Carianne Bernadowski, PhD, is associate professor of elementary education in the Department of Education and Social Services at Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA. Robert Del Greco, EdD, is assistant professor of elementary education and instructional leadership and management in the School of Education and Social Sciences at Robert Morris University. Patricia L. Kolencik, EdD, is associate professor in the Teacher Education Department at Clarion University of Pennsylvania, PA.

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This collection of standards-based lessons will guide middle and high school teachers while teaching the nation's history in a user-friendly, ready-made fashion. During a time of standards-based instruction, Beyond the Textbook: Using Trade Books and Databases to Teach Our Nation's History, Grades 7-12 will fill the gap in today's middle and high school classrooms to simultaneously engage students in effective literacy skill exercises and teach our nation's history. Authored by three experienced former public school teachers, these ready-made lesson plans for classroom teachers and school librarians make planning easy for implementation in a social studies, history, or English classroom. The book covers topics from Native Americans to the Louisiana Purchase, offering evidence-based reading strategies throughout that can hold adolescents' attention and develop their vocabulary and comprehension. Each chapter will include bibliographic information; suggested grade level; Information Literacy and National Social Studies Standards; before, during, and after reading strategies; database integration for classroom use; and suggested readalikes. Users will find the standards and evidenced-based research perfectly applicable in today's classrooms.

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Illustrations Introduction 1 Native Americans: An Introduction to Teaching This Time Period Native Americans: Resistance and Accommodation Exploring the New World Native American Societies: Conflict and Change The Cultural Divide Adaptations and Accommodations Bibliography 2 Native Americans: Book 1 Annotation Suggested Vocabulary Before Reading: Preparing to Jump into the Book During Reading: Guided Discussion Questions After Reading: Connecting to the Text Digging into the Database Read Alikes 3 Native Americans: Book 2 Annotation Suggested Vocabulary Before Reading: Preparing to Jump into the Book During Reading: Guided Discussion Questions After Reading: Connecting to the Text Digging into the Database Read Alikes 4 Spanish and French Explorers/Settlers: An Introduction to Teaching This Time Period The Spanish The French Bibliography 5 Spanish and French Explorers/Settlers: Book 1 Annotation Suggested Vocabulary Before Reading: Preparing to Jump into the Book During Reading: Guided Discussion Questions After Reading: Connecting to the Text Digging into the Database Read Alikes 6 Spanish and French Explorers/Settlers: Book 2 Annotation Suggested Vocabulary Before Reading: Preparing to Jump into the Book During Reading: Guided Discussion Questions After Reading: Connecting to the Text Digging into the Database Read Alikes 7 English and Dutch Colonists: An Introduction to Teaching This Time Period The Dutch The English Bibliography 8 English and Dutch Colonists: Book 1 Annotation Suggested Vocabulary Before Reading: Preparing to Jump into the Book During Reading: Guided Discussion Questions After Reading: Connecting to the Text Digging into the Database Read Alikes 9 English and Dutch Colonists: Book 2 Annotation Suggested Vocabulary Before Reading: Preparing to Jump into the Book During Reading: Guided Discussion Questions After Reading: Connecting to the Text Digging into the Database Read Alikes 10 The American Revolution: An Introduction to Teaching This Time Period Pre-Revolutionary Period The Revolutionary War Bibliography 11 The American Revolution: Book 1 Annotation Suggested Vocabulary Before Reading: Preparing to Jump into the Book During Reading: Guided Discussion Questions After Reading: Connecting to the Text Digging into the Database Read Alikes 12 The American Revolution: Book 2 Annotation Suggested Vocabulary Before Reading: Preparing to Jump into the Book During Reading: Guided Discussion Questions After Reading: Connecting to the Text Digging into the Database Read Alikes 13 Acquisition of New Lands-The Louisiana Purchase: An Introduction to Teaching This Time Period Historical Context and Motivating Factors The Expedition Bibliography 14 Acquisition of New Lands-The Louisiana Purchase: Book 1 Annotation Suggested Vocabulary Before Reading: Preparing to Jump into the Book During Reading: Guided Discussion Questions After Reading: Connecting to the Text Digging into the Database Read Alikes 15 Acquisition of New Lands-The Louisiana Purchase: Book 2 Annotation Suggested Vocabulary Before Reading: Preparing to Jump into the Book During Reading: Guided Discussion Questions After Reading: Connecting to the Text Digging into the Database Read Alikes Author Index Title Index