Developmental Reading in Social Studies; Civil War. A Guide for Teachers, Grade 8, Revised.

This unit guide, fifth in a series of seven, is designed to provide eighth-grade social studies teachers with the material necessary for providing reading and study skills instruction while developing the facts, attitudes, and concepts of social studies. Information about the Civil War is found in two texts, Wilder and Ludlom, "This is America's Story," and Swartz and O'Connor, "Exploring American History." The former is designed for use with average classes; the latter, with modified. Each chapter of materials contains exercises dealing with general vocabulary building, specific social studies vocabulary, terms dealing with people, places, and things, and tests for these words. Other exercises deal with note taking, recall, and prereading skills such as use of the introduction, subchapter and chapter headings, and pictures. Combined questions applicable to both textbooks are also provided. (WB)