Modern events never look the same to everyone. It often depends on one's perspective. In the Modern Perspectives series, readers will come to understand just that by learning the context, significance, and details of key events in this millennium through the eyes of three very different people. Content focuses on point of view and helps readers understand how background and experience can lead to differing viewpoints. Inquiry-based sidebars encourage readers to think critically about issues surrounding the event. You need to learn about lots of things, but you also need to learn how to learn. This encourages you to read and think critically about its content. To guide your reading, book includes notes that will help build the understanding and skills required by Common Core State Standards. Look for the following callouts throughout the book: Think About It: The activities in this section ask you to interact with the book's content in ways required by the Common Core State Standards. You might be asked to identify a main idea, discuss surprising facts, or examine facts and ideas. Analyze Tins: These sidebars ask you to compare or contrast two or more of the narratives in the book to discover how they are similar or different, Second Source: These sections prompt you to find another source on this topic and compare the information there to the information in this source. Book jacket.
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