DragonFaerie Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 DS wants to come back to homeschooling for 8th grade. I have a ton of stuff from previous years, so I do not want to buy anything new if I don't have to. The problem is that I have TOO much stuff for history, and I have no idea what to do with it or how to use it. I work (a lot!), so I need him to be as independent as possible, so I need some suggestions. Here's what I have: SOTW, vol. 3 and 4 Human Odyssey, vol. 2 and 3 History Odyssey, Modern Times, level 2 Kingfisher Encyclopedia (the red one) Story of Mankind (Van Loon) I know that History Odyssey uses Kingfisher and Story of Mankind, but I've also read that Story of Mankind isn't that great. And DS may be too old for SOTW since he'll be in 8th in the fall. So, what should I do with all this stuff? I have no teacher's manuals, and I stink and making up assignments, but just having him read doesn't seem like enough. We need some type of output (and he absolutely HATES writing). If I use History Odyssey, he'll have work to do, but I really want to use Human Odyssey because everyone says it's so good. But if I do that, then what type of "work" would he do with it? DS really enjoyed the first two SOTW, so maybe I should just let him read the other two, but that doesn't seem like enough for 8th grade. Agh! Please help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 I'd have him use the Human Odyssey book(s) and require nontraditional output, such as videos, presentations, maps, drawings, stories, plays, etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegoat Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 You could maybe also think about using his history for some required writing output - presumably he is going to have to do some? If it is in addition to another whole program it might be too much, but if it is a main writing outlet, it could mitigate that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarabellesmom Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 (edited) Are you planning to homeschool high school? If so, I would probably give some thought to what kind of sequence you have planned for that and then back into it from there. ETA: If not, then I would probably let your DS have a pretty good amount of input on the kind of thing he is interested in studying and then just run with that for the year. Edited May 16, 2016 by ZaraBellesMom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted May 16, 2016 Author Share Posted May 16, 2016 I'd have him use the Human Odyssey book(s) and require nontraditional output, such as videos, presentations, maps, drawings, stories, plays, etc. This is a good idea. Thanks. You could maybe also think about using his history for some required writing output - presumably he is going to have to do some? If it is in addition to another whole program it might be too much, but if it is a main writing outlet, it could mitigate that. You've got a good point about this. I could mix some writing in with the other ideas EKS mentioned. Maybe that wouldn't kills both. Lol... Are you planning to homeschool high school? If so, I would probably give some thought to what kind of sequence you have planned for that and then back into it from there. ETA: If not, then I would probably let your DS have a pretty good amount of input on the kind of thing he is interested in studying and then just run with that for the year. I've no idea aabout high school. With this kid, we take it one day at a time. Lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
almondbutterandjelly Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 I vote for Human Odyssey. When we used it, I had my dd read corresponding sections in the Usborne Encyclopedia and outline those sections. For other output, I assigned a project. My dd prefers Lego projects (this is a thing. They did it at the classical private school she attended for 8th grade.) For ancient Rome, for instance, my dd did the scene where Julius Caesar gets stabbed by the Senate. She had lego blood droplets and everything. It was elaborate. Maybe your ds might enjoy projects like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 We liked The Story of Mankind, but we hated History Odyssey. I'd go with Human Odyssey. My dd's main output for 8th grade history is an end-of-year research paper. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 I vote for Human Odyssey. When we used it, I had my dd read corresponding sections in the Usborne Encyclopedia and outline those sections. For other output, I assigned a project. My dd prefers Lego projects (this is a thing. They did it at the classical private school she attended for 8th grade.) For ancient Rome, for instance, my dd did the scene where Julius Caesar gets stabbed by the Senate. She had lego blood droplets and everything. It was elaborate. Maybe your ds might enjoy projects like that. DS would love something like this. He enjoys building anything out of anything. :D We liked The Story of Mankind, but we hated History Odyssey. I'd go with Human Odyssey. My dd's main output for 8th grade history is an end-of-year research paper. So what about output for everything else she studied during the year aside from just the one topic? And, did she only have one chance at a good grade? Or did you not do grades? