McKinney Boyd High School
Course name: Pre-AP Geography
Title: Don’t Know Much About Geography
Author: Kenneth Davis
ISBN #: 0-380-71379-9
Price: $14.00
Purchasing information: Amazon.com, Boyd Library
Assignment: Read the entire book for the first day of class. Be sure to pay attention to the questions that are the
chapter titles.
tpearson@mckinneyisd.net
Course: AP World History
Title: A Short History of the World
Author: J. M. Roberts
ISBN: 978-0195115048
Price: $13.95
Amazon or Any Good Bookstore
Assignment: Read Chapters 2-4 for the first day of school.
rmcgowan@mckinneyisd.net
Course name: AP U.S. History
Title: Vindicating the Founders
Author: Thomas G. West
ISBN #:0847685179
Price: 15.56
Purchasing information: amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com
Assignment: Read the entire book and be prepared for an assessment within the first week of school. Note and
be prepared to discuss the primary sources used to justify the arguments made in the book.
kschreck@mckinneyisd.net or vdunn@mckinneyisd.net
Course name: AP Government
Title: The Supremes’ Greatest Hits
Author: Michael Trachtman
ISBN #: 13: 978-1-4027-4107-4
Price: $9.95
Purchasing information: AMAZON.Com, Boyd Library
Assignment: Know the cases by theme and content.
jbambico@mckinneyisd.net
Course name: AP Economics
Title: Freakenomics
Author: Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
ISBN #: 0-06-123400-1
Price: $9.99
Purchasing information: AMAZON.Com, Boyd Library
Assignment: Read the entire book for an understanding of non-traditional applications of economic theory.
jbambico@mckinneyisd.net
McKinney High School
Course: PreAP World Geography
Title: Don't Know Much About Geography
Author: Ken Davis
ISBN: 978-0380-71379-0
Price: $14.95
Purchasing information: Amazon.com
Assignment: read entire book
mbayer@mckinneyisd.net
Course: AP World History
Title: What Smarts Students Know
Author: Adam Robinson
ISBN-10: 0517880857
Price: $11.56
Amazon.com
Assignment: read the entire book
AND
Title: World Civilizations 3rd edition (textbook)
Author: Peter N. Stearns
Can be checked out on July 21 & 22 at MHS in the book room
Assignments: First 5 chapters
jhelms@mckinneyisd.net
Course: AP U.S. History
Title: Don't Know Much About History: Everything You Need to Know About American History but Never
Learned
Author: Kenneth C. Davis
ISBN-10: 0060083824
Price: $10.19 (Amazon)
Students will be responsible for the first four chapters (through Reconstruction) by the end of the second week
of school or at the beginning of the third.
mscanlan@mckinneyisd.net
Course: AP Economics
Economics Instructor Notes
Author: Jeff Sher
http://jsher.myclassupdates.com/id9.html
Assignment: Download and read the Unit I instructors notes from the above website. Be prepared to discuss the
material the first day of class.
lhenry@mckinneyisd.net
Course: AP Government
Title: The Supremes' Greatest Hits: The 34 Supreme Court Cases that most directly affect your life
Author: Michael G. Trachtman
ISBN: 1402741073
Cost: $12.87 (Amazon)
Assignment: entire book
lhenry@mckinneyisd.net
McKinney North High School
Course name: PreAP World Geography
Title: Don't Know Much About Geography
Author: Kenneth C. Davis
ISBN #: 978-0-38-071379-0
Price: $14.95
Purchasing information: Amazon.com
Assignment: Read the entire book. Exam will be during second week of school.
rsolano@mckinneyisd.net
Course: AP World History
Title: A Short History of the World
Author: J. M. Roberts
ISBN: 978-0195115048
Price: $13.95
Amazon or Any Good Bookstore
Assignment: Read Chapters 2-4 for the first day of school.
soccercoach@gradndecom.net
Course name: AP US History
Title: American Colonies
Author: Alan Taylor
ISBN #: 0 14 20.0210 0
Price: New $17.00 used varies (can be checked out at the MNHS library)
Purchasing information: Any major bookseller
Assignment: Read Parts II & III
tansmith@mckinneyisd.net
Course: AP Government
Title: The Supremes' Greatest Hits: The 34 Supreme Court Cases that most directly affect your life
Author: Michael G. Trachtman
ISBN: 1402741073
Cost: $12.87 (Amazon)
Assignment: entire book
jsher@mckinneyisd.net
Course: AP Economics
Title: Teacher Course Notes first 5 chapters
Contact jsher@mckinneyisd.net for copies