Overview
The complete story of American history in one comprehensive middle school program
The American Journey is a student-friendly presentation of American history from pre-exploration to the present. Its unparalleled author team, including National Geographic, ensures accuracy in every detail of the narrative, maps, and charts. This program emphasizes skill development—from reading maps to analyzing primary and secondary sources to exploring the connections between history and geography, economics, government, citizenship, and current events.
Synopsis
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THE AMERICAN JOURNEY
THE COMPLETE STORY OF AMERICAN HISTORY IN ONE COMPREHENSIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
PROGRAM
The American Journey is a superb, readable presentation of American history,
from pre-exploration to the present. Its unparalleled author team, including the
National Geographic Society, ensures accuracy in every detail of the narrative,
maps, and charts.
Features
Accessible Reading and Reading Strategies Are a Priority
• Exclusive! Foldables—student-made three-dimensional graphic organizers—are
a unique strategy that helps students read effectively and also can be used as
assessment or study tools.
• A Guide to Reading, Reading Checks, and a Summary in every chapter keep
students on track as they learn to read for information and process what they’ve
read.
• The extensive use of graphics, maps, and photography creates a visual/verbal
approach that appeals to all your students.
Relevance is Part of Every Lesson
• TIME Notebooks allow students to step into the past, learning about
everyday life in various periods and the “hot topics” of different eras.
• What Life Was Like and Hands-On History fully engage students in learning
and give them an understanding of parallels between earlier generations and
their own.
National Geographic Brings its Unequalled Expertise to Every Page
• Brand-new, colorful, easy-to-read maps help students understand the where
and why of history.
• Geography and History features show students how geography and events
intertwine to create the history of a location or nation.
Continual Practice in Social Studies Skills
• The program emphasizes skill development—from reading maps to analyzing
primary and secondary sources to exploring the connections between history and
geography, economics, government, citizenship, and current events.
Abundant Opportunities for Students to Demonstrate Proficiency
• The Princeton Review Standardized Test Practice provides systematic,
ongoing test preparation. As your students learn, they are simultaneously
preparing to demonstrate their knowledge of American history in standardized
test formats.