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 * Hey Everyone,**
 * Please place any thoughts or ideas about our textbook critique on this page rather than emailing them so we can all review and respond on your thoughts. Also, if anyone has found a good link to a free history textbook or is able to access a hardcopy of one, let us know here as well. If you have a link, you can enter that as a hyperlink in here too. Thanks!!**
 * -Chris Fisher**


 * Josh (10/6): If our idea of getting an online textbook falls through, we can always rely on The American Pageant, which I believe at least four of us have. Just a reminder.**


 * Collin (10/10) I AM getting books from Hempfield tomorrow morning I can get some out to people Thursday in Ed classes. If you want to get it earlier, just type it here and we can work it all out.**

Collin, Do you have class with Chris Knarr at all tomorrow where you may be able to give him an extra book to pass along to me? I have class with him 8-9:15AM and 1-2:15AM. Also, if you will be around the university anywhere around those times I would be happy to meet up with you to get it first hand. Just let me know what works best. Thanks!

-Chris

To Chris, I am in class with you and Knarr tomorrow at 1:00-2:15. I am Collin's roommate so I can bring books for you -Ryan

=**To all, **= =**I think we should meet tomorrow, MONDAY OCTOBER 17th, to work on and, if possible, finish our project for this textbook critique. I am free all day and Collin has class from 4:00-5:15. What time to meet works for everyone else? **= =**-Ryan **= = = =Hey Guys,= =I work on monday until noon and would be able to be at school by 1:15-1:30 and meet until my class at 2PM. I will also be free anytime after my 2:00-2:50 class. Just let me know what works best for everyone else. Thanks!= =-Chris=

==Hey Chris, my guess would be that meeting after your class would be best, but we'll have to see once we hear from more people. I sent Josh a text telling him to check out the wiki. Would you be able to get a hold of Knarr or Steve in any way besides the wiki? -Ryan ==

Sounds good, 3 - 4 would work for me. -Josh

=Hey all, so let's try to meet at 3pm upstairs in Stayer today (Mon Oct 17th). Hopefully more of our group will see this by then, but if not, at least a few of us will be able to meet to discuss our critique. We should probably meet tomorrow before class as well to finalize this: as close to 4pm tomorrow would probably be best. -Ryan=

=3PM is fine for me in stayer today. I dont have knarr or steves phone number but I will send an email about the meeting, hopefully they will read it in time. I can also meet before class at 4PM tomorrow too.= =-Chris=

Sorry guys, I suck. I had not read this all weekend and didn't check today. I had already got home by time I got a message from Josh about this meeting. I am doing everything I can to be prepared for tomorrow. -Dan (Oct. 17 - 4:22pm)

=Ryan,= =I attached a word document with some details of how we may want to present on the supplement aspect of our presentation. Let me know if you had any ideas outside of what I included that we could add. Anything you decide to add, feel free to modify the document and reupload it so I can have an amended version of it. Thanks!= =-Chris=

Hey Guys, Here is a list of everything I thought that was good about the textbook. I had help from a current history teacher at Hempfield: First the book right away list who the area specialist who worked on the book. Also the book list the multicultural reviewers as well as the Teachers (from both private and public schools) who reviewed the book. The book also gives a short background on all the authors to establish credibility. Next a very important thing that the teacher who helped me liked was that every unit and chapter of the book have the same setup. At the beginning of a Unit it list a historical outline. At the beginning of each section the book list the objectives of what the students should learn. All the units give the same information of the region it is based upon. Each unit begins with the Geography and early history of the region. Followed by the history of religions, culture, and government. And concluding with the modern history of the region. Also thrown into the units is examples of the literature of the region. Another great aspect of the book is that the book shows many graphs and pictures for more visual learning students. The many graphs are great because they include some skill/knowledge of math.

-Chris Knarr

__Ryan (10/17, 11:35pm):__ To Chris Knarr - Great list of what is good about the textbook; excellent idea to ask a current history teacher! To Chris Fisher - Your document on what we could supplement the textbook with is exceptional. I made a few minor changes, but for the most part, it is exactly what I had in mind. Good work!