Power Basics United States History

The Power Basics curriculum, designed for middle and high school students, features essential textbook content, in an updated, easy-to-use format. With increased emphasis on the No Child Left Behind Act and the pressure to meet these standards, Power Basics offers students traditional textbook content in an accessible format. Power Basics is organized into manageable instructional units that build proficiency and mastery in core curriculum areas.

The program includes:

• Student Texts
• Workbooks
• Test Packs
• Teacher Guides or Answer Keys for all components

Power Basics enables student mastery of core content that meets the standards and supports differentiation and all levels of learning. The on-level content with a lower reading level make learning accessible to all students. The compact (6½" x 8½"), lightweight, softcover Textbooks provide a unique and student-friendly design. The program features extensive practice and review and frequent opportunities for assessment.
The test pack includes reproducible tests for each chapter of the student textbook.

Learners are guided toward mastery of essential social studies content in U.S. History. With expanded extension activities, more skills practice, and thorough reviews of concepts, this program invites all students to make the important connection between social studies and their own lives. Power Basics on-level content and below-level readability pack a powerful punch!

Features:

• Watch the U.S. grow from a small colony to a modern powerhouse!
• Examines U.S. history from the colonial period through the present
• Engages students with captivating profiles of key historical figures
• Covers the consequences of conflicts from the Civil War and WWII to the Gulf War and beyond
• Presents timely material, including the effects of 9/11 on the state of the nation, and the 2004 presidential elections

Table of Contents: From Colonization to Independence, Confederation, Framing the Constitution, The Founding Fathers, Westward Expansion, The Civil War and Reconstruction, Industrialization and Urbanization, Immigration, Isolationism Versus Internationalism, America from 1900 to 1930, America from 1930 to 1945, and America from 1945 to the Present.

Classroom Set Includes 10 student textbooks, 1 teacher’s guide, 10 student workbooks with answer key and 1 test pack.

This program is ideal for:

• Special Education / Special Needs
• Struggling Learners
• Students-at-Risk
• Learning Disabled
• Remedial Education
• Differentiated Education