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Adolescent Literacy: Social Studies Comprehension Strategies: The ability to read and comprehend information is crucial to understanding society around us, as well as making decisions and defending one’s views and opinions. Help your students develop the reading skills that will help them achieve higher in social studies--and in life; Take this course: Begins April 6.

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Traditional weaving in Ecuador: Photographs and text illustrate traditional weaving in Ecuador, from carding and spinning wool to selling finished products at the market.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Newar house in the mountains of Nepal: A traditional Newar house at Nepal Danda, Nepal. The windows and doors are artistically carved from wood. The walls are made from stone bricks. Newars are an indigenous people of Nepal, and the term applies roughly to the descendants of the citizens of Medieval...; Format: image/photograph

Pyramid of Moon in Teotihuacan, Mexico: A large stone pyramid is photographed from the perspective of the top of a different pyramid. The pyramid in the distance is constructed of multiple levels with many stone stairs. Teotihuacan is the name of a Mesoamerican indigenous civilization and its grandest...; Format: image/photograph

Steps on a Teotihuacan, Mexico: Two tourists stand among steep-sided pyramid walls. A metal rail separates two pyramid walls. Overcast skies frame the image. Teotihuacan is the name of a Mesoamerican indigenous civilization and its grandest city, once the largest city in Mexico. The Teotihuacan...; Format: image/photograph

Sculpture in Teotihuacan, Mexico: A small sculpture emerges from a stone wall. The sculpture is made up of three parts: two white conical images, with a small red bowl between them. The conical carvings may represent shells. Teotihuacan is the name of a Mesoamerican indigenous civilization...; Format: image/photograph

Carved stone wall in Teotihuacan, Mexico: A carved stone animal head emerges from a stone wall. The head emerges from a base that is similar to a flower. A metal rod is supporting the head. Teotihuacan is the name of a Mesoamerican indigenous civilization and its grandest city, once the largest city...; Format: image/photograph

Avenue of the Dead in Teotihuacan, Mexico: Three tourists walk down the middle of a dirt street between several very tall stone pyramids. The pyramids are constructed of various levels with steep stairs. Teotihuacan is the name of a Mesoamerican indigenous civilization and its grandest city, once the...; Format: image/photograph

Street vendor in Pátzcuaro, Mexico: People crowd around a street vendor. It is unclear what product the vendor is selling. Pátzcuaro is a small town in the highlands of Mexico in the state of Michoacán. The town predates the arrival of the Spaniards; the Purepecha people have lived in the...; Format: image/photograph

Bread vendor in Pátzcuaro, Mexico: Several people pass in front of a vendor selling bread products. A red and white bus passes in the background. Pátzcuaro is a small town in the highlands of Mexico in the state of Michoacán. The town predates the arrival of the Spaniards; the Purepecha people...; Format: image/photograph

Glyphs inTeotehuacan, Mexico: Stylized animals and geometric patterns are carved into a pink stone close to the floor. Many pre-Columbian cultures in the Americas used glyphs as a form of written language. Historians and archaeologists know more about the Maya and Aztec glyph languages,...; Format: image/photograph

Fields surrounding Lake Pátzcuaro, Mexico: Green fields fill the foreground. A large lake completes the background. Beyond the lake rise several low mountains. Pátzcuaro is a small town in the highlands of Mexico in the state of Michoacán. The town predates the arrival of the Spaniards; the Purepecha...; Format: image/photograph

Newari woman and grandchild: In Nepal, a smiling Newar woman stands looking out of the window of a house, holding a child on her hip. She is wearing a cummerbund -- known in Nepali as a patuka -- around her hip. Newars are an indigenous people of Nepal, with ancestry tracing...; Format: image/photograph

Smiling Tharu woman: This Tharu woman is wearing a western-style dress shirt draped on top of her head, probably to protect herself from sun. The Tharu people are indigenous people living in the Surkhet Valley in the west mountain region; Chitwan Valley, Dang Valley, Deukhuri...; Format: image/photograph

Corn vendor in Pátzcuaro: Several people patronize a street vendor selling corn. The vendor has a large galvanized tub apparently full of ears of corn. In the foreground a woman in a yellow dress shucks her ear as she walks past the camera. Pátzcuaro is a small town in the highlands...; Format: image/photograph

Indian market in Pátzcuaro, Mexico: Numerous people walk down a street lined with vendors selling various products. The shoppers are dressed in traditional Indian clothing, including long skirts and shawls. Pátzcuaro is a small town in the highlands of Mexico in the state of Michoacán. The...; Format: image/photograph

Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico: A very large stone pyramid rises from a grass field. The pyramid is composed of several different levels, with stairs leading from level to level. The Pyramid of the Sun is the largest structure in Teotihuacan, and the second largest in Mesoamerica. It is...; Format: image/photograph

Understanding the Columbian Exchange: In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 5.1; This lesson will help students think about the effects of the Columbian Exchange, particularly the exchange of disease as it affected the psychology of the Europeans and Native populations in the early settlement of the Americas.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Colonial street in Pátzcuaro, Mexico: Two people walk down a sidewalk alongside a colonial street. The street is paved with small stones and the sidewalk is adorned with geometric patterns carved into the stone. Paint is peeling off the wall bordering the sidewalk. Pátzcuaro is a small town in...; Format: image/photograph

Lake Pátzcuaro, Mexico: A large lake spreads out into the distance. Beyond the lake rises a cloud-covered mountain. Pátzcuaro is a small town in the highlands of Mexico in the state of Michoacán. The town predates the arrival of the Spaniards; the Purepecha people have lived in...; Format: image/photograph

Ferry on Lake Pátzcuaro, Mexico: A small ferry plies the water of a large lake. A series of low peaks rise in the background. Pátzcuaro is a small town in the highlands of Mexico in the state of Michoacán. The town predates the arrival of the Spaniards; the Purepecha people have lived in...; Format: image/photograph

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