Get Ready! for Social Studies : Book Reports, Essays and Research Papers,9780071377591

Get Ready! for Social Studies : Book Reports, Essays and Research Papers

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780071377591
ISBN10: 007137759X
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-06-05
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary

Everything parents need to help their kids succeed in social studiesThe only comprehensive social studies skill-building series available, the Get Ready! For Social Studies series equips proactive parents with the tools they need to help their children develop the core skills required to perform at grade level in social studies-related subjects.Book Reports, Essays, and Research Papersprovides step-by-step instruction, models, and practice exercises to help parents guide their children through the writing and research process.

Author Biography

Nancy White is President of Nancy White Communications, Inc., an independent developer and author of school projects. She is a member of the American Book Producers Association, the Author's Guild, and the National Council of Teachers of English.

Francine Weinberg has been an editor in educational publishing since 1967. She is a member of the National Council of Teachers of English and is the founder of Educational Lions, L.I.C.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(2)
Paragraphs and Essays
3(28)
What Your Child Needs to Know
4(20)
Implications
24(1)
Skills Practice
24(5)
Top of the Class
29(2)
Book Reports
31(20)
What Your Child Needs to Know
32(14)
Implications
46(1)
Skills Practice
46(3)
Top of the Class
49(2)
Research Reports
51(22)
What Your Child Needs to Know
52(15)
Implications
67(1)
Skills Practice
68(4)
Top of the Class
72(1)
Writer's Handbook 73(54)
A Sample Social Studies Essay Test
74(11)
Spelling Rules and Tips
85(5)
Avoiding Sexist Language
90(2)
How to Read a Dictionary Entry
92(2)
How to Read a Thesaurus Entry
94(1)
Using the Library
95(3)
Tables of Weights and Measures
98(2)
States of the Union
100(2)
Countries of the World
102(9)
Presidents of the United States
111(3)
Useful Web Sites
114(2)
Preamble to the Constitution of the United States
116(1)
Bill of Rights
116(2)
Declaration of Independence
118(3)
Project-Scheduling Forms
121(1)
Idea Organizers
122(4)
Self Evaluation of Student Writing
126(1)
Index 127

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