Content Area Reading/Graphic History and Biographies

Graphic U.S. History Fast paced and easy to read, these graphic U.S. History titles teach students about key historical events in American History from 1500 to the present. Dramatic and colorful graphics highlight the text with easy transitions, which avoids a choppy narrative. These history titles offer a variety of rich material to support teaching to the standards. Readers of Graphic U.S. History books acquire content knowledge, vocabulary, and learning strategies as they read about topics they might otherwise avoid. Using the graphics, students can bridge what they already know with what they have yet to learn. Graphically illustrated text also teaches inference skills, dialogue, transitions, and drawing conclusions. Graphics in the classroom provide an intervention with proven success for the struggling reader. Full-color drawings engage the reader Speech bubbles and nonfiction text on every page Makes history accessible The New World 1500-1750, Lexile: 980 The Fight for Freedom 1750-1783, Lexile: 750 The U.S. Emerges 1783-1800, Lexile: 730 Problems of a New Nation 1800-1830, Lexile: 760 Americans Move Westward 1800-1850, Lexile: 620 Before the Civil War 1830-1860, Lexile: 650 The Civil War 1850-1876, Lexile: 710 The Industrial Era 1865-1915, Lexile: 680 America Becomes a World Power 1890-1930, Lexile: 800 The Roaring Twenties & The Great Depression 1920-1940, Lexile: 710 World War II & The Cold War 1940-1960, Lexile: 870 Civil Rights Movement & Vietnam 1960-1976, Lexile: 930
	Reading Level Interest Level 4.5 Grades 7-12+
	Subject/Genre: History Ratings: Lexile: 620-1030 | Guided Reading: U,V Recommended Ages: 12-18+ Pages: 56 pp., 6 x 8-3/4, softcover World War II & Cold War