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted May 18, 2016 Author Share Posted May 18, 2016 Interestingly enough, I showed DS all the choices, and he picked History Odyssey, except he didn't like the looks of Story of Mankind and liked Human Odyssey better. I thought about combining HO and HO (hehe), but that might be more time consuming than I can manage. I know someone did it with the Ancients, but I haven't found anything with it done for the Modern Times, level 2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddlemomma Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 We did the 20th Century using Human Odyssey this year. I had my DD do further internet research, watch some documentaries, and read additional historical fiction. For output, she had to do an in-depth PowerPoint notebook on the main players and events. There were also about 3 substantial essays required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 So what about output for everything else she studied during the year aside from just the one topic? And, did she only have one chance at a good grade? Or did you not do grades? My dd was only in 6th grade when we read SOM, and I wasn't very worried about output. Even this year, in 8th grade, I have not focused on grades. I don't feel that grades are a useful metric, for us, for assessing knowledge. This year we have had a different spine, and I found discussion questions for it, and we use those. I'm not going to grade dd's history paper; I'm using it as a learning opportunity, not as an assessment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted May 18, 2016 Share Posted May 18, 2016 Well, my DD's 6th grade history output was creating a Graphic novel version of British History, in which all major characters were snakes, so count me in on the non-traditional output. I suspect she did a lot more writing with less fuss in writing the graphic novel than she would have ever done if I'd tried assigning essays. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BusyMom5 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 We have been using HO textbook, too. Most of our output is outlines, summaries and discussion with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 We need some type of output (and he absolutely HATES writing). We started homeschooling when my daughter was in seventh grade. This is what I did. I had my daughter keep a Book of the Centuries when she began homeschooling in 7th grade. We did a three year sweep through world history, and she added information to her book for three years. Here are the instructions I gave her in 7th grade. "History and Reading The plan: To study history chronologically from prehistory to about AD500. The means: We’ll use Hillyer and Huey’s two books Young People’s Story of the Ancient World as well as numerous other books and resources. Typically each week there will be a list of required reading. There will generally be a novel to be read pertaining to the time period. There may also be some myths and legends to be read. There will also be non-fiction books or selections to be read and perhaps a website to visit or a video to view. You will need to locate any places mentioned on the map, in a historical atlas and on the globe (if we obtain one). Each week you will make two pages for your Book of the Centuries. These pages should be work you can be proud of! They should be well planned, edited and neat. They can be in your best cursive or done on the computer. All art work should be done with care. The pages should pertain to the time period being studied. Each page should be titled. Pages might cover such topics as: A people A great man or woman (a ruler, artist, explorer, scientist) An artifact (tools, buildings, type of writing) A religion An event A discovery or invention A war or battle The daily life of a people A map (route of an explorer, location of a people) An imaginary encounter between two historical personae ??? You might find information on these topics at home or you may need to do additional research at the library or online. Maps should include a legend (which may be printed) in addition to the title. In addition to your two pages, you should also note five to ten important dates in your Book of the Centuries." If you'd like to see the materials we used in 7th, 8th, and 9th grade, let me know and I'll post them. Regards, Kareni 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonFaerie Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 We started homeschooling when my daughter was in seventh grade. This is what I did. I had my daughter keep a Book of the Centuries when she began homeschooling in 7th grade. We did a three year sweep through world history, and she added information to her book for three years. Here are the instructions I gave her in 7th grade. "History and Reading The plan: To study history chronologically from