The comprehensive Instructor’s Manual for Volume 1 and 2 of Reasoning with Democratic Values 2.0: Ethical Issues in American History will help instructors use the student volumes in secondary school or college courses in United States history.Student Volume 1 contains 20 episodes beginning with the Colonial Era (1607-1775) and ending with A House Divided (1850-1865). Student Volume 2 contains 19 episodes beginning with Reconstruction and the Gilded Age (1866-1890) and ending with Contemporary America (1990-2017).

The Instructor’s Manual includes:

The rationale and goals for teaching with Reasoning with Democratic Values 2.0. Guidance for selecting chapters and determining frequency of use. Direction for leading classroom discussions of ethical issues. Suggestions for assessment and grading. Answers for the learning activities that follow each episode.