Spotlight on America Series: A Nation of Immigrants & African Americans

May 17, 2011 - PRLog -- Teacher Created Resources is pleased to announce the release of two new additions to the popular Spotlight On America series: A Nation of Immigrants and African Americans.

The Spotlight On America series encourages students to take an in-depth view of the people and events of specific eras of American history. Nonfiction reading comprehension is emphasized along with research, writing, critical thinking, history, and geography. Most titles include a readers’ theater.

TCR3147 A Nation of Immigrants
Topics in this title include: The First Wave (1600-1775) – The Second Wave (1820-1870) – The Third Wave (1880-1920) – Ellis Island: Gateway to America – Angel Island – The Fourth Wave (1945-Present) – Famous Immigrants. The book provides activities related to vocabulary, newspapers, diaries, maps, and timelines in addition to a readers’ theater, a culminating activity, an annotated bibliography, and a glossary.

TCR3395 African Americans
Topics in this title include: African Americans in Early America – Leaders Before the Civil War – War, Reconstruction, and Segregation – Leaders from the Civil War to the Great Depression – African American Heroes, 1865-1940 – The Civil Rights Movement, 1945-1970 – Moments and Movers in the Civil Rights Movement. The book provides activities related to poetry, public speaking, maps, and timelines in addition to a readers’ theater, a culminating activity, an annotated bibliography, and a glossary.

Both books are for students in Grades 5–8. The 96-page books sell for $12.99 each. A Nation of Immigrants is available now; African Americans will be available in July 2011.

Educators and parents can visit www.teachercreated.com to find out more about these and other Teacher Created Resources products.

TCR3147 A Nation of Immigrants, Grades 5–8, 96 pp., $12.99
TCR3395 African Americans, Grades 5–8, 96 pp., $12.99

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