A History of US, third edition

The curriculum includes substantial primary source materials with guided instruction for their use.

The eleventh volume 'Sourcebook and Index' contains 94 source documents from United States history with commentary, and teaching guides include instructions for using these primary sources

The curriculum provides structured teaching support through comprehensive lesson plans and activities.

Oxford University Press teaching guides offer 'one lesson plan for every chapter' with activities for comprehension, critical thinking, and composition

The series builds chronological knowledge systematically through ten volumes covering American history from pre-Columbian times to 2009.

The ten primary titles progress chronologically from 'The First Americans' through 'All the People' (updated to 2009), providing a clear timeline framework

The curriculum includes detailed teaching guides but lacks comprehensive professional development materials.

Oxford provides 'teaching guides for the first ten volumes' with lesson plans and activities, but no mention of broader teacher training resources

Assessment materials include fact recall components, though the balance between retrieval and other activities is unclear.

The Assessment Book includes questions that 'assess knowledge of key facts and chronology' alongside critical thinking questions

Vocabulary instruction is incorporated into the teaching materials with dedicated activities.

Teaching guide lesson plans include 'activities for vocabulary' and the series includes a glossary in the index volume

Geographic knowledge is supported through visual materials, though the extent of systematic geography instruction is unclear.

Books are 'heavily illustrated with drawings, maps, and photos' and teaching guides include 'map work' activities