Everything You Need To Ace American History In One Big Fat Notebook by Lily Rothman

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  An exciting book for all middle schoolers (6th-8th grade) who wish they had taken better notes in American History class or just want to jump to the head of the class. Each Big Fat Notebook is like getting to borrow the notebook of the best student in American History class, the one who not only writes down the important points the teacher makes--noting those crucial "you will get tested on these" facts--but also meticulously transcribes key points from the chalkboard and pastes teacher handouts into her notebook. Part "CliffsNotes," part workbook, this study hack will help kids focus on the things they need to remember in order to rock their middle school exams and ace american history.Everything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook is based on state standards and has been vetted by a middle school American history teacher who has won a teacher-of-the-year award.

  Everything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook includes:

  • Illustrative and memorable doodles, such as an angry-looking strip of bacon to symbolize Bacon's Rebellion.
  • Chapter review quizzes with answers.
  • Clever mnemonics, such as "Oh My! America's Interesting!" to remember the first empires that rose and fell in the Americas: Olmec, Maya, Aztec, and Inca.

  Everything You Need to Ace American History in One Big Fat Notebook covers the following topics and more:

  • Native Americans
  • The Colonies
  • The Revolutionary War
  • American Expansion
  • The War of 1812
  • Civil War Reconstruction
  • The Industrial Revolution
  • Immigration
  • Imperialism
  • World War I & II
  • The Great Depression
  • The New Deal
  • Civil Rights
  • The Vietnam War
  • The Cold War
  • 9/11
  • War in Iraq
  • Universal Healthcare