Get Ready! for Social Studies : Book Reports,

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.

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.

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

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