Comments on: High School US History Course http://pix2brix.com/high-school-us-history-course/ Lifestyle Design Blog - Dreams Become Reality, One Goal at a Time Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:00:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Diane Hopkins http://pix2brix.com/high-school-us-history-course/#comment-3153 Diane Hopkins Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:25:38 +0000 http://pix2brix.com/?p=2987#comment-3153 I do this same type program for US History, but I break it into two years. The first year we do Book 1-5 and the second year we do Book 6-10 of the History of US, using book 11, the Sourcebook with source documents in it, all along the way. It includes readings from source documents for Book 1-10. As we read the History of US, we also have a historical fiction book of the time period going as well, and do discussion and weekly papers based on it. For example, during the civil war time period, we read Uncle Tom's Cabin (one of my favorite books!). Here are some of the historical fiction books we used: Johnny Tremain Carry on, Mr. Bowditch The Witch of Blackbird Pond The Scarlet Letter To Kill a Mockingbird Amos Fortune, Free Man Calico Captive Red Scarf Girl . . . .and lots more! We also do hands-on projects, like sewing a moccasin slipper from fleece fabric, while we studied Indians, or making Johnny-cakes while we studied Valley Forge. Thanks for the post! I do this same type program for US History, but I break it into two years. The first year we do Book 1-5 and the second year we do Book 6-10 of the History of US, using book 11, the Sourcebook with source documents in it, all along the way. It includes readings from source documents for Book 1-10. As we read the History of US, we also have a historical fiction book of the time period going as well, and do discussion and weekly papers based on it. For example, during the civil war time period, we read Uncle Tom’s Cabin (one of my favorite books!). Here are some of the historical fiction books we used:
Johnny Tremain
Carry on, Mr. Bowditch
The Witch of Blackbird Pond
The Scarlet Letter
To Kill a Mockingbird
Amos Fortune, Free Man
Calico Captive
Red Scarf Girl
. . . .and lots more!

We also do hands-on projects, like sewing a moccasin slipper from fleece fabric, while we studied Indians, or making Johnny-cakes while we studied Valley Forge.

Thanks for the post!

]]> By: Shelly Greenhalgh-Davis http://pix2brix.com/high-school-us-history-course/#comment-3137 Shelly Greenhalgh-Davis Thu, 15 Jul 2010 06:21:05 +0000 http://pix2brix.com/?p=2987#comment-3137 www.teachwithmovies.org is a website that lists movies that go with different periods of history as well as different subjects, like science, literature, etc. www.teachwithmovies.org is a website that lists movies that go with different periods of history as well as different subjects, like science, literature, etc.

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