Curricula

The learning experiences provided in these published curricula are designed to prepare fourth-grade students to use primary source material to create an interpretive essay. Students will gain experience that will help them answer the document-based portion of the fifth-grade Social Studies test.

In designing these learning experiences, we have provided extensive support for students and teachers. The activities in this packet can be used to prepare students to interpret documents for the essay. Students are provided with many opportunities to practice by comparing and contrasting, interpreting and combining facts and observations from a variety of documents.

Note. Not all of the curricula result in a document-based question.

The following curricula have been published and are available for purchase. You can purchase them by visiting our online store (credit card only) or by printing and completing the publications order form [PDF file (important information about using PDF files)]:

Title Includes
Essay?
What Did They Do Before There Was TV? Entertainment in the Age of the Magic Lantern No
The Erie Canal: Impact on People and Cities Yes
Community and Decision-Making: Deciding the Future of Two Historic Buildings Yes
Maps: Understanding Our Place in the World Yes
New Land…New Beginnings…New York: The Story of Immigration in New York Yes
Finding a Better Way: Reform Movements of the 19th Century Yes
Feeding Body and Soul: Haudenosaunee Agriculture in the 19th Century No
Assembling the Future: Twentieth Century Industry in New York State No
Present Meets Past: A Guide to Exploring Community History
Volume I: All About Me
Volume II: The Place Where I Live		 No
 
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