prehistory to about AD500. The means: We’ll use Hillyer and Huey’s two books Young People’s Story of the Ancient World as well as numerous other books and resources. Typically each week there will be a list of required reading. There will generally be a novel to be read pertaining to the time period. There may also be some myths and legends to be read. There will also be non-fiction books or selections to be read and perhaps a website to visit or a video to view. You will need to locate any places mentioned on the map, in a historical atlas and on the globe (if we obtain one). Each week you will make two pages for your Book of the Centuries. These pages should be work you can be proud of! They should be well planned, edited and neat. They can be in your best cursive or done on the computer. All art work should be done with care. The pages should pertain to the time period being studied. Each page should be titled. Pages might cover such topics as: A people A great man or woman (a ruler, artist, explorer, scientist) An artifact (tools, buildings, type of writing) A religion An event A discovery or invention A war or battle The daily life of a people A map (route of an explorer, location of a people) An imaginary encounter between two historical personae ??? You might find information on these topics at home or you may need to do additional research at the library or online. Maps should include a legend (which may be printed) in addition to the title. In addition to your two pages, you should also note five to ten important dates in your Book of the Centuries." If you'd like to see the materials we used in 7th, 8th, and 9th grade, let me know and I'll post them. Regards, Kareni That sounds amazing, Kareni! I would love to see anything you'd like to share, especially if you have any type of schedule for the required readings. Thanks! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 That sounds amazing, Kareni! I would love to see anything you'd like to share, especially if you have any type of schedule for the required readings. Thanks! I'll post the resources I used in this and the next two posts. My daughter used the following materials in 7th grade which covered the time period up to 500AD. Yes, she did read all of these books; however, she was and is a voracious reader. We are also quite liberal, so some of these materials might not work for others. Selections from The Kingfisher Illustrated History of the World by Charlotte Evans et al. The Young People's Story of Our Heritage: The Ancient World, Pre-history to 500BC by V. M. Hillyer and E. G. Huey The Young People's Story of Our Heritage: The Ancient World, 500BC to 500AD by V. M. Hillyer and E. G. Huey A Bone from a Dry Sea by Peter Dickinson Cave of the Moving Shadows by Thomas Milstead Spirit on the Wall by Ann O'Neal Garcia Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw Pharaoh's Daughter by Julius Lester Video: David Macaulay's World of Ancient Engineering: Pyramid Black Ships before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff Dateline: Troy by Paul Fleischman Inside the Walls of Troy by Clemence McClaren The Curse of King Tut by Patricia Netzley The Golden Fleece by Padraic Colum Escape from Egypt by Sonia Levitin Troy by Adele Geras The Wanderings of Odysseus by Rosemary Sutcliff The Cat of Bubastes by G. A. Henty City of Gold and Other Stories from the Old Testament by Peter Dickinson Gods and Goddesses by John Malam The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin Selections from Cultural Atlas for Young People: Ancient Greece by Anton Powell Selections from Then and Now by Stefania and Dominic Perring Selections from Usborne Book of Famous Lives Selections from Heroines by Rebecca Hazell Selections from A Picturesque Tale of Progress, Volume 2 by Olive Beaupre Miller The Story of the World, History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times by Susan W. Bauer Niko: Sculptor's Apprentice by Isabelle Lawrence How Would You Survive as an Ancient Greek? by Fiona Macdonald Calliope Magazine: Taharqo Calliope Magazine: Ancient Celts Alexander the Great by Peter Chrisp Video: Alexander the Great (The History Makers) Men of Athens by Olivia Coolidge Selections from Mathematicians are People, Too by Luetta and Wilbert Reimer Science in Ancient Greece by Kathlyn Gay Selections from A Day in Old Athens by William S. Davis Your Travel Guide to Ancient Greece by Nancy Day The Librarian who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky The Emperor's Silent Army by Jane O'Connor Selections from Ancient Japan by J. E. Kidder Hannibal's Elephants by Alfred Powers The Story of the Romans by H. A. Guerber Galen: My Life in Imperial Rome by Marissa Moss Caesar's Gallic War by Olivia Coolidge Selections from Ancient Inventions by Peter James and Nick Thorpe Video: Anthony and Cleopatra (Royal Shakespeare Company, 1974) Videos: I, Claudius (Volumes 1-7) Augustus Caesar's World by Genevieve Foster City by David Macaulay The Wadjet Eye by Jill Rubalcaba Video: David Macaulay's World of Ancient Engineering: Roman City Song for a Dark Queen by Rosemary