McGerr et al., Of The People 5e, Volume 2 Student Resources

Description

All new electronic versions of Of The People, Volume Two come with access to a full collection of engaging digital learning tools that work with the text to bring content to life and build critical thinking skills.

Digital Access to Of The People, Fifth Edition, Volume Two includes the ebook and:

  • New Closer Look video activities that help students look more closely into the past and examine historical images with an investigative eye
  • Access to Oxford First Source, a collection of hundreds of carefully-edited primary source documents in US History paired with short explanations and study questions
  • The US History Video Library consisting of 10 videos with questions that assess comprehension of key topics in American history
  • Interactive Maps with assessment that help students parse geographic information at their own pace
  • Note-taking guides that teach students how to glean the most relevant information from the text
  • Flashcards and Matching Activities to help review key terms
  • Chapter quizzes designed to help students focus on grasping the important material and self-assess their progress
  • Video and Web links that bring history to life with engaging multimedia

Other resources for Of The People 5e, Volume 2 Student Resources

Welcome to the home of Oxford First Source: US History, a primary source database with hundreds of primary source documents in US history. The documents cover a broad variety of political, economic, social, and cultural topics and represent a cross section of American voices. Special effort was made to include as many previously disenfranchised voices as possible.

The documents are indexed by date, author, title, and subject. Short documents (one...

Oxford University Press’s Video and Image Library accompanies all of its US History titles. Each video was custom produced for OUP, and runs between 2 and 3 minutes, with topics that range from “The Life and Death of John Brown” to “The Disco Wars”. The Image Library includes over 2000 images, organized by period, topic, and region. These materials will provide dynamic teaching materials to engage students and stimulate class discussion.