Everything you need to ace American history in one big fat notebook The complete middle school study guide

Book - 2016

A workbook that examines American history on a middle school level. Organized by key concepts, the text includes mnemonic devices, definitions, timelines and doodles to help the subject stick in your brain, so you can ace your class.

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Published
New York : Workman Publishing [2016]
Language
English
Other Authors
Lily Rothman (author), Philip Bigler (contributor), Tim (Graphic artist) Hall (-)
Item Description
"From the brains behind Brain Quest!"--Front cover.
Physical Description
502 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 21 cm
ISBN
9780761160830
  • Prehistory--Early 1600s
  • Colonial America, 1607-1780s
  • American Revolution and the early Republic, 1776-1791
  • American expansion, 1801-1861
  • Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850s-1870s
  • Reshaping the nation, 1850-1917
  • World wars and modern America, 1900s-1930s
  • World War II, 1930s-1945
  • Post-World War II era, 1945-1980
  • American history... and current-ish events!
Review by Booklist Review

From the creators of the popular Brain Quest trivia games comes a study manual that is both appealing and complete. Readers are encouraged to imagine that they have borrowed the notebook of the smartest kid in their social studies class. Replete with explanatory doodles, sidebars, and highlighting, the book is truly comprehensive, beginning with a thorough look at the ancient tribes of Native Americans and covering all the most significant events through the modern era. The notebook is divided up into 10 chronological units, and a quiz follows each to check for understanding. The manual has all the trappings of an actual student notebook, and the illustrations and mnemonic devices are perfectly in tune with a middle-school reader's needs. Vetted by teachers, aligned with Common Core Standards, and appealing to students, this study guide provides a complement to a textbook or teacher notes for any student who is looking for a big fat reinforcement.--Anderson, Erin Copyright 2016 Booklist

From Booklist, Copyright (c) American Library Association. Used with permission.
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 5-8-Billing itself as a comprehensive study guide, this book has the appearance and content of a good set of student notes. Pages are ruled like notebook paper, and the font looks like hand printing. Chronological "units," divided into shorter chapters, closely follow the content arrangement of many American history texts, from the earliest human inhabitants of North America to the Iraq War and Obama's election. Rothman summarizes the main concepts and details of the themes, events, and important people and dates of U.S. history, devoting about a paragraph to each topic. The limited interpretation and analysis are consistent with mainstream historical thought and scholarship. Organization is student-friendly, with headings in green type, key history information in blue, and yellow-highlighted general vocabulary terms that are defined in adjacent boxes. Sidebars provide limited supplemental information, and there are numerous maps but no index. The few illustrations look like student doodles and usually have a humorous take on history. "Check Your Knowledge" questions end each chapter and are answered on following pages. More textbook content-oriented than various editions of Kenneth C. Davis's "Don't Know Much" series overviews of American history, this book is exactly what it claims to be-a study guide. More volumes, covering science, world history, and other subjects, are publishing simultaneously-all titles meet Common Core State Standards. VERDICT Best suited for students looking to sharpen history skills and bolster their confidence.-Mary Mueller, Rolla Public Schools, MO © Copyright 2016. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Hi! These are the notes from my world history class. Oh, who am I? Well, some people said I was the smartest kid in class. I wrote everything you need to ace AMERICAN HISTORY, from the ICE AGE to the INTERNET AGE, and only the really important stuff in between-you know, the stuff that's usually on the test! I tried to keep everything organized, so I almost always: * Highlight vocabulary words in YELLOW * Color in definitions in green highlighter * Use BLUE PEN for important people, places, dates, and terms * Doodle a pretty sweet Eleanor Roosevelt and whatnot to visually show the big ideas. If you're not loving your textbook and you're not so great at taking notes in class, this notebook will help. It hits all the major points. (But if your teacher spends a whole class talking about something that's not covered, go ahead and write that down for yourself.) Now that I've aced American history, this notebook is YOURS. I'm done with it, so this notebook's purpose in life is to help YOU learn and remember just what you need to ace YOUR American history class. Excerpted from Everything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook: A Middle School Study Guide by Workman Publishing Company Staff All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.