Primary Source Readers
7 total works
La gran expansion hacia el Oeste (The Great Leap Westward)
by Katelyn Rice
Published 3 February 2020
How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. Students will examine the land purchases that doubled the size of America to include the Louisiana Territory, the Texas Territory, the Oregon Country, Florida, and Alaska. They ll also learn about significant battles such as the Alamo, the Battle of San Jacinto, the Mexican-American War, and more. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade level. Packed with information and primary source maps, images, and documents, these books are perfect for reports or projects. The Read and Respond post-reading questions and a culminating activity sharpen critical-thinking skills while building reading comprehension and vocabulary.
How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into what life was like during Westward Expansion. Students will learn about the reasons people headed west, the gold rush, the Homestead Act, Manifest Destiny, the Oregon Trail, and more. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade level. Packed with information and primary source maps, images, and documents, these books are perfect for reports or projects. The Read and Respond post-reading questions and a culminating activity sharpen critical-thinking skills while building reading comprehension and vocabulary.
Los ind genas del Oeste: La lucha contra los elementos (American Indians of the West: Battling the Elements)
by Katelyn Rice
Published 3 February 2020
How do you truly engage students in learning history? When students make personal connections to the subject, they re much more motivated to learn. This Spanish book provides firsthand accounts of history that give personal insights into historical events. Students will learn about the culture and customs of West Coast Native American tribes from the Southwest, the Great Basin, the Plateau, the Pacific Northwest, and California. With a visually appealing layout, this book features captivating text, fun facts, sidebars, and time lines that help students grasp the essential concepts they need to know at their grade level. Packed with information and primary source maps, images, and documents, these books are perfect for reports or projects. The Read and Respond post-reading questions and a culminating activity sharpen critical-thinking skills while building reading comprehension and vocabulary.
Breathe life into the pages of history with this fascinating nonfiction reader that focuses on The Spanish-American War. This valuable classroom resource engages students with stunning primary source documents, providing a glimpse of what life was like during the Spanish-American War. Build literacy skills and standards-aligned content knowledge with this informational text that explores Florida history, economics, and other social studies topics. Purposefully designed, this primary source reader builds academic vocabulary with text features such as glossary, headings, and index. Connecting to Florida state standards for Social Studies and English Language Arts, WIDA, and the NCSS/C3 Framework, this text readies students for college and career readiness.
Bring history to life with this nonfiction reader focusing on life in Florida in the Early 20th Century. This indispensable classroom tool engages students with stunning images from the past to provide an intimate glimpse of life in Florida during the twentieth century. Build literacy and content knowledge with this informational text that discusses history, economics, and other social studies topics. Designed to increase understanding, this primary source reader contains text features to build academic vocabulary (glossary, headings, and index). Florida in the Early 20th Century: Boom and Bust connects to Florida state standards for Social Studies and English Language Arts, WIDA, and the NCSS/C3 Framework, and readies students for college and career readiness.
The Primary Source Readers series will ignite students' interest in history through the use of intriguing primary sources. This nonfiction reader features purposefully leveled text to increase comprehension for different learner types. Students will learn about American Indians of the West including tribes of the Pacific Northwest, Southwest, Great Basin, and Plateau. Text features include captions, a glossary, and an index to help build academic vocabulary and increase reading comprehension and literacy. This book prepares students for college and career readiness and aligns with state standards including NCSS/C3, McREL, and WIDA/TESOL.
The Settling and Unsettling the West primary source reader builds literacy skills while offering engaging content across social studies subject areas. Primary source documents provide an intimate glimpse into what life was like during the 1800s. This nonfiction reader can be purposefully differentiated for various reading levels and learning styles. It contains text features to increase academic vocabulary and comprehension, from captions and bold print to index and glossary. The "Your Turn!" activity will continue to challenge students as they extend their learning. This text aligns to state standards as well as McREL, WIDA/TESOL, and the NCSS/C3 Framework.