Introducing the
NEW LITTLE BOOK:
OGT Social Studies                   

                       

Help Your Students Pass High School Social Studies Tests

The New Little Book: Social Studies

 

 

Everything in one source

 

· 278 page small format illustrated paperback book

· Follows 9th and 10th grade benchmarks

· Contains material on every indicator

· Each section is a mini-study guide with its own glossary

· Glossaries contain more than 522 unique words

· Tells students how to use the book to prepare for the test

· Seven pages of test-taking tips

· 21 performance verbs with explanations of what to do and examples

 

Easy to read/ easy to remember

from History Benchmark E: 20th Century Conflict: the Cold War and Contemporary Conflicts

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Underlined words are defined in the glossary at the end of each section. Here is a portion of the glossary for History E.

 

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Read or download samples, including a glossary sample

Success in six school districts in 2007-2008

· Pass rates in social studies increased by more than the statewide average in every school district that used The New Little Book. More proof it works

· Overall student response very good. Read what people are saying about The New Little Book

 

How teachers use The New Little Book

· review before the test

· cover material in time for the test

· introduce a unit

· end a unit

Read more about teaching social studies and the OGT

Watch this site for a teaching video, an audio version, and a section for teachers to share experiences with their colleagues.

Quality

· Authorized update of The Little Book--Citizenship that helped students with the old OPT

· Authors and editors are experienced social studies and English teachers

· Produced by the American Association of University Women Heights-Hillcrest-Lyndhurst Branch

· Funded by grants from the Cleveland Foundation and the Gund Foundation

 

ISBN: 978-0-9798218-0-6

 

See also Pricing, How to Order, Get it Funded, Download a brochure