Kim in SouthGa Posted August 31, 2010 Share Posted August 31, 2010 (edited) How does this look for 9th grade history? enough? too much? how is the level of accountability-no tests or quizzes, just the notebook pages and essay questions? I don't have all the resources typed in yet-I wanted to see if I was on the right track first. thanks Ancient World History Syllabus 9th Grade For history each day (Monday, Wednesday, & Thursday) you will do the following: Read one chapter (or part of chapter if less than three chapters are assigned for the week) from The History of the Ancient World. Look up coordinating section in DK History of the World. Use these resources to fill out your notebook page as follows: 1. Make a list of the names of the two or three most important individuals in the chapter (Key Topic Points section). Pick one and fill out the Personality section. 2. Make a list of three or four events that stand out in the chapter (Key Topic Points section). 3. Find the region under study in the atlas and read any relevant information. If I have map exercises in your folder, complete those. 4. Look up date in The Timetables of History and record important events on Timeline section of notebook page. 5. Answer the essay question. Ask for help if you don’t understand or if the readings did not provide enough information for you to answer the question and I will direct you to more resources. Week History of the Ancient World Additional Reading Date Completed 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Week History of Ancient World Chapter Additional Reading Date Completed 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Resources: 1. The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome by Susan Wise Bauer 2. DK History of the World by Simon Adams, Plantagenet Somerset Fry 3. The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events by Bernard Grun & Eva Simpson 4. History Scholar notebook pages (Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) by Westvon Publishing 5. MapTrek: Ancient World by Knowledge Quest Maps This was a nice little table but the formatting went all wanky when I copied and pasted!! forgot to add,he is taking the SMARR Ancient lit class at a coop, too. and he is a history nut! he looked at this and asked if he could do more reading, so I will probably add some of the historical fiction his sister (11) is reading, like The Bronze Bow, Hittite Warrior, etc. Edited August 31, 2010 by Kim in SouthGa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted September 1, 2010 Share Posted September 1, 2010 (edited) Looks a lot like what we do except you worded it a whole lot better. Mind if I copy and paste the explanation to my son's work? Edited September 1, 2010 by slr1765 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in SouthGa Posted September 1, 2010 Author Share Posted September 1, 2010 Hmmmm, 84 views and only one comment. Is that good or bad? Yes Stephanie, feel free to copy and paste:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugs Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I am one who read and didn't reply... it was late at night.... I would like to use this (therefore I liked it) for early modern. Can you tell me what the "personality" section is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julieofsardis Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 well I think it looks great. My kiddo would need more discussion, but yours may not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingiguana Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 If the student is writing good essay responses, I don't think you need any more testing. Even if you allow open book essays, that's probably still enough reinforcement. Least, it would be for my kids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in SouthGa Posted September 2, 2010 Author Share Posted September 2, 2010 Deborah-the sections, like Key Point and Personality, refer to sections on the History Scholar notebook pages. They are the high school version of the History Scribe notebook pages. I got them from Curr Click for around $10, I think, for the whole set. I really like them-they have pre-made essay questions (wish there was some direction on the answer to these, but they are supposed to be of the type that there is really no right or wrong answer), a small section to put a timeline for the events you are notebooking about, and a place to list key points and a section to describe an important person. I didn't schedule discussion time, but I figure we'll discuss the essay questions at some point. Our house is a little crazy thanks to the three year old, so discussions generally happen on the fly as opposed to at scheduled times. Also, he will be getting a lot of discussion in the coop ancient lit class. He really would rather just read and tell me about it, or-gasp! can't believe I am saying this-write a summary on his own. He used to practically faint if I asked him to write three sentences, now he pumps out two or three 1-2 page history summaries a week like it's nothing! I'll probably use the tests someone posted on here too, maybe open book? I have emailed Knowledge Quest requesting an integration guide for HoAW and Map Trek, but haven't heard anything. That would totally make my day:0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez J Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 I looked as you directed me here in your reply to me. :) I like the plan and am think about mine still. Lesley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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