Government

Students read, observe, and analyze primary and secondary sources to answer document-based questions (DBQ) that range from identifying cause and effect, predicting possible outcomes, explaining point-of-view, summarizing main ideas, defining vocabulary from textual clues, and much more!

DBQs (Document-Based Questions) integrate literacy, standards-based content, and critical-thinking.

The U.S. Founding Documents: The Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights includes:

• Literacy DBQs students read, analyze, and write.
• Rigorous DBQs challenge students to use critical-thinking, reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
• DBQs connect reading and analysis to purposeful writing supported by evidence.

The U.S. Founding Documents: The Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights has higher-order thinking questioning techniques to help students build inquiry skills! Students learn to support their conclusions with evidenceóan essential 21st Century skill.

The U.S. Founding Documents: The Declaration of Independence, U.S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights include:

• Text, Data, & Primary Source Analysis
• Writing
• Charts & Graphs
• Inference
• Cause & Effect
• Point of View ï Categorization
• Technology
• Experiments
• Order of Events
• Categorization
• Predict Possible Outcomes
• & Lots More!

Add critical thinking and rigor to your classroom!

This social studies interactive notebook for middle grades provides everything students need for successful, personalized note taking.

Encourage students to create their own learning portfolios with the Mark Twain Interactive Notebook: U.S. Constitution for fifth to eighth grades. This interactive notebook emphasizes these important concepts:

• principles of U.S. government
• citizens' rights and responsibilities
• the Constitution

This social studies interactive notebook helps students review and study for tests.

Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.

Promote good citizenship with a fundamental understanding of the document on which the United States of America was founded.

This 112-page social studies classroom resource includes activities and lessons on the birth of the Constitution, amendments, and branches of government and is sure to paint a definitive picture of the workings of the U.S. government.

Understanding the U.S. Constitution also includes a valuable CD-ROM full of printable worksheets and interactive whiteboard resources.

Meets NCSS correlated standards.

Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing captivating, supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, the product line covers a range of subjects including math, science, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character. Mark Twain Media also provides innovative classroom solutions for bulletin boards and interactive whiteboards. Since 1977, Mark Twain Media has remained a reliable source for a wide variety of engaging classroom resource

Teach students the importance of the U.S. Constitution with the help of Mark Twain's U.S. Constitution book for middle and upper grades.

Understanding the US. Constitution for fifth to twelfth grades helps students become informed citizens by delving into the history and structure of the U.S. Constitution. This social studies resource book covers the birth of the Constitution, the branches of government, the articles, and the amendments. Full copy of the U.S. Constitution and a sample test are included.

Mark Twain Media Publishing Company specializes in providing engaging supplemental books and decorative resources to complement middle- and upper-grade classrooms. Designed by leading educators, this product line covers a range of subjects including mathematics, sciences, language arts, social studies, history, government, fine arts, and character.