The Junior Great Books Nonfiction Inquiry program features thought-provoking nonfiction texts that yield rich questions. Texts explore historical and contemporary issues and align with national social studies and science standards. They also connect to concepts in Junior Great Books® literature so that students can meaningfully compare texts across genres and curricular areas.
The Junior Great Books Nonfiction Inquiry 5 Student Log includes:
- A full nonfiction text for each unit
- Short quizzes to assess comprehension
- Unit-specific activity pages corresponding to those outlined in the Teacher's Guide
- Correlations to stories from Junior Great Books Series 5
UNITS
- American History: Westward Expansion
- Economics: Wants vs. Needs
- Social Studies: The Oral Tradition
- Physical Science: Weather and Climate
- Social Studies: Individual Development and Group Dynamics
- STEM: Engineering to Solve a Problem
- Social Studies: Social Responsibility
- Social Studies: Leadership
- Life Science: Habitat Destruction