Justin from WTM Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 We've just posted the first five instructor and first five student sections from "Study and Teaching Guide for The History of the Ancient World," coming next month from Peace Hill Press. Susan Wise Bauer's "The History of the Ancient World" is widely used in advanced high-school history classes, as well as by home educating parents. This Study and Teaching Guide, designed for use by both parents and teachers, provides a full curriculum with study questions and answers, critical thinking assignments, essay topics, instructor rubrics, and test forms. Explanations for answers and teaching tips are also included. Designed by historian and teacher Julia Kaziewicz, in cooperation with Susan Wise Bauer, makes "The History of the Ancient World" more accessible to parents & teachers. We'll answer your questions on this thread, if you have any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 Thank you! Just a note, I almost overlooked the sample initially because it seemed to be part of the SOTW4 materials. Perhaps it could be set apart for easier viewing. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin from WTM Posted August 6, 2013 Author Share Posted August 6, 2013 Thank you! Just a note, I almost overlooked the sample initially because it seemed to be part of the SOTW4 materials. Perhaps it could be set apart for easier viewing. Regards, Kareni Thanks for the suggestion...that's a good idea. I added a space between this product and the SOTW 4 products; hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted August 6, 2013 Share Posted August 6, 2013 It does indeed. Thank you, Justin. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arborite Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Sure wish I had this last year. It looks great. Is Medieval World on the horizon? Any expected release date? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Amanda~ Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Oh, this is amazing!! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin from WTM Posted August 7, 2013 Author Share Posted August 7, 2013 Sure wish I had this last year. It looks great. Is Medieval World on the horizon? Any expected release date? Arborite, we are planning to release one for "Medieval World" as well...for NEXT school year (Sept. 2014). We'll update as we can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 I read through the sample yesterday. I think dd would really enjoy it if she is homeschooled in high school as she loves ancient history. Thanks for putting it up :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamolina Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Funny that you tagged the thread with Ryan Gosling!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooblink Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Very nice! We're working a year ahead of your roll-out schedule, which makes me sad. :( My 10th grader used the text last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Another Jen Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 When will this be ready for purchase? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin from WTM Posted August 8, 2013 Author Share Posted August 8, 2013 When will this be ready for purchase? We're thinking it will take about a month for the books to be in warehouses and ready to sell (and of course the downloadable PDF will be available before that). Could be a bit sooner...we'll post updates on Facebook as we have more specific information. These first five chapters should keep your student busy for the next month or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Cool! Thank for this. I'm in. Just post when it is ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Another Jen Posted August 8, 2013 Share Posted August 8, 2013 Great! I wanted the pdf anyway. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 And another great product from PHP - this is great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Looks wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasRachel Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Bummer. We're a year ahead. It looks lovely though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melmichigan Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 We're thinking it will take about a month for the books to be in warehouses and ready to sell (and of course the downloadable PDF will be available before that). Could be a bit sooner...we'll post updates on Facebook as we have more specific information. These first five chapters should keep your student busy for the next month or so. Thanks Justin. PDF files for purchase as soon as possible would be great. Some of us are adjusting to use HoAW in a unit studies format similar to some of the college schedules, which means we are moving chapters around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smfmommy Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Looks good! Thank you for sharing such large samples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smfmommy Posted August 9, 2013 Share Posted August 9, 2013 Looks good! Thank you for sharing such large samples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewaka Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 I've started reading through the guide. Doing the map work will be very difficult for those who have the Kindle edition of HOTAW, however. Any suggestions for where to get these maps? Perhaps make them available separately like student pages are for so many of the other products? Including them in the guide itself would be great, but I suppose it is too late for that. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Thank you! Is Medieval coming soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin from WTM Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Thank you! Is Medieval coming soon? mumto2, we plan on having the Medieval volume available for next school year (the 2014/15 school year). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 mumto2, we plan on having the Medieval volume available for next school year (the 2014/15 school year). :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iammommy Posted August 15, 2013 Share Posted August 15, 2013 This looks wonderful!! So my 9th grader will start with Ancients, and then what will roll out, and when? Will he be covered through 12th grade? Will something be rolled out each year? Thanks for posting the sample unit. Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsquirrel Posted August 16, 2013 Share Posted August 16, 2013 This looks fantastic. My eldest informed me that he wants to attend public high school in a year, but I might be able to convince him to stay home for 9th grade with this. He adores ancient history....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loftmama Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Cool, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holly IN Posted August 27, 2013 Share Posted August 27, 2013 Wow Thanks!!! Now I have a tough decision to make!! (TOG or this). We will be starting the Ancients in November. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Franklyn47936 Posted November 5, 2013 Share Posted November 5, 2013 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin from WTM Posted November 21, 2013 Author Share Posted November 21, 2013 I've started reading through the guide. Doing the map work will be very difficult for those who have the Kindle edition of HOTAW, however. Any suggestions for where to get these maps? Perhaps make them available separately like student pages are for so many of the other products? Including them in the guide itself would be great, but I suppose it is too late for that. :) thewaka, thanks to your suggestion and others like it, we created a Map Supplement, for people who have the Kindle version of the textbook but still want to do the Map Exercises in the Study Guide. It took us a little while to wrangle all the PDFs, but here it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewaka Posted November 26, 2013 Share Posted November 26, 2013 thewaka, thanks to your suggestion and others like it, we created a Map Supplement, for people who have the Kindle version of the textbook but still want to do the Map Exercises in the Study Guide. It took us a little while to wrangle all the PDFs, but here it is. Woohoo! My girls will be *so glad* they now have to do the mapwork too mwahahaha Truly, thank you for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Justin is there a reading list as well? