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Take a Stand! American Government and Economics Teacher's Edition
SKU
025988
ISBN
9781095689103
Grade 6-12
Classical
Neutral
High Teacher Involvement
Visual
Other Materials Required
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Charlotte Mason
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Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
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Curriculum progresses through well-defined learning objectives. Emphasizes mastery before moving to the next topic.
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Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
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Everything you need is included.
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Our Price
$19.99 
Description
The Teacher Edition(2017) has been expanded, re-organized, and rewritten. It contains a teacher's introduction which includes an explanation of the classical approach to history and teaching the Socratic method. The complete student book is included with answers filled in. Although the answer key is probably necessary, the real value in this manual is the teacher's introductory information. There's so much useful information here! Starting with a brief introduction to the nature of the Take a Stand! courses, the "how to use" portion takes the teacher/writing mentor step-by-step through the process. Included is how to schedule the lessons and an explanation of each step in the process, plus a wonderful section on grading the essays along with suggestions for making this easy on yourself. (Hint: you don't have to grade the whole essay with every assignment; sometimes you can grade just the thesis statement, or the evidence used or the conclusion.) The author provides an "explained grading rubric" (i.e. what does a score of 4 mean) as well as the different categories that should be graded (i.e. thesis, evidence used, evidence explained, conclusion, and pre-writing activities). Since it helps to have examples when you're just learning how to grade certain types of essays/papers, the author kindly provides multiple samples along with grading notes for each. He also provides examples of one-, three-, and five-paragraph essays. A nice plus is that although the general information in each of the TEs is similar, the author has fully adapted each to the specific course, including the sample essays. Teacher editions tend to be 80-90 pgs, pb.
Publisher's Description of Take a Stand! American Government and Economics Teacher's Edition
The Take a Stand! Series teaches students how to be historians. They learn not only basic facts of history, but how to analyze the events of the past. This unique approach makes the student an active participation in the analysis of the past. This is the best of critical thinking, Socratic discussion, and analytical writing in history. The Take a Stand! series is not a set of textbooks, but rather thinking, reading, speaking, and writing guides. Take a Stand! shows the student how to be a historian.
Content: Western Political Thought and American Government, The Declaration of Independence, American Democracy: Founding Ideas, The Role of Religion in American Education, The U.S. Constitution, The Supreme Court and Chief Justice Marshall, Free Market or Planned Economy? Globalization and Illegal Immigration, News Media and American Political Life, Totalitarianism and the United States, The American Electoral Process, Free Market, Socialism
Thinking Skills: Fact or Opinion? Judgment, Supporting Evidence, Primary or Secondary Analysis, Using Quotes, Taking Notes, Analyzing Primary Sources, Cause and Effect, and Compare and Contrast.
The Teacher Edition guides the teacher in providing weekly lesson plans, complete with exact reading assignments, research, and homework. Following the teacher guide will guarantee the teacher completes all lessons for the year without adding any stress involved in planning lessons. The teacher guide shows the teacher how to use the text, how teach the thinking tools of Take a Stand!, and provides teaching suggestions and ideas in how to get the best out of your student(s).
Category Description for American Democracy & Economics
Essay questions on: Western Political Thought and American Government; Declaration of Independence; American Democracy; Founding Ideas; Role of Religion in American Education; U.S. Constitution; Supreme Court and Chief Justice Marshall; Free Market or Planned Economy; Globalization and Illegal Immigration; News Media and American Political Life; Totalitarianism and the United States; American Electoral Process.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 6-12 |
| Brand: | Classical Historian |
| ISBN: | 9781095689103 |
| Length in Inches: | 11 |
| Width in Inches: | 8.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.3125 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.7 |
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