Make history accessible and enjoyable for students using a combination of informational texts and over 100 high-interest stories. Beginning with the earliest civilizations, this multicultural text progresses to the complex world of today. Features: Brief, informational text introduces stories and explains the political, social, and economic settings in easy-to-understand terms High-interest, thematic stories help teach the history of events from prehistoric times to... Read full description

Make history accessible and enjoyable for students using a combination of informational texts and over 100 high-interest stories.

Beginning with the earliest civilizations, this multicultural text progresses to the complex world of today.

Features:

• Brief, informational text introduces stories and explains the political, social, and economic settings in easy-to-understand terms
• High-interest, thematic stories help teach the history of events from prehistoric times to 9/11
• Postscripts to the stories highlight the effects of the story's events and point to future developments
• Narratives are presented in a variety of literary forms short stories, plays, newspaper reports, interior monologues, and letters
• End-of-chapter comprehension, research, and critical thinking activities require close reading and the use of textual evidence.
• Numerous visuals enhance comprehension of historical content

Teacher's Manual: Offers useful and practical teaching approaches, including story previews and lesson plans with suggestions for extensions and assessments.

Class Set includes: 10 softcover textbooks and 1 Teacher's Manual Short description