Announcements for August 25

I will put today’s PowerPoint presentation (“Cultures in Transition”) up under “PowerPoints.” I will only post selected presentations in the future.

Also, don’t forget to order your readings text from University Readers. More information about this can be found in the post below.

To prepare for the map quiz on Friday, study the physical map at the very back of the textbook America: A Concise History (which I usually call “the Henretta book”). You won’t be quizzed on cities or state capitals, but you should be able to identify states, major bodies of water, and mountain ranges.

Required Texts

I know a lot of students buy textbooks online to save a little extra cash, so here is the necessary information. The first textbook is also available in the KU bookstore in the Kansas Union.

REQUIRED TEXT #1: Henretta, James, David Brody, and Lynn Dumenil, eds. America: A Concise History. 3rd ed. Vol. 1. Boston: Bedford St. Martins, 2006. It is VERY IMPORTANT that you get the correct edition and volume number. At the bookstore it is $30 for a used copy.

REQUIRED TEXT #2: A document reader available from University Readers (approx. cost $40). This textbook is not available in the bookstores. Order it as soon as possible; I have hard copies of the first week’s readings since you most likely won’t have your coursepak by that date, but as of Week #3 I won’t be providing copies of the readings. To order, go to their website and follow the directions listed below, which are taken from their help page:

Click the GOLD Students “BUY HERE” button on the top right side of our home page

Click the “Create New Account” button (or enter your existing login information and skip to step 6)

Select your State from the dropdown menu.

Select your University from the resulting dropdown menu.

Enter the fields on the page such as a “login/password” you’d like to use and all applicable “address” info.

Click the “Save” button to create your account, and you’ll automatically be taken to your university page.

At your university page, click the “Add to Cart” button to the right of the course pack you want to purchase.

Click on the “Checkout” button on the next page.

Review your address info and click on the “Continue” button on the next page.

Review our service agreement page and click the “I Agree – Continue Checkout” button on the next page.

Select shipping and payment preferences from the dropdown menus. Click the “Continue” button.

Enter payment details and click the “Place Order” button to finalize your order. The authorization will take about 5-10 seconds. You’ll be prompted with an Invoice screen once your order has been authorized and completed. You will also receive confirmation via email regarding your order