WE'VE MADE UPFRONT BETTER THAN EVER!

• Author: Zack, Ian

Welcome back to school--and if you're a new subscriber, welcome to Upfront! We think you'll find a lot to be excited about for 2017-18. In addition to our high-interest articles, compelling background videos, and ready-to-use lesson plans, quizzes, and skills sheets, we now offer lower-Lexile versions--of all feature articles to help you differentiate instruction. We've also used teacher feedback to improve our website. Check it out at upfrontmagazine.com!

IAN ZACK, Executive Editor

izack@scholastic.com

LESSON PLANS SUBJECT/NCSS STANDARDS * ECONOMICS SOCIAL STUDIES CCSS READING 8 THE REAL COST ECONOMICS INFORMATIONAL TEXT: OF CHEAP FASHION * Global Connections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 Many of our * Production, CCSS LITERACY IN trendy, Distribution & HISTORY/SOCIAL inexpensive Consumption STUDIES: clothes are made 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 in places like Bangladesh, where workers-including children-toil under conditions that may shock you. INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL STUDIES, CCSS READING 14 AFGHANISTAN'S WORLD HISTORY INFORMATIONAL TEXT: ROMEO & JULIET * Global Connections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 The true story of * Culture CCSS LITERACY IN two young Afghans HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES: who risked death 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 by defying their families and their culture to be together TIMES PAST U.S. HISTORY, CIVICS CCSS READING 18 THE LITTLE * Time, Continuity INFORMATIONAL TEXT: ROCK NINE & Change 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, Sixty years ago * Civic Ideals & 7, 8, 10 this month, Practices CCSS LITERACY IN President HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES: Eisenhower sent 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, federal troops 8, 9, 10 into Arkansas to enforce the desegregation of Little Rock's Central High School. DEBATE CURRENT...