Features: Research-Based Reading Strategy - Reading and Study Skills Foldables™ - student-made, three-dimensional graphic organizers - are a unique strategy that helps students read effectively and also can be used as assessment or study tools. Students of any ability can create Foldables. As they work with these manipulatives, they are fully involved in learning, studying, and reviewing important concepts. - Guide to Reading and point-of-use Reading Checks help students read actively and understand content.
Motivating Learning Strategies - Features from TIME magazine include TIME Political Cartoons, TIME Teens in Action and TIME: An Inside Look at…, engage students and provide real-world reading practice. - Issues to Debate presents two sides of an issue and involves students in discussion as it sharpens their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. - Be An Active Citizen is embedded in every lesson and models active involvement in government. - Landmark Supreme Court Cases chronicle significant cases and show why they are important.
Skills and Assessment - Skill Builder lessons teach and apply skills used on assessments and in life; practice opportunities ensure student mastery. - Standardized Test Practice allows students to become familiar with a variety of test formats and questions.
CONTENTS
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC Reference Atlas Alabama Handbook Reading Skills Handbook Be an Active Reader Be an Active Citizen Why Study Civics?
UNIT 1 FOUNDATIONS OF AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP Chapter 1 Citizenship and Government in a Democracy Chapter 2 Roots of American Democracy Chapter 3 The Constitution Chapter 4 The Bill of Rights Chapter 5 The Citizen and the Community
UNIT 2 THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT Chapter 6 Congress Chapter 7 The President and the Executive Branch Chapter 8 The Judicial Branch
UNIT 3 POLITICAL PARTIES AND INTEREST GROUPS Chapter 9 Political Parties and Politics Chapter 10 Voting and Elections Chapter 11 Influencing Government
UNIT 4 STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT Chapter 12 State Government Chapter 13 Local Government Chapter 14 Dealing With Community Issues
UNIT 5 THE INDIVIDUAL, THE LAW, & THE INTERNET Chapter 15 Legal Rights and Responsibilities Chapter 16 Civil and Criminal Law Chapter 17 Citizenship and the Internet
UNIT 6 THE ECONOMY AND THE INDIVIDUAL Chapter 18 What is Economics? Chapter 19 The American Economy Chapter 20 Demand Chapter 21 Supply Chapter 22 Business and Labor
UNIT 7 THE FREE ENTERPRISE SYSTEM Chapter 23 Government and the Economy Chapter 24 Money and Banking Chapter 25 Government Finances
UNIT 8 THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD Chapter 26 Comparing Economic Systems Chapter 27 Comparing Systems of Governments Chapter 28 An Interdependent World
Appendix and How to Use an Appendix Honoring America Careers Handbook Government and Economics Data Bank United State Facts The Presidents Historical Documents Summaries of Supreme Court Cases Glossary Spanish Glossary Index