{"product_id":"u-s-history-workbook-for-grades-5-8-1877-through-modern-america","title":"U.S. History Workbook for Grades 5-8: 1877 Through Modern America","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eMake modern U.S. history finally connect for middle schoolers—with a workbook that shows how America changed from 1877 to the modern era.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis engaging U.S. history workbook helps students in grades 5–8 understand how industrialization, immigration, reform, war, civil rights, technology, and political change transformed the United States from the end of Reconstruction through 2020.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRather than treating modern history as a long list of presidents, wars, and dates, this book helps students see how events connect. Clear readings, maps, timelines, primary sources, and hands-on activities show how one era grew out of another: from the rise of big business and expanding cities to the world wars, the Great Depression, the Cold War, the civil rights movement, and the challenges of a new century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWhat’s inside:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e12 full chapters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e covering The New South and the Color Line; The West Transformed; Industry, Invention, and Big Business; Immigrants and the Growing City; Workers, Reformers, and the Progressive Era; America Steps onto the World Stage; Boom, Bust, and the New Deal; World War II; The Cold War; The Civil Rights Movement; War, Watergate, and a Changing America; and America in a New Century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShort, focused readings anchored by a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eKey Question\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e120 key vocabulary terms\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e with student-friendly definitions and fill-in practice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaps, timelines, charts, comparison activities, and graphic organizers that help students visualize where and when events happened\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorical-thinking activities that ask students to examine evidence, compare viewpoints, identify cause and effect, and evaluate how historians know what they know\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e12 primary-source and evidence studies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, including Justice Harlan’s dissent in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePlessy v. Ferguson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the Dawes Act, congressional testimony from an industrial worker, Jacob Riis on tenement life, Rose Schneiderman after the Triangle fire, Woodrow Wilson’s war message, Franklin Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address, Executive Order 9066, the Army-McCarthy hearings, Lyndon Johnson on voting rights, Barbara Jordan on impeachment, and modern federal data\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eComprehension checks with multiple-choice and written-response questions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSort-and-classify activities that help students compare events, viewpoints, causes, consequences, policies, and historical change\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA different puzzle or challenge in every chapter, including crosswords, code breakers, sequencing activities, matching challenges, and other skill-based puzzles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWriting prompts with planning organizers, supporting-evidence boxes, vocabulary practice, and self-checks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnd-of-chapter quizzes, a cumulative \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFinal Review Challenge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and a complete Answer Key\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistory notes pages for recording important people, events, evidence, and ideas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGreat for homeschool history, middle school social studies, co-ops, classroom supplements, independent study, sub plans, summer review, and students who learn best by reading, thinking, and doing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh-contrast black-and-white maps, diagrams, historical images, and illustrations throughout. Every activity can be completed using the information and sources in the book, no internet research or special preparation required.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBook 4 in the U.S. Social Studies Workbooks for Middle School series.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-nostyle a-vertical a-spacing-none detail-bullet-list\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrint length ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e156 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-10 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1647905249\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eISBN-13 ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e978-1647905248\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eItem Weight ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.04 pounds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReading age ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 - 14 years\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eDimensions ‏ : ‎\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8.5 x 0.36 x 11 inches\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Dylanna Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Standard","offer_id":47636037435554,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Spiral","offer_id":47636037468322,"sku":"9781647905255","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0455\/3274\/1794\/files\/FrontCoverImageHistorybook2Shopify.jpg?v=1788909318","url":"https:\/\/dylannapublishing.com\/products\/u-s-history-workbook-for-grades-5-8-1877-through-modern-america","provider":"Dylanna Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}