Sutcliff Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfield Video: Ancient Mysteries: Pompeii, Buried Alive The Capricorn Bracelet by Rosemary Sutcliff The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff Selections from Wonders of Ancient Chinese Science by Robert Silverberg The White Stag by Kate Seredy Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges Selections from The Dark Ages by Tony Gregory Lady Ch'iao Kuo: Warrior of the South by Laurence Yep The Dancing Bear by Peter Dickinson Video: Africa (Ancient Civilizations for Children) The Cartoon History of the Universe II, From the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome by Larry Gonick Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Here's the mega list of resources that my daughter used when she was in 8th grade (quite some moons ago). Since she'd only begun homeschooling in 7th grade, she was on the second year of a three year sweep through world history and was studying the time period AD500 to AD 1700. The list includes books, videos and music. She was/is a speedy reader so she read many more books than others might. Asterisked entries were used only in part. Eighth Grade History Reading and Resource List Dorling Kindersley History of the World edited by Plantagenet Somerset Fry ** The Story of Mankind by Hendrik Willem van Loon ** The Story of Mankind: A Picturesque Tale of Progress by Olive Beaupre Miller ** The Hollow Hills by Mary Stewart The Man Who Loved Books by Jean Fritz Across a Dark and Wild Sea by Don Brown The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White Brendan the Navigator by Jean Fritz The Illustrated History of the World, Vol. 3, Rome and the Classical West by J. M. Roberts ** The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley – audio (Vol. 1) The Brendan Voyage by Tim Severin ** Then and Now by Stefania and Dominic Perring ** I am Mordred by Nancy Springer The Illustrated History of the World, Vol. 4, The Age of Diverging Traditions by J. M. Roberts ** Tusk and Stone by Malcolm Bosse Muhammad by Demi The Shining Company by Rosemary Sutcliff The Real Middle Earth by Brian Bates ** The Middle Ages by Mike Corbishley ** Beowulf the Warrior by Ian Serraillier Beowulf: A New Telling by Robert Nye The Collected Beowulf by Gareth Hinds Maples in the Mist by Minfong Ho Ancient Cliff Dwellers of Mesa Verde by Caroline Arnold The Arabian Nights retold by Neil Philip The Age of Chivalry edited by Merle Severy ** His Majesty’s Elephant by Judith Tarr Charlemagne and the Early Middle Ages by Miriam Greenblatt Prison Window, Jerusalem Blue by Bruce Clements Norse Gods and Giants by Ingri and Edgar Parin D’Aulaire The Real Vikings by Melvin and Gilda Berger Medieval Knights by Trevor Cairns ** Otto of the Silver Hand by Howard Pyle The Story of Science: Aristotle Leads the Way by Joy Hakim ** The Edge on the Sword by Rebecca Tingle Alfred the Great and the Saxons by Robin May The Time Traveler Book of Viking Raiders by Anne Civardi and James Graham-Campbell Blood Feud by Rosemary Sutcliff The Song Dynasty by Scott Ingram Hakon of Rogen’s Saga by Erik Haugaard Early Explorers of North America by C. Keith Wilbur ** The Cartoon History of the Universe III by Larry Gonick Fafnir by Bernard Evslin The King’s Shadow by Elizabeth Alder 1000 Years Ago on Planet Earth by Sneed Collard The Legend of the Cid by Robert Goldston Shakespeare Stories by Leon Garfield ** Shakespeare and MacBeth: The Story Behind the Play by James Barter Shakespeare’s MacBeth (video) William the Conqueror by Thomas B. Costain Anna of Byzantium by Tracy Barrett A Travel Guide to Medieval Constantinople by James Barter Robin Hood by Neil Philip A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver by E. L. Konigsburg Daily Life in the Middle Ages by Paul B. Newman ** Brother Cadfael videos: A Morbid Taste for Bones and Monk’s Hood Tales of the Crusades by Olivia Coolidge A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park Saladin by Diane Stanley In a Dark Wood by Michael Cadnum The Story of the Wise Men by Regine Pernoud and Canon Grivot Canticles of Ecstasy (the music of Hildegard von Bingen) by Sequentia The Magna Charta by James H. Daugherty Marvels of Science by Kendall Haven ** The Road to Damietta by Scott O’Dell Eyewitness Medieval Life by Andrew Langley Music of the Gothic Era (The Early Music Consort of London/David Munrow) Brother Sun, Sister Moon (video) (Wertmuller and Zeffirelli) Book of the Lion by Michael Cadnum Angkor: Heart of an Asian Empire by Bruno Dagens ** Sir Walter Scott’s Ivanhoe (video, BBC production) Quest for a Maid by Frances Hendry Castle by David Macaulay The Ramsay Scallop by Frances Temple Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen Archers, Alchemists, and 98 Other Jobs You Might Have Loved or Loathed by Priscilla Galloway The King’s Swift Rider by Mollie Hunter Marco Polo: To China and Back by Steven Otfinoski Cathedral by David Macaulay The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer as retold by Geraldine McCaughrean Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales (read by Prunella