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin from WTM Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share Posted March 7, 2014 Justin is there a reading list as well? Thanks Shelly, no, this doesn't include a reading list. You should definitely check out the reading list in the high school history section of the book "The Well-Trained Mind." chapter 26, i think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in IL Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Is this first guide available in print, now? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin from WTM Posted March 8, 2014 Author Share Posted March 8, 2014 Shelly, yes...you can buy it as a print book on Amazon or here on our site. And our site also has it as a PDF download. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brookspr Posted May 23, 2014 Share Posted May 23, 2014 Any update on when the Medieval World guide will be ready? I am hoping to use it with my freshman daughter in the fall. I LOVE the book, and could probably make a go of it on my own, but a guide would be so helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin from WTM Posted May 23, 2014 Author Share Posted May 23, 2014 Any update on when the Medieval World guide will be ready? I am hoping to use it with my freshman daughter in the fall. I LOVE the book, and could probably make a go of it on my own, but a guide would be so helpful. brookspr, We're hard at work on that one right now! We HOPE...not promise, unfortunately, but HOPE...to have it ready for y'all to use in the fall when the schoolyear starts. What we can do, though, is post a free PDF copy of the first ten or twelve chapters...we will be doing that in the late summer, to tide people over while the printing process continues. When we do that, we'll announce it on the forums, and I'll ask the PHP Facebook fairy to mention it on his/her/its/their page as well. Thanks for your interest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirabillis Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Question - would this be satisfactory for a 7th grade student? As my 7th grader cycles back into Ancient History next year. Or is this too advanced for middle schoolers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin from WTM Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Question - would this be satisfactory for a 7th grade student? As my 7th grader cycles back into Ancient History next year. Or is this too advanced for middle schoolers? mirabillis, It would almost certainly be too advanced for a 7th-grader. We recommend starting it in 9th grade, or even 10th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMJ Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 All ears here. I have kids going into 5th and 7th grades. However, I'm discovering the fun of history myself, and might get these for ME. Thanks for the notice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirabillis Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 mirabillis, It would almost certainly be too advanced for a 7th-grader. We recommend starting it in 9th grade, or even 10th. Thanks! Will save it for later then. ;-) What would you suggest I do when I'm just starting the cycle again in 7th grade. 7th = Ancient 8th = Medieval 9th = Early Modern 10th = Modern How do I get back to ancients in high school - what should I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin from WTM Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Thanks! Will save it for later then. ;-) What would you suggest I do when I'm just starting the cycle again in 7th grade. 7th = Ancient 8th = Medieval 9th = Early Modern 10th = Modern How do I get back to ancients in high school - what should I do? In the front of the SOTW Activity Books, there's a section called "Multi-Level Teaching" (it's part of the "How to use this book" section) which discusses cycling through the stages with older kids, and how to beef it up with additional readings, timeline work, writing, etc. There's also a long chapter in the Well-Trained Mind, called "Why 1492: History and Geography," which is all about middle-grades history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirabillis Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I'm good on the cycling for multi-levels. It's that it's taken more time to get through our 4-year cycle and so with the above in mind, that leaves us with only 2 years to cycle back. So what do I do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin from WTM Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 I'm good on the cycling for multi-levels. It's that it's taken more time to get through our 4-year cycle and so with the above in mind, that leaves us with only 2 years to cycle back. So what do I do? Oh, I see what you mean. You could do it various ways...you could simply go through the first two levels faster...a seventh-grader could handle a quicker read-through of SOTW 1 and SOTW 2, for instance. Or do some summer work. Susan Bauer gives some more detailed recommendations, including a couple of sample schedules/charts, in this article: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/older-child/ (it was written a while back, so it doesn't mention our newer high-school history resources, but it's still quite useful). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirabillis Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Robin Jo in NC Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 I've just purchased the Study & Teaching Guide for The History of the Ancient World. It looks great and my rising 10th grader is looking forward to using it this fall. An earlier post mentioned that there are test forms as part of this curriculum, but there are none included as part of the study and teaching guide. Justin, did you mean that Sections I, II, or III may be used as tests depending upon how the instructor wishes to use the exercises or are there actual test forms that I've missed purchasing? Also, has anyone planned a weekly schedule for using the text and guide so that all 85 chapters may be completed in a year? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin from WTM Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 I've just purchased the Study & Teaching Guide for The History of the Ancient World. It looks great and my rising 10th grader is looking forward to using it this fall. An earlier post mentioned that there are test forms as part of this curriculum, but there are none included as part of the study and teaching guide. Justin, did you mean that Sections I, II, or III may be used as tests depending upon how the instructor wishes to use the exercises or are there actual test forms that I've missed purchasing? Also, has anyone planned a weekly schedule for using the text and guide so that all 85 chapters may be completed in a year? Thanks! Hi Robin Jo, We meant that sections I, II, or III may be used as tests...we didn't make separate test forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Robin Jo in NC Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Thank you Justin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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