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U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons Student

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032558
ISBN
9781623413248
Grade 6-8
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U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons Student

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Publisher's Description of U.S. History-Based Writing Lessons Student

Travel back in time to early United States history! This theme-based writing curriculum allows students to delve into the excitement of explorers, battles, land expansion, famous ships, and founding fathers while learning to write with the Structure and Style® writing method. Offering a full year of instruction for students in grades 6–8, these lessons cover all nine IEW Units. Literature suggestions and access to vocabulary cards and other helpful PDF downloads are included.

This Student Book contains assignments, instructions, engaging source texts, blank outlines, and checklists, Literature suggestions and access to vocabulary cards, Simplified Source Texts, Advanced Additions and other helpful PDF downloads are included.

These lessons are designed to be used by an instructor who has been through the Teaching Writing: Structure and Style seminar, either live or on DVD.

Additional Info

The new edition of USH-S does not come with the Student Resource Packet as a download because it is a resource that is not essential for completing the course. Here are the downloads included with the new edition of USH-S.

  • Advanced_Additions
  • Checklists.pdf
  • Exemplars.pdf
  • Simplified_Source_Texts.pdf

Category Description for U.S. History Based Writing Lessons (IEW)

Now a one-year course, this revised edition covers from the early explorers to the 20th century. Designed to be taught in weekly class sessions (about 1.5 hr. each) with students completing assignments over the remainder of the week. Topics include colonial life, Declaration of Independence, Louisiana Purchase, Civil War, the gold rush, WWI, Civil Rights and more. 30 lessons. Teacher guide features reduced student pages. Six related novels may be added for optional literature study.


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Product Format:Softcover Book
Grades:6-8
Brand:Institute for Excellence in Writing
Author:Lori Verstegen
ISBN:9781623413248
Length in Inches:11
Width in Inches:9.25
Height in Inches:1.125
Weight in Pounds:1.723
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