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American government / Jane Wilcox Smith, Carol Sullivan ; program consultant, Grant Wiggins. [print]

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Foundations seriesPublication details: Boston, Massachusetts : Pearson, [(c)2010.Description: xxiii, C25, S29, 1-744 pages : illustrations ; 29 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780785468523
  • 0785468528
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • LT2948.A447 2010
  • JK274.W655.A447 2010
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Contents:
Foundations of American government Political behavior : government by the people The legislative branch The executive branch The judicial branch Political and economic systems Participating in state and local government Special features. Issues of our time Citizenship 101 Landmark decisions of the Supreme Court Government in your life Biography How government works Infographics, charts, graphs, and tables Political cartoons Document-based assessment Maps Constitution quick study guide.
Summary: Guided by Grant Wiggins, co-author of Understanding by Design, instruction and assessment are organized around an Essential Question that explores the big ideas of American Government. New, for an accessible curriculum! Explicit reading strategies, such as point-of-use vocabulary support and a considerate text, are designed for students reading at about a 6th-grade level. Each unit culminates in a performance-based assessment task that demonstrates students' understanding. - Publisher.
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Designed for students reading near a sixth grade level. Explicit reading strategies, vocabulary support, and a carefully written and designed student page make this a book students can read. - Publisher.

Foundations of American government Political behavior : government by the people The legislative branch The executive branch The judicial branch Political and economic systems Participating in state and local government Special features. Issues of our time Citizenship 101 Landmark decisions of the Supreme Court Government in your life Biography How government works Infographics, charts, graphs, and tables Political cartoons Document-based assessment Maps Constitution quick study guide.

Guided by Grant Wiggins, co-author of Understanding by Design, instruction and assessment are organized around an Essential Question that explores the big ideas of American Government. New, for an accessible curriculum! Explicit reading strategies, such as point-of-use vocabulary support and a considerate text, are designed for students reading at about a 6th-grade level. Each unit culminates in a performance-based assessment task that demonstrates students' understanding. - Publisher.

Grades 9-12.

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