Key features of Heinemann Humanities 1 Textbook:
- eleven exciting narratives bringing history, geography and economics alive for your students
- use of a variety of genres (e.g. short stories, crime stories, diary entries, email conversations, magazine articles)
- written sources, maps, photos, diagrams, tables, graphs integrated with the stories
- a range of authentic source and geographical material provided for investigation
- history, geography and economics/commerce skills developed in context
- key terms highlighted and glossed in each chapter
- activities catering to a wide range of abilities
- comprehension, conceptual and creative activities drawing closely on the approaches of the thinking curriculum, including multiple intelligences
- review and reflect section featured in each chapter, allowing students to reflect on their own learning.
Key features of Heinemann Humanities 1 Workbook:
- for homework or classroom use
- a range of written activities closely related to the textbook
- extension and consolidation activities in each chapter
- detailed research activities to develop investigative and analytical skills
- activities requiring higher order thinking and problem-solving skills
- numerous activities incorporating ICT.
Key features of Heinemann Humanities 1 Student CD-ROM:
- for use on students' home computers or on school network
- a range of interactive modules to revise the content of each chapter
- chapter revision worksheets
- research activities, each with a step-by-step guide to using a particular learning technology
- electronic textbook.
Heinemann Humanities 1 is designed to attract and engage middle years students of Humanities/SOSE/HSIE. The key feature of this series is the use of narrative to deliver content. Students are taken through imaginary journeys and experiences where content is contextualised. While facts and skills are methodically woven into the stories, source material and activities provide a natural extension of the narrative.
Students will acquire rigorous core history, geography and economics/commerce skills through the investigation of authentic sources, materials and diagrams that are strongly related to the gripping narrative content. The series has been developed to correlate with the Victorian Essential Learning Standards.