MindTap V2.0 for Kennedy/Cohen's The American Pageant, 1 term Instant Access, 17th Edition

David M. Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen

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MindTap V2.0 for Kennedy/Cohen's The American Pageant, 1 term Instant Access 17th Edition by David M. Kennedy/Lizabeth Cohen

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Today's leading digital platform, MindTap for Kennedy/Cohen, The American Pageant, 17th Edition, gives you complete control of your course to create unique learning experiences that challenge students, build confidence and elevate performance.

MindTap introduces students to core concepts from the beginning of your course using a simplified learning path that progresses from understanding to application. MindTap presents concepts using a blend of engaging narrative and media while minimizing distraction with assignments that pair learning content with assessments in a visually appealing side-by-side format.

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Meet the Authors

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David M. Kennedy

David M. Kennedy is Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History Emeritus and founding Director of the Bill Lane Center for the American West at Stanford University. He also serves as General Editor of the OXFORD HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES series. His volume in the series, FREEDOM FROM FEAR: THE AMERICAN PEOPLE IN DEPRESSION AND WAR, 1929–1945, won the Pulitzer Prize for History, the Francis Parkman Prize, the Ambassador's Prize and the California Gold Medal for Literature. He is also the author of OVER HERE: THE FIRST WORLD WAR AND AMERICAN SOCIETY, which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and BIRTH CONTROL IN AMERICA: THE CAREER OF MARGARET SANGER, which won the Bancroft and John Gilmary Shea Prizes. He is also editor of THE MODERN AMERICAN MILITARY, and co-editor of WORLD WAR II AND THE WEST IT WROUGHT. He lives in Stanford, California.

Lizabeth Cohen

Lizabeth Cohen is an historian of the United States in the 20th century in the Harvard History Department, where she is the Howard Mumford Jones Professor of American Studies and a Harvard University Distinguished Professor. She is the author most recently of Saving America’s Cities: Ed Logue and the Struggle to Renew Urban America in the Suburban Age, which won the Bancroft Prize in American History. Previous books include A Consumers’ Republic: The Politics of Mass Consumption in Postwar America and Making A New Deal: Industrial Workers in Chicago, 1919-1939, which also won the Bancroft and was a finalist for the Pulitzer in History. She was Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study from 2011-2018.

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The outcomes-based learning design within MindTap propels students from memorization to mastery. It’s the only platform today that gives you complete ownership of your course. With MindTap, you can challenge every student, build confidence and empower today's learners to be unstoppable.
BOOST COMPREHENSION WITH IMPROVED LEARNING DESIGN Students can focus and better comprehend key learnings through a Learning Path divided into groups of short primary source-based activities, all anchored to a single concept. Built upon proven learning research and theory, MindTap presents concepts by pairing assessment and content in a visually captivating side-by-side format.
THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR CRITICAL THINKING Auto-graded assessments and quizzes based on the most salient primary source excerpts enable students to flex their critical thinking muscles while soaking in key concepts through analysis of voices throughout US History. Brief writing activities are also included.
ADAPTABLE TO SUIT YOUR COURSE NEEDS Kick off your class remotely or in person with content that sparks discussion and draws students into the conversation, while helping them understand the relevance of course topics.
INSPIRE CURIOSITY, APPLY LEARNING Activities have a ‘story-telling’ feel and are approachable in terms of length and language, motivating students and inspiring curiosity as they move through the material. Students are engaged, sometimes without even realizing it!
ACQUAINT STUDENTS WITH THE FUNDAMENTALS FROM THE START What’s a primary source? Visual literacy? Help students familiarize themselves with these and other all-important concepts and skills, such as essay writing and argumentation, with MindTap’s assignable, auto-gradable History Skills Tutorials.
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EMPOWER STUDENTS TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL Gain actionable insights into student engagement with distinct metrics. Identify topics troubling your entire class and instantly communicate with struggling students. Track class performance down to the learning objective and curate lectures in real-time to respond to distinct class-wide needs. Students can track their scores and take the guesswork out of studying with performance reports.
PERSONALIZE YOUR COURSE TO YOUR OBJECTIVES Only MindTap gives you complete control of your course. You have the flexibility to reorder textbook chapters, add your own notes and embed a variety of content, including Open Education Resources (OER) and third-party content. Personalize course content to your students’ needs—they can even read your notes, add their own and highlight key text to aid progress.
COUNT ON OUR DEDICATED TEAM, WHENEVER YOU NEED THEM MindTap isn’t simply an online learning tool—it's a network of support from a personalized team eager to further your success. We're ready to help, from setting up your course, to tailoring MindTap resources to meet your specific objectives. You’ll be ready to make an impact from day one. And, we’ll be right here to help you and your students throughout the semester—and beyond.

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UNIVERSAL LEARNING PATH FEATURES THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE:

WHY DOES “THIS” MATTER TO ME? ACTIVITIES
Immediately emphasize relevance of historical topics and themes with these activities, which are designed to be fun and spark lively discussion. These activities connect chapter concepts to real-world issues and are the first point of engagement, captivating student attention by resonating with their everyday lives. MindTap also provides ample opportunities for students to draw parallels between the past and present.

CHAPTER-LEVEL eTEXTBOOK
Foster student engagement from day one with a dynamic eTextbook that brings the value, concepts and applications of the printed text to life. Students open an active-learning experience as each chapter provides opportunities to interact with content using the approach that's best for the individual learner.

MOVE BEYOND MEMORIZATION
“Learn It” activities offer small sections of instruction that highlight the most important concepts in each chapter. Each auto-graded “Learn It” activity reinforces the text's instruction, with students interacting with relevant and varied historical sources to demonstrate comprehension. “Learn Its” can be assigned to ensure student understanding of key concepts before class.

APPLICATION-DRIVEN CHAPTER ASSIGNMENTS
Further challenge students with Concept Review and Writing activities that foster students’ evaluation, analysis, and critical thinking skills. These activities ask students to answer auto-graded questions in conjunction with completing a brief writing activity tied to the same sources. Together, these activities encourage students to read with close attention, write persuasively, make an argument, and analyze information presented, developing these important transferable skills.

CLASS-TESTED CHAPTER QUIZZES
Use carefully curated chapter quizzes to assess student performance and immediately identify class-wide learning needs.

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Each MindTap product offers the full, mobile-ready textbook combined with superior and proven learning tools at one affordable price. Students who purchase digital access can add a print option at any time when a print option is available for their course.

This Cengage solution can be seamlessly integrated into most Learning Management Systems (Blackboard, Brightspace by D2L, Canvas, Moodle, and more) but does require a different ISBN for access codes. Please work with your Cengage Learning Consultant to ensure the proper course set up and ordering information. For additional information, please visit the LMS Integration site.

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