History Alive! The United States Through Modern Times - TCI

The United States Through Modern TimesTCI’s History Alive! The United States Through Modern Times raiseshistorical literacy and develops a love of learning history. Students makeconnections with their own lives while mastering social studies standards.With hands-on activities, students• participate in a series of colonial town meetings to debate whether torebel against British rule.• visit battlegrounds to experience elements of the Civil War.• recreate the Cold War rivalry between the United States and the SovietUnion in a game of team tag.History Alive! The United States Through Modern TimesTeachers can:• support language arts instruction in the social studies curriculum withreading, writing, speaking, and listening activities, as well as Reading andWriting Toolkits.• measure student mastery with rigorous assessments that covercomprehension, skills, and critical thinking.• modify instruction for English language learners, learners with specialeducation needs, and enrichment.• integrate technology into classroom instruction with theTeacher Subscription and Student Subscription.FREE 30 DAY TRIALTest-drive with a 30 Day TrialWith the Teacher Subscription, teachers can getan entire class interacting with one computer, aninternet connection and a projector. Students meetthe Common Core Standards using the StudentSubscription’s Digital Notebook.www.teachtci.com/trial2

History Alive! The United StatesThrough Modern Times captures thestory of the United States from theprecolonial era to the 21st century.Students investigate the people,events and movements that defineour nation and practice skills thathelp them understand how the pastinfluences and shapes the present.Our Colonial Heritage1 The First Americans2 European Explorationand Settlement3 The English Colonies inNorth America4 Life in the ColoniesRevolution in the Colonies5 Toward Independence6 The Declaration ofIndependence7 The American RevolutionForming a New Nation8 Creating the Constitution9 The Constitution: A MorePerfect Union10 The Bill of RightsLaunching the New Republic11 Political Developments in theEarly Republic12 Foreign Affairs in theYoung Nation13 A Growing Sense of Nationhood14 Andrew Jackson and the Growthof American DemocracyAn Expanding Nation15 Manifest Destiny and theGrowing Nation16 Life in the WestAmericans in the Mid-1800s17 An Era of Reform18 The Worlds of North and South19 African Americans inthe Mid-1800s

www.teachtci.com/historyalive-usmt1. Watch a lesson demonstration2. Learn about strategies behind the program3. Discover the new and improved Teacher Subscriptionand Student SubscriptionThe Union Challenged20 A Dividing Nation21 The Civil War22 The Reconstruction EraMigration and Industry23 Tensions in the West24 The Rise of Industry25 The Great Waveof ImmigrationA Modern Nation Emerges26 The Progressive Era27 The United States Becomesa World Power28 The Roaring Twenties and theGreat DepressionHistory Alive! The United States Through IndustrialismThe United States Since 194529 World War II30 The Cold War31 The Civil Rights Movement32 Contemporary AmericanSociety

New Classroom TechnologyA Student Subscription creates an interactivelearning environment that supports and extendsclassroom activities. Students meet the Common Corestandards with the Digital Notebook. And they willaccess text, rich images, game-like Reading Challenges,and more online.An online Teacher Subscription makes teaching,assessing, and managing social studies classes easy.You’ll discover great content, interactive whiteboardtechnology, and engaging classroom experiences—aimed at helping students actively discover information.StudentTextClassroomPresentationsDigitalNotebook:CommonCoreActivitiesAssessmentToolsGame-likeReadingChallengesSendMessagesand ShareFileswww.teachtci.comAbout TCITCI is a K–12 publishing company created by teachers, for teachers. With proven classroom results, our curriculum increases test scores and content literacy skills while enablingeducators to be more effective and passionate in their teaching. Our programs marry great content, meaningful technology, and interactive experiences.800-497-6138, ext. 0 info@teachtci.com © 2012 by Teachers’ Curriculum Institute