Take a Stand! American Revolution Teacher's Edition and Student's Edition

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The Take a Stand! series teaches students how to be historians. They learn not what to think or memorize, but how to analyze the events of the past. This unique approach makes the student an active participation in the analysis of the past. This is the best of critical thinking, Socratic discussion, and analytical writing in history. The Take a Stand! series is not a set of textbooks, but rather thinking, reading, speaking, and writing guides. Take a Stand! shows the student how to be a historian. You will need to use history texts and documents to complete the Take a Stand! method. 


The American Revolution, The Declaration of Independence, Effects on France, 

The U.S. Constitution, Founding the Republic, The U.S. as a Young Nation, Westward

Expansion, The Civil War, Causes, The Civil War, Compare and Contrast, Reconstruction, Immigration, Industrialization, World Power


Thinking and Writing Skills: Fact or Opinion? Judgment, Supporting Evidence, Primary or Secondary Analysis, Using Quotes, Paraphrasing, Thesis Statement, Conclusion, Outline for a One-Paragraph Essay, Rough Draft for a One-Paragraph Essay, Taking Notes, Thesis Statement for a Five Paragraph Essay, Rough Draft for a Five Paragraph Essay, Revising, Documenting Sources in a Text, Works Cited, Typing Guidelines, The Cover Page and Checklist, Thesis Statement for a Multi-Page Essay, Counter argument, Analyzing Primary Sources, Cause and Effect, Compare and Contrast, One-Paragraph Grading Rubric, Five-Paragraph Grading Rubric, Multi-Page Grading Rubric.  


Teacher's Edition: Explanation of how to use books, how to teach the tools of history, how to lead a Socratic discussion, and how to teach analytical writing in history. Comes complete with sample student essays, sample grading of essays, and answers for research assignments. Includes entire student book, but with answers to research questions.




Student's Edition:

13 Number ISBN: 978-0-9790388-6-0

10 Number ISBN: 0-9790388-6-3

Publisher: Take a Stand Publications

Pages: 83

Read Cathy Duffy's Review

Book Review: http://cathyduffyreviews.com/history-geography/take-a-stand.htm

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History Text Recommendations

We have made a sample 32-week reading plan based on the Take a Stand! Ancient Civilizations book.  Our texts we chose represent a variety of primary sources.  Primary source documents are valuable because they compel the student to form his own perspective on what actually happened using eyewitness sources.  The secondary source book we chose has a respectful view of Judeo-Christian culture, uses many facts and historical pieces of evidence, and is accessible to a broad range of students.  The parent or teacher is encouraged to use additional texts, as well.
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