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![]() Frameworks
for America's Past is a 200 page
interactive learning
guide with a matching Internet site for middle school U.S.
history
students. It closely tracks the well regarded Virginia
USII history Standards of Learning (SOL), covering the period from
Reconstruction to the present. It is sold as a master page binder along with a school or district wide site license that gives permission to photocopy its pages for students. Frameworks
for
America's Past
uses a graphics-rich and interactive design that helps students of
all backgrounds build a solid foundation of knowledge and skills.
It has been used in hundreds of classrooms by thousands of students
across Virginia
and in other states. Frameworks for America's Past emphasizes active student engagement in:
Why do students enjoy working with this so much? ![]() With Frameworks for America's Past, students feel involved. Students learn and practice taking concise notes, on graphics-rich pages that help them visualize their lessons. They finish maps with color pencils, and make graphs of important historical trends using statistical data. With the matching Internet support site, they also explore an engaging collection of historical photographs, videos, primary source readings, and other resources. You, of course, are the classroom leader, and the lessons you build around the pages and topics in Frameworks for America's Past are an essential ingredient for student success. You can see the pages, as they look with the notes, maps, and charts completed, on this web site. Look for the sample pages link on this title's home page. or in the Teacher Key links in each section.
The Internet support site has a full set of Teacher Key pages in each
section. These are sized
so they can be projected on
a large screen for the note taking parts of your classes, and for
activities and class discussion based on the pages. Be sure to see the Tips for Teachers page on this web site. There is a link to it from the Information Page for this title. Does it match the USII Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL)? Our Second Edition incorporates the Virginia SOL revisions for this subject approved in the spring of 2016. Like our earlier edition, it includes some additional material as well to flesh out certain topics more effectively. Each unit lists the specific SOL correlation for the pages in that unit. What about the cost? Coming this summer: All sections of Frameworks for America's Past will be available as free PDF downloads for teachers, and will include permission to photocopy the pages for use with their own students starting with the 2025-26 school year. The matching web site will remain free as well. Thank you for your past support for this project. Please see the Prices and Ordering link on this title's Information Page for more details. How do we
renew our school's site license? May we place a link to pages on this web site? Teachers are welcome to place links from their own teacher web pages to this title's home page, to a section main page, or to other specific pages. You may not, however, take or copy content to transfer to your web pages. (Just like in a museum: You may visit and have your students visit, but you are not allowed to steal the exhibits!) How can I get more information? Please contact our office in Springfield, Virginia, by phone at: (703) 644 - 4612, or by email at: ftm.contact@verizon.net |