The following letter was sent home to students via USPS the week of August 6th. Please follow all the directions, as you will be expected to have purchased the book and completed the assignment listed.
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August 2012
Dear American History Students and Families,
This year we will be using many texts to
understand the complexities of American history. One important text that we
will consistently use is Ronald Takaki’s A
Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America. This year we are
asking students to purchase their own copy of this text.
The first assignment from this text is due on Thursday,
September 6, 2012, the first day of school; therefore all students
should have a copy of this text no later than September 1, 2012 to ensure that
they are prepared for the first day of school. The first day of school
assignment is listed below. If you are
purchasing online or through a catalogue, please take shipping time into
consideration—this information is being provided to you now so that you can
purchase the book as early as possible and avoid delays in shipping or other
issues that may occur.
If you are
unable to obtain your own copy of the book on time to complete the assignment,
we expect you to get a copy from the library or a copy of Chapter 1 is
available at this website: http://www.kennesaw.edu/iaie2002/chapterone.pdf.
Below is the necessary information for
purchasing the book:
Title: A
Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America
Author: Ronald Takaki
Edition: First Revised Edition, 2008
ISBN#: 978-0-316-02236-1
Price: The
book is priced at $17.99, you should not pay anymore than that for the book,
however, taxes, shipping, and handling may apply and raise the overall price.
The First
Day Assignment (Due: Thursday, September 6, 2012)
Read Chapter 1 (p. 1-25) of Ronald
Takaki’s A Different Mirror: A History of
Multicultural America. As you read, annotate the text and flag (using a
post-it note) important quotes from the chapter. You will be expected to be
able to use the ideas from Chapter 1 in a class discussion in the first two
days of school.
If
you have any questions about this book, please feel free to contact the US
History Teachers, Ms. Moore or Ms. Hanemann at:
Ms.
Moore: mstmoore@gmail.com
Ms.
Hanemann: hhanemann@gmail.com
Sincerely,
Ms.
Moore & Ms. Hanemann
MHSHS
History Department