Scales and Martin Starkie)** Dog of the Bondi Castle by Lynn Hall Harold the Herald by Dana Fradon Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354 by James Rumford The Inferno of Dante (cantos 1 – 5) translated by Robert Pinsky Beckett (video, 1964) The Lion in Winter (video, 1968) A Distant Mirror by Barbara Tuchman ** The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson The Trumpeter of Krakow by Eric P. Kelly The Second Mrs. Giaconda by E. L. Konigsburg Rats, Bulls, and Flying Machines by Deborah Prum The Passion of Joan of Arc (video, 1928, Carl Th. Dreyer) 1492: Music from the Age of Discovery by The Waverly Consort The Cargo of the Madalena by Cynthia Harnett 1492: The Year of the New World by Piero Ventura The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain Great Painters by Piero Ventura ** Accidental Explorers by Rebecca Stefoff ** Greensleeves: A Collection of English Lute Songs by Julianne Baird and Ronn McFarlane Beware, Princess Elizabeth by Carolyn Meyer The Sea King: Sir Francis Drake and His Times by Albert Marrin Elizabeth R: The Lion’s Cub (video, BBC production, 1971) Elizabeth (video, 1998, with Cate Blanchett) Den of the White Fox by Lensey Namioka From Coronado to Escalante: The Explorers of the Spanish Southwest by John Miller Morris Cantos 1 – 5 of Fierce Wars and Faithful Loves: A retelling of Edmund Spenser’s The Faerie Queene, Book 1 by Roy Maynard On the Banks of the Helicon: Early Music of Scotland by the Baltimore Consort The Inquisition (video, The History Channel, 1996) The Adventures of Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes (adapted by Leighton Barret) The World of Captain John Smith by Genevieve Foster ** The World of Lully by the Chicago Baroque Ensemble John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress retold by Gary D. Schmidt I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Trevino Dowland: Ayres and Lute Lessons by the Deller Consort Out of Many Waters by Jacqueline Dembar Greene The Trial and Execution of Charles I by Leonard W. Cowie Rembrandt by Ceciel de Bie and Martijn Leenen The Reduced Shakespeare Company (video, Acorn Media, 2003) Witch Child by Celia Rees At the Sign of the Sugared Plum by Mary Hooper Vivaldi’s Ring of Mystery: A Tale of Venice and Violins (audio) Girl with a Pearl Earring (video, 2003) Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Last one since we did a three year sweep through world history. In 9th grade, we used a hodgepodge of materials when my daughter covered the time period 1700 to 2000. Here are the resources (non-fiction, literature, videos and music) that we used. Be aware that we are fairly liberal so some materials might not suit all families.World History the Easy Way, Volume 2 by Charles FrazeeAmerican History the Easy Way by William KelloggWorld History Map Activities by Marvin Scott Poor Richard’s Almanack by Benjamin FranklinGeorge Washington, Spymaster by Thomas B. AllenTomaso Albinoni – 12 Concerti a cinque Op. 5Roots by Alex Haley (to p. 126)Georg Philipp Telemann – Suite A Minor, 2 Double Concertos (Michala Petri, Academy of St. Martin-in-the Fields)Amadeus (video)"A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan SwiftGeorge Washington’s World by Genevieve FosterThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska OrczyI Will Repay by Baroness Emmuska OrczyEldorado by Baroness Emmuska OrczySir Percy Hits Back by Baroness Emmuska OrczyThe Scarlet Pimpernel (three part video, BBC)Carl Friedrich Abel – Symphonies Op. 10, numbers 1 – 6, La StagioneFrancesco Geminiani – 12 Concerti Grossi, I MusiciThe Art of the Fugue by Bach, Emerson String QuartetFrankenstein by Mary ShelleyLongitude (video, A&E)C.S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower (set of 8 videos, A&E)Lock, Stock, and Barrel by Donald SobolLudwig van Beethoven – Symphonies 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, and 6 in F Major, Op. 68, Pastoral"Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" by Henry Wadsworth LongfellowCartouche (video)Joseph Haydn – String Quartets, Op. 17, Nos. 1, 2, and 4, Kodaly QuartetLes Miserables by Victor Hugo (translated by Norman Denny)The New Nation by Joy HakimA Tale of Two Cities (video)Georges Bizet – Carmen Suites No. 1 and No. 2; L’Arlesienne Suites No. 1 and No. 2, Leonard BernsteinAdolphe Adam – Giselle, conducted by Richard Bonynge, Orchestra of the Royal Opera HouseAnton Bruckner – Symphony No. 4 “Romanticâ€, conducted by Eugen Jochum, Berlin Philharmonic OrchestraMen-of-War: Life in Nelson's Navy by Patrick O'BrianYoung Frankenstein (video)Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (video with Kenneth Branagh)Lily Afshar -- A Jug of Wine and Thou (Persian music)Rifles for Watie by Harold KeithMaster and Commander (video)Chamber Works by Women Composers, The Macalester TrioCommodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun by Rhoda BlumbergWassail! Wassail! Early American Christmas Music by the Revels"An Occurrence at the Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose BierceThe Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose