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Thomas Paine: Common Sense and Revolutionary Pamphleteering (The Library of American Lives and Times Series)
Grade Level: 2-3 Age Level: 7-8 Listening Level: Grades 4-6 The Library of American Lives and Times™ Biographies For Grades 4-8 Correlated to the Curriculum Extend the learning through this new biography series. The Library of American Lives and Times use extensive primary resources as it brings American history to life for your students. Learn about some of the greatest players who helped in shaping America as it grew from a colony to a world super power. Through a chronological narrative, enriched with diary entries, letters, and other primary documents, students will learn about the various stages of our nation's development, as well as learning to think about history from the perspective of both individuals and society. By learning about history from a particular and unique biographical perspective, each student will learn about the following themes that form the framework for the social studies standards: Culture; People, Places, and Environments; Individual Development and Identity; Individuals, Groups, and Institutions; Power, Authority, and Governance; Production, Distribution, and Consumption; Global Connections: Civic Ideals and Practices. These books are comprehensive biographical treatments of important Americans, emphasizing not just their lives, but the times in which they lived. British-born Thomas Paine came to Philadelphia in 1774. He clearly heard the colonists’ cries for liberty. They stirred his own political philosophy and ideals for freedom. He committed the powerful mixture to print with revolutionary pamphlets such as Common Sense. Paine helped set the stage for the Declaration of Independence and profoundly influenced the course of our nation’s history and ideology. "These attractive titles serve not only as quality report sources, but also as a general interest titles." - School Library Journal
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- PublisherBrilliance Audio
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1423394402
- ISBN 13 9781423394402
- BindingAudio CD
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