World Map

Hidden Curriculum

•An abundance of information is given in reference to America, despite being WORLD history.
-encourages idea that America is most important, the greatest.
•Many examples given where working hard leads to success.
•Men depicted as the sole makers of history, changes, and progress, meanwhile women are shown as housewives, and in fictional literature sections.
•Democracy is the ONLY way to freedom
•Great details on European contributions and progress, other countries contributions lack details.
-Europe’s history and contributions are the most important to know.

Suggested Materials Interesting and Engaging?

Yes:


•Gives many activities to choose from
•Allows for adaptation
•Additional resources listed
•Diverse
•Multiple, different perspectives
•Connections to real life “How does this house look like yours?”
•Interconnectedness: examples of mutual reliance of cultures, dependence of one culture on another
•Not sugar coated, realistic

Content Material

•World History
•Current Cultures around the World
-aims for understanding others
-not very stereotypical

Cross Curricular Connections Explicitly Listed

•Art, Citizenship, Drama, Economics, Geography, Literature, Science, Speaking, Technology, Writing
•Located in the beginning of each lesson
•Modifications are also listed in this section, although some are fairly weak and common sense
•The “challenges” listed for students in need of more engaging material is more often busy work and not necessarily challenging or thought provoking.


•e.g. p. 403D in Vol 2
Identify waves of immigration
Objective: To identify when, why and from which countries major waves of European immigrants came to the US.
-Research Immigration
-Chart information to organize
-Plot areas on a map where the immigrant groups settled

Additional Resources (located in the back of the book)

•Atlas
•Maps of Countries
•Country Flags
•Gazetteer
•Geographic glossary
•Glossary
•Index
•Bibliography
•Reading Connections
•Biographical Dictionary

Unit Overview

•Chapter lessons
•Theme concept
•Theme assessment
-theme project
-rubric
•Unit assessment
•Bibliography
–Program resources
–Multimedia resources
–ELL resources (some)
•Introducing concept
•How to begin the unit
• Objectives outlined
•Guide for extra support (appear to be common sense)
•Bulletin board ideas
•Informal assessment (preassessment)
•Home/school connection
•Connecting to current events
•Understanding timeline
•Resources
–End of chapter and unit
–Chapter reviews with answers
–5 different test options
•Planning guide
–Each Lesson has: Objective/ Standards/Cross Curricular Activities/ Additional Resources

Contents

•Authors/Reviews/Consultants
•Citizenship Section
•Maps
•Skills Workshops
•Works of literature
•Table of Contents
-Units
-Chapter
-Pages

Assement of Teacher Manual

Features of Discover Our Heritage (1997) teacher’s manual by Houghton Mifflin.