BierceStephen Foster’s Civil War Songs (sung by Linda Russell)The Century for Young People by Peter Jennings and Todd BrewsterCritical Thinking in United States History, Book Four, Spanish-American War to Vietnam War by Kevin O’ReillyPeter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and Nutcracker, Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich conductingWinsor McCay: The Master Edition (The Sinking of the Lusitania)Claude Debussy: La Mer, Nocturnes, Jeux, The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez conductingThe Battleship Potemkin (video)“Broadway, Blues, and Truth†from RESPECT: A Century of Women in MusicBotchan by Soseki Natsume (translated by Umeji Sasaki)Many Lives, Many Stories by Kathryn Abbott and Patricia MinterWitness by Karen HesseInfluenza 1918 (video from PBS)New Orleans Rhythm Kings and Jelly Roll MortonAntarctica by Walter Dean MyersWar Game by Michael ForemanMao Tse-Tung and His China by Albert Marrin“The Butcher Boyâ€, “The Garage†and “Rough House†from The Best Arbuckle Keaton Collection (video)Fluffy Ruffle Girls: Women in RagtimeAll Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria RemarqueCharles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero by James Cross GiblinInherit the Wind (video)Pygmalion by George Bernard ShawAll Quiet on the Western Front (video)The Depression and New Deal by Robert McElvaineCabaret (video)Radio Comedy Classics: Jack Benny Program and Fred Allen ShowSurviving Hitler by Andrea WarrenMaus I and Maus II by Art SpiegelmanRabbit-Proof Fence (video)The Verse by the Side of the Road by Frank Ransome, Jr.Elvis Presley title albumAaron Copland, Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy the Kid, Fanfare for the Common Man (New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein)1940s House (video)Diary of Anne FrankNorth to Freedom by Anne HolmShane (video)Frank Sinatra, Come Swing with MeAnimal Farm by George OrwellThe Little World of Don Camillo by Giovanni GuareschiEd Sullivan’s Rock and Roll Classics, Volume 8: Legends of Rock (video)Beatles, Beatles for SaleAtomic Café (video)Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited“I Have a Dream†by Martin Luther King, Jr.All the President's Men (video)Forrest Gump (video)Judy Collins, Whales and NightingalesHair (video)The Vietnam War by Marilyn B. Young, John J. Fitzgerald and A. Tom GrunfeldSingers and Songwriters, 1974-1975Good Morning, Vietnam (video)Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. LewisThe Mouse that Roared by Leonard WibberleyThe Mouse that Roared (video)Abba, The Definitive CollectionW;t by Margaret EdsonW;t (video)Persepolis by Marjane SatrapiFax from Sarajevo by Joe KubertU2, Achtung BabyA Little History of the World by E. H. GombrichRegards,Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 And getting back to this ~ I would love to see anything you'd like to share, especially if you have any type of schedule for the required readings. I no longer have a schedule for the first two years of my daughter's three year sweep through history; however, I believe I do still have a spreadsheet for her 9th grade year when she studied the time period 1700 to 2000. If you'd like to see that, simply send me a personal message with your email address and I'll email it to you. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I skimmed the thread, so forgive me if this has been mentioned, but I don't use Story of Mankind with History Odyssey. We use the Human Odyssey books (and Kingfisher) with it instead, and it is indeed very independent. Occasionally there will be something missing that isn't in Human Odyssey, but it's usually little stuff, and I either have them skip that (like a person in the list of summaries) or look it up on Google. My eighth and fifth graders really like Human Odyssey. It didn't take me long to find the corresponding chapters in Human Odyssey to go with History Odyssey Modern Level 2; PM me, and I will send them to you if you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DragonFaerie Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 And getting back to this ~ I no longer have a schedule for the first two years of my daughter's three year sweep through history; however, I believe I do still have a spreadsheet for her 9th grade year when she studied the time period 1700 to 2000. If you'd like to see that, simply send me a personal message with your email address and I'll email it to you. Regards, Kareni Kareni, those lists are amazing and quite impressive! There is no way my son would EVER read that much. But you certainly have given me quite a bit to choose from. Thank you so much for the help! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Kareni, those lists are amazing and quite impressive! There is no way my son would EVER read that much. But you certainly have given me quite a bit to choose from. Thank you so much for the help! I'm glad to have been of help. Best wishes to you and your son. Regards, Kareni 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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