts about famous American symbols, monuments, and documents written at four different reading levels. This resource is perfect for close reading and small-group instruction.
Engage and motivate students with 15 high-interest, informational texts about amazing Americans! Written at four different reading levels, this resource is perfect for close reading and small-group instruction.
A concise, information-packed overview of U.S. history from 1900a2001, our 3-panel (6-page) guide covers key events in our nation's history during that time period. The easy-to-follow timeline format is broken out to highlight principal time periods, and is enhanced by callout features and appealing graphics. Its effective capturing of the dynamic ......
An academic/historical overview, not a religious commentary, our 3-panel (6-page) guide outlines the Christian religion from an historic perspective. Divided into chronological sections, it highlights the major figures and events of each time period, so it can be read from start to finish or section by section. Certain to appeal to all readers, ......
Proven, Practical Ways to Engage Students in Civic Responsibility, Academic Curriculum, & Social Action
This project-based guide is a blueprint for service learning-from getting started to assessing the experience-and provides ideas for incorporating literacy into service learning and suggestions for creating a culture of service.
"There is a freshness to Purcell and Leppien's approach transforming the curriculum into a platform for active investigation of our rapidly changing world. Your learners become 21st-century social scientists as they engage in probing timely issues and problems." -Heidi Hayes Jacobs, Curriculum Expert and Author President, Curriculum Designers, Inc. Design Parallel Curriculum units for in-depth learning in social studies! The Parallel Curriculum Model (PCM), as described in the best-selling book The Parallel Curriculum, is a framework for developing a dynamic curriculum that helps students acquire expertise in specific subject areas. This resource deepens teachers' understanding of how to use the PCM to provide rigorous learning opportunities for students in social studies. In Parallel Curriculum Units for Social Studies, Grades 6-12, experienced teachers contribute sample social studies units that demonstrate what high-quality curriculum looks like within a PCM framework. Covering history, geography, sociology, and interdisciplinary studies, these field-tested units each contain: Teacher explanations of the unit design Connections to concepts, skills, and standards Step-by-step directions for delivering the lessons and units Modification strategies and methods for assessment Use these examples to design your own units and enhance your ability to provide challenging curriculum tailored to the abilities, interests, and learning preferences of each learner.
