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Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.

Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.

The teaching guides developed for Elementary schools were created to support 5th grade American history content standards and learning frameworks. They present lesson ideas for each chapter and also groups of chapters called Parts. Part activities help to set context for reading... Read Full Overview

The years from 1880 up to the First World War were America's "Gilded Age"--but they also saw the exploding growth of the working class. Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, and Henry Ford became the symbols of our newfound prosperity and wealth. But An Age of Extremes... Read Full Overview

This A History of US guide includes teaching strategies, conceptual frameworks, and assessment suggestions as well as a range of activities for enrichement and extension.

The years from 1880 up to the First World War were America's "Gilded Age"--but they also saw the exploding growth of the working class. Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, and Henry Ford became the symbols of our newfound prosperity and wealth. But An Age of Extremes... Read Full Overview

The teaching guides developed for Elementary schools were created to support 5th grade American history content standards and learning frameworks. They present lesson ideas for each chapter and also groups of chapters called Parts. Part activities help to set context for reading... Read Full Overview