Course+Materials

You will need a **3” binder** and a **1” binder**. The large binder will be kept at home and serve as your archive of materials and review source. The small binder will be brought to class every day and should contain materials for the current unit. You will need some sort of **notebook** for taking notes in class, whether a spiral notebook, or a system of notes in your binder(s). Use whatever works best for you. **Organization is** **critical to your success!** It is very difficult to study for any major exam without keeping the information organized.
 * Course Materials:**

//Textbook//: Jackson J. Spielvogel – //The// //Pennsylvania// //State// //University// ISBN: 0534646085
 * Western Civilization - Alternate Volume: Since 1300 [6th edition, 2006]**

Students should expect an average of about 50 pages of textbook reading per week. It is STRONGLY recommended, if possible, that students purchase their own copy of this textbook. Retail price is expensive. Penn Manor has arranged to buy a number of texts at a discounted price. Students will be able to purchase a copy from us for $75. Another option would be to search online resources for a used or new copy (be careful to check what version you purchase), and if you have questions, feel free to ask me. Time and time again, students tell me that highlighting/annotating as they read helped them greatly in really learning the content.

//Supplementary// //Readings//: These will be assigned on a regular basis by the teacher. Students should expect an average of 2-3 of these readings per week (Most of these will consist of primary source documents or excerpts from well-known historians…).