Jimmy Carter: For the People

Introduce students to Jimmy Carter, the former US President and Georgia State Governor and Senator. Through informational text and primary sources, this high-interest reader teaches students about Carter's life, and how he became a government leader in his community, and eventually a leader of the country! Readers will learn about Carter's accomplishments in support of human rights and peace. This appropriately-leveled text promotes social studies content literacy and connects to Georgia Standards of Excellence, WIDA, and the NCSS/C3 framework. This reader includes:

• Primary source documents and colorful images
• Text features such as a glossary, table of contents, and index
• Read and response questions
• A Your Turn activity challenges students to connect to a primary source through a writing activity