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