The American Pageant 14/e © 2010 AP* Edition by Kennedy, Cohen, Bailey On the College Board’s Approved Text list for AP* US History.

The American Pageant 14/e © 2010AP* Edition by Kennedy, Cohen, Bailey

On the College Board’s Approved Text list for AP* US History

WHY?

• Distinctive & humorous writing style

• Key Political and Social Features

• AP* In-text Features

• AP* Ancillary Support

The American Pageant 14/eThe # 1 Text for AP* US History!

Distinctive Writing Style - Examples

Benjamin Franklin• “He deliberately violated every norm of diplomatic behavior.” (p. 160)

John Quincy Adams• “A chip off the old family glacier.” (p. 274)

Abraham Lincoln• “He was no silver-spoon child of the elite.” (p. 447)

Douglas MacArthur:• “A legend in his own mind.” (p. 939)

CONTENT FEATURES:

Examining the Evidence Boxes:26 total inserts

• Learn about insights historians derive from a wide range of historical artifacts.

• Topics: Dress as Reform, Expansionist Stirrings South of the Border, Public Opinion Polling in the 1930s, The Shopping Mall as New Town Square

• “Conflicting Press Accounts of the March on Washington, 1963” (p. 983)

CONTENT FEATURES:

Varying Viewpoints Essays: 21 total

• Overviews of scholarly debates surrounding major historical issues

• “How Radical was the New Deal?” (p. 851)

Makers of America Boxes: 27 total

• Focus on diverse ethnic, racial, and social groups in our pluralistic society.

• “The Chinese” (p. 550)

NEW! Thinking Globally: 12 total inserts

• Presents aspects of the American experience within a global context

• Events include: Imperial Rivalry, Revolutions towards Independence, Era of Nationalism

• More AP* Exam emphasis on US History from a global perspective The Era of Globalization (p. 924)

AP* In-Text Features

• AP* US History Exam Overview & Correlation• Question types, test strategies, topic lists

• AP* End-of-Chapter Review Questions• Additional Multiple-choice practice

• AP* Document Based Questions• 15 DBQs in the appendix each with 4-10 sources

• AP* Free Response Essay Questions• 18 free-response practice essay questions in the appendix

AP* Program Support - Fast Track to a 5

• Complete AP* Test Prep workbook for students available in print AND online:

– Diagnostic Test– Test-taking tips and strategies– AP* content review– 2 full-length AP practice exams

• Correlated to The American Pageant

AP* Program Support

• AP* Student Guidebook – Includes learning objectives, a glossary, and practice test questions

in various formats for each chapter

• Reader: The American Spirit 11/e Vol. 1 & 2– NEW Primary Sources include: America in the world economy, the

US emergence as an industrial giant, tensions with Asia, the Treaty of Versailles in global perspective, and a world in depression

• AP* Teacher’s Resource Manual– Includes chapter overviews, lecture outlines, discussion topics,

character sketches, and AP* Focus Sections

AP* Program Support

• AP* Teacher’s Resource CD– Power Point slides, textbook maps, and images– Electronic files for test bank, guidebook, teacher manual– Questions: Free-response, DBQs, AP chapter review questions

• AP* Print Test Bank– Test booklet offering multiple-choice (5 options), free response, and

true/false questions referenced to each section of the book.

• Testing CD-ROM– Test software allows teachers to create, edit, and deliver assessment

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