Who do you think are the most influential Americans ever? Walt Disney or Benjamin Franklin? Rosa Parks or Oprah Winfrey? This book is an in-depth look at the men and women who changed the world's most powerful nation. Heroes and villains, film stars and physicists, generals and peaceniks. Each entry comes with a full biography of the individual and why they had such a powerful impact on America.
1. American literature--Minority authors--Study and teaching. 2. Pluralism (Social sciences) in literature--Study and teaching. 3. Literature and society-- United States--Study and teaching. 4. Hispanic Americans in literature--Study and teaching. 5. Asian Americans in literature--Study and teaching. 6. Afro-Americans in literature--Study and teaching. 7. Ethnic groups in literature--Study and teaching. 8. Minorities in literature--Study and teaching. 9. Ethnicity in literature--Study and teaching. 10. Indians in literature--Study and teaching.
The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century is a highly integrated program that provides students with a practical and motivational approach to studying U.S. history and to helping them think critically and reflectively. The story of America – its diverse people, its varied landscape, its sturdy democracy, and its great events – is told through the voices of Americans from all walks of life. As students read the narrative, they will place historical events in context and will consider the events' meaning for the future. The Americans: Reconstruction to the 21st Century offers many special features that appear throughout the text to enhance and support student learning like Geography Spotlight, Primary Sources and Personal Voices, Difficult Decisions in History, Charts, Infographics and Time Lines, Historical and Political Maps, and much more.
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Grade 5–8—Offering a historical overview from the arrival of the first people in the Americas (20,000 B.C.E.-8000 B.C.E.) to the early 1800s, this title focuses on their development of various items used to survive and thrive, such as silos, snares, and spears. "Words to Know" boxes define text that may be unfamiliar to readers, while other informational boxes provide added detail on relevant topics. More than a dozen activities to extend the learning experience are scattered throughout the book. They range from basic paper-and-crayon exercises to a complex project designed to help children build their own Quinzy (snow cave).
Japanamerica tells the incredible story of the way the colorful and eccentric world of Japanese entertainment and popular art has enriched our lives in the West. But it also deals with why it has a poetry that has taken Americans many years to understand and feel able to echo. Japan's holocaust was equally traumatic to the ones experienced by many Americans, and perhaps more sudden, more extreme and more focused.
