Contending Voices

Contending Voices
Author: John Hollitz
Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006-06-22
Genre: United States
ISBN: 9780618660889

Each chapter in [this book] examines the lives of two individuals who took opposing positions on an important issue in American history. This format engages students in both new and familiar topics while helping them exercise their critical thinking skills.-Back cover.

Exploration, Revolution, and Constitution, Grades 6 - 12

Exploration, Revolution, and Constitution, Grades 6 - 12
Author: Barden
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2011-04-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580379877

Bring history to life for students in grades 6–12 using Exploration, Revolution, and Constitution! This 128-page book is perfect for independent study or use as a tutorial aid. It explores history, geography, and social studies with activities that involve critical thinking, writing, and technology. The book includes topics such as the land of the Vikings, Christopher Columbus, colonial life, the Boston Tea Party, and patriots. It also includes vocabulary words, time lines, maps, and reading lists. The book supports NCSS standards and aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.

U.S. History

U.S. History
Author: P. Scott Corbett
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1886
Release: 2024-09-10
Genre: History
ISBN:

U.S. History is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of most introductory courses. The text provides a balanced approach to U.S. history, considering the people, events, and ideas that have shaped the United States from both the top down (politics, economics, diplomacy) and bottom up (eyewitness accounts, lived experience). U.S. History covers key forces that form the American experience, with particular attention to issues of race, class, and gender.

A People and a Nation, Volume II: Since 1865, Brief Edition

A People and a Nation, Volume II: Since 1865, Brief Edition
Author: Mary Beth Norton
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781285430867

The Brief Edition of A PEOPLE AND A NATION offers a succinct and spirited narrative that tells the stories of all people in the United States. The authors' attention to race and racial identity, and their inclusion of everyday people and popular culture brings history to life, engaging readers and encouraging them to imagine what life was really like in the past. In the tenth edition, the number of chapters has been reduced from 33 to 29, making the text easier to assign in a typical semester. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.