<p><strong>Americana: Historical Spotlights in Story and Song</strong><br />and <strong>Americana Easy Reader</strong><br /><em>Myrtis Mixon</em></p> <p>This is really one book in two versions. The <em>Easy Reader</em> works for the low intermediate level, with short sentences, simple vocabulary, and generally easy exercises. The other, the high intermediate to advanced text, details events more finely and offers a greater range of vocabulary and more challenging exercises. The songs in both versions are the same, the illustrations and maps are identical. The only difference between them is the reading level. The advantage of having both these versions in mixed level classes is obvious. All students will be reading essentially the same story, at their comfortable level, and they will all sing the same songs together.</p> <p>What is offered here is possibly the ultimate enhancement to any <span class="caps">ESL</span>, American history or social studies class. Well researched history is interwoven with popular culture in fifteen episodes. Immigrants, industrialists, railroad workers, political activists, diplomats and environmentalists people these pages.</p> <p>Historical spotlights shine on a cowboy as he runs into trouble herding cattle on the Old Chisholm Trail. Darling Clementine and Sweet Betsy from Pike live the adventures of their songs. Students will read the stories, recite the poetry, follow the maps and sing the songs from the book.</p> <p>In both versions a great variety of exercises reinforces vocabulary and provides opportunities for conversation, reading and writing. The music students will learn is part of America&#8217;s most enduring repertoire.</p> <p>Also available is a compact disk <em>Americana: Historical Spotlights in Song.</em> With it, students sing along, accompanying an excellent folk-singing group.</p> <p><em>Grade 5 through Adult, both versions of text</em></p> <p><em>Music, Stories for Low intermediate &#8211; Intermediate</em></p> <p><a href='http://static1.jadedpixel.com/s/files/1/0002/0157/files/americana_intermediate.pdf'><img src='/images/admin/icons/mimes/pdf.gif' alt='' /> <em>Download a sample <span class="caps">PDF</span> of Americana</em></a></p> <p><a href='http://static2.jadedpixel.com/s/files/1/0002/0157/files/americana_easy.pdf'><img src='/images/admin/icons/mimes/pdf.gif' alt='' /> <em>Download a sample <span class="caps">PDF</span> of the Easy Reader</em></a></p> 2007-05-20T13:44:53-07:00 americana 129629 Textbook 2007-05-20T13:44:53-07:00 2008-03-01T10:40:04-08:00 Myrtis Mixon intermediate *Americana: Historical Spotlights in Story and Song* and *Americana Easy Reader* _Myrtis Mixon_ This is really one book in two versions. The _Easy Reader_ works for the low intermediate level, with short sentences, simple vocabulary, and generally easy exercises. The other, the high intermediate to advanced text, details events more finely and offers a greater range of vocabulary and more challenging exercises. The songs in both versions are the same, the illustrations and maps are identical. The only difference between them is the reading level. The advantage of having both these versions in mixed level classes is obvious. All students will be reading essentially the same story, at their comfortable level, and they will all sing the same songs together. What is offered here is possibly the ultimate enhancement to any ESL, American history or social studies class. Well researched history is interwoven with popular culture in fifteen episodes. Immigrants, industrialists, railroad workers, political activists, diplomats and environmentalists people these pages. Historical spotlights shine on a cowboy as he runs into trouble herding cattle on the Old Chisholm Trail. Darling Clementine and Sweet Betsy from Pike live the adventures of their songs. Students will read the stories, recite the poetry, follow the maps and sing the songs from the book. In both versions a great variety of exercises reinforces vocabulary and provides opportunities for conversation, reading and writing. The music students will learn is part of America's most enduring repertoire. Also available is a compact disk _Americana: Historical Spotlights in Song._ With it, students sing along, accompanying an excellent folk-singing group. _Grade 5 through Adult, both versions of text_ _Music, Stories for Low intermediate - Intermediate_ <a href='http://static1.jadedpixel.com/s/files/1/0002/0157/files/americana_intermediate.pdf'><img src='/images/admin/icons/mimes/pdf.gif' alt='' /> _Download a sample PDF of Americana_</a> <a href='http://static2.jadedpixel.com/s/files/1/0002/0157/files/americana_easy.pdf'><img src='/images/admin/icons/mimes/pdf.gif' alt='' /> _Download a sample PDF of the Easy Reader_</a> 2007-05-20T13:44:53-07:00 manual 24950 210415 deny 1 Americana (Text and Compact Disc) 1 24.95 129629 true 0-943327-42-3 true 2008-03-01T10:40:04-08:00 2007-05-20T13:44:53-07:00 manual 14950 210411 deny 1 Americana (Text Only) 2 14.95 129629 true 0-943327- 13-X true 2008-03-01T10:40:04-08:00 2007-05-20T13:44:53-07:00 manual 14950 210418 deny 1 Americana (Compact Disc Only) 3 14.95 129629 true 0-943327-29-6 true 2008-03-01T10:40:04-08:00 2007-05-20T13:44:53-07:00 manual 14950 210419 deny 1 "Easy Reader" (Text and Compact Disc) 4 24.95 129629 true 0-943327-21-0 true 2008-03-01T10:40:04-08:00 2007-05-20T13:44:53-07:00 manual 14950 210426 deny 1 "Easy Reader" (Text Only) 5 14.95 129629 true 0-943327-21-0 true 2008-03-01T10:40:04-08:00 2007-05-20T13:44:53-07:00 195906 1 129629 2008-03-01T10:40:04-08:00 http://static.shopify.com/s/files/1/0002/0157/products/amerhist.jpg?1268028964 2007-05-20T13:44:53-07:00 195915 2 129629 2008-03-01T10:40:04-08:00 http://static.shopify.com/s/files/1/0002/0157/products/ezreadr.jpg?1268028964 Title