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Inventing America 2e

eMedia & Ancillaries for Students

StudySpace

An ideal resource for student research papers and test preparation, the Inventing America 2e StudySpace is a dynamic online learning environment that helps develop and strengthen your students’ study habits. Students can launch personal Study Plans for each chapter in Inventing America Second Edition, track their online learning accomplishments with Progress Reports that can be shared with instructors, and prepare for exams with Online Quizzes. The site also features chapter summaries and outlines, flashcards, timelines, and interactive maps to solidify their knowledge of important names, places, and dates in American history.

In addition, the Inventing America StudySpace site allows students to practice their research skills through directed Research Projects, which include reproductions of primary source documents, newspaper articles, and journal entries, as well as archival images, audio passages, and video files for each chapter. Students are encouraged to actively engage with these primary sources through Media Analysis Worksheets, and share their analyses with their instructors or discussion section leaders.

Norton American History Digital Reader

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The Norton American History Digital Reader offers over 400 historic documents, including letters, newspaper articles, government and court documents, and transcripts of interviews and famous speeches. The Digital Reader’s intuitive design allows students to search documents by date, author, or keyword, and each document is cross-indexed by textbook chapter. A password to the Web site can be packaged free with any Norton history title.

Study Guide

Kenneth J. Winkle, University of Nebraska
Wendy Wall, Colgate University
Volume 1: 0-393-92825-X • paper
Volume 2: 0-393-92824-1 • paper

The Study Guide contains chapter objectives and outlines, short-answer and essay questions, and chronologies that support students as they work through the text.