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During the 20th century, Texas grew from a land of farms and ranches to a state filled with large cities and industries. This fascinating title is a great introduction to Texas history, Texas social life and customs, and Texas economic conditions throughout the 20th century. The intriguing facts and vivid images work in conjunction with the supportive text and accommodating glossary and index to give children an opportunity to enhance their vocabulary...
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Act out the story of Pete Seeger, a left-wing folk singer during the Cold War who was tried for being a Communist. Pete pleads the Fifth Amendment when he does not want to answer the court's questions. Although this saves him from serving a long jail sentence, he is still blacklisted, resulting in many hardships for his career and his entire family. The six roles in this script are written at different reading levels, supporting differentiation and...
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During the 20th century, Texas grew from a land of farms and ranches to a state filled with large cities and industries. This fascinating title is a great introduction to Texas history, Texas social life and customs, and Texas economic conditions throughout the 20th century. The intriguing facts and vivid images work in conjunction with the supportive text and accommodating glossary and index to give children an opportunity to enhance their vocabulary...
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Act out the story of two families who immigrate to America in hopes of having a better life! This title teaches children about the hardships of the journey that immigrants endured and the payoff of American citizenship. The roles in this script are written at varying reading levels, allowing teachers to use differentiation strategies to assign specific roles to students who are at different reading levels. This feature allows all students to engage...
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Learn all about the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the Freedom Riders, and the steps that brave African Americans took to help the Civil Rights Movement in this digital Spanish-translated Reader's Theater script. Spanish-speaking students can engage in the story by acting out this leveled script, which includes six roles that are written at varying reading levels, supporting differentiation and language learning strategies. Teachers can implement...
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Act out the story of two young girls, Roberta and Pauline, who work at a linen mill in North Carolina in 1919! The girls must work to help support their family, so they cannot go to school. At the mill, they are treated unfairly, working in harsh, unsafe conditions. In this script, two workers from the National Child Labor Committee (NCLC) hear the girls' story and decide to work to improve child labor laws and to make school compulsory for children....
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This appealing biography highlights Lyndon B. Johnson's life as he represented Texas in the United States Congress for 24 years and became the 36th President of the United States. Through engaging images, intriguing sidebars and facts, appealing photographs, and easy-to-read text, readers will learn interesting aspects of U.S. history during Johnson's presidency, such as the Higher Education Act, Voting Rights Act, Minority Whip, and the Vietnam War....
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Lyndon B. Johnson was born in Texas in the early 1900s. This appealing biography has been translated into Spanish and highlights Johnson's life as he represented Texas in the United States Congress for 24 years and became the 36th President of the United States. Through engaging images, intriguing sidebars and facts, easy to read text, and a supportive glossary and index, readers will learn about interesting topics such as the Higher Education Act,...
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