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Welcome. Course Name Faculty Name. YOUR COURSE MATERIALS. Murrin et al., Liberty, Quality, and Power: A History of the American People, 5e You will… be tested receive homework assignments have reading assignments …from these materials. STUDENTS…USE WHAT YOUR PROFESSOR ADOPTS.

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  1. Welcome Course Name Faculty Name

  2. YOUR COURSE MATERIALS • Murrin et al., • Liberty, Quality, and Power: A History of the American People, 5e • You will… • be tested • receive homework assignments • have reading assignments • …from these materials

  3. STUDENTS…USE WHAT YOUR PROFESSOR ADOPTS • Nine in ten professors (90%) say that students would do better if they made greater user of the assigned textbook. • Students’ pass rates, retention rates and grades improve when they employ supplemental materials in addition to their textbooks. • Zogby International, 2006 Get the grade!

  4. WHAT’S SO DIFFERENT ABOUT THE NEW EDITION? • For those of you taking the 1st half of the book, chapters have been reorganized to make them easier to follow. • For those of you taking the 2nd half of the book, there is a new chapter (32) recent history including Bill Clinton and George Bush. • There is a new co-author in this edition, Alice Fahs, who added more on the history of women, and cultural history.

  5. GET THE GRADE RESOURCES! • Companion Website • ThomsonNOW • Study Guide • U.S. History Atlas • American History Resource Center

  6. WHAT IS THOMSONNOW? • ThomsonNOW is an online suite of services and resources providing you the choices and tools you need to improve your grade. ThomsonNOW is your source for results-NOW! • Personalized Study Plan • Video Clips • Animations - Timelines • Simulations • Integrated ebook

  7. WILL THOMSONNOW HELP ME GET A BETTER GRADE? • 87.3% of students agree using ThomsonNOW regularly will help them perform better on exams. • 83.9% of students agree that Personalized Study was a valuable study tool. • 76.3% of students agree using ThomsonNOW regularly will help them get a better grade. • 82.7% of students are likely to tell a friend about ThomsonNOW YES!

  8. PRE-TESTS AND POST-TESTS

  9. HOW CAN THOMSONNOW HELP ME WITH TESTS?

  10. STUDY NOTES

  11. E-BOOK

  12. INTERACTIVE MAP EXERCISES

  13. DOING HISTORY ONLINE

  14. TECHNICAL SUPPORT

  15. STUDY GUIDE Prepare for your quizzes, tests, and exams with this valuable resource that includes a number of ways for you to review each chapter's material: summaries, outlines, learning objectives, key terms with definitions, and practice quizzes. ISBN for Study Guide: 0495116114

  16. YOU HAVE CHOICES OF HOW TO BUY THE BOOK! Purchase textbooks in the format and at the price that is right for you. Digital Options eBooks 50% off Individual eChapters for as little as $1.99 Print Options NEWprint textbooks at up to 25%off, shipped free! Study Tools Study Guides, Online Homework Assistance, Audio Content, and more!

  17. FREE COMPANION WEBSITE! Great for test prep!

  18. STUDENTS…PLEASE READ If your textbook doesn’t already come with the helpful study aids we’ve discussed, go to your local college bookstore or go on-line to the iChapters.com.

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