Farrar is right -- not all courses are available on Plus, so you need to check availability, if you are set on one or more in particular. For example, I wish Plus offered Economics, 3rd Ed. However, there are also courses on Plus that are not on the regular website, too. An example that comes to mind is Great Guitarists: Stories and Styles (or some such). But you can access the Guide through Plus. There's an icon right under the viewing screen that says Guidebook. We use it all the time, but I have never printed it. HTH -- LL (Ok, I see now I'm late off the mark, but I'm posting anyway!

I'm going to suggest Life on Air by David Attenborough. The print is very small, though, so we are listening to it -- 16 cds and read by Attenborough, too. Very well received at my house. I heard of it here at the WTM.

Bumping this so maybe someone who can help will see it.

MamaSprout, that is a good idea. I'm going to try that. Thank you -- LL

As part of a 9th grade English & Lit credit, I am using Twenty-Five Books That Shaped America (Foster). Because the credit also includes Figuratively Speaking w/American short stories, The Lively Art of Writing, grammar & diagramming, and spelling & vocabulary, we are using 25 Books for exposure purposes. I need to choose representative chapter(s) so DS can get a feel for the language, and then we will watch the movie, when possible. So, for example, for The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin we only read Part One. Now I need to choose a selection from The Last of the Mohicans and I am having trouble deciding. I can't find any recommendations online. Do you think there are more important chapters to give preference to, or just do the first? (I know that I am using a lot of resources, but I have used them before and can do so efficiently. Take my word, please, that they are either very much needed or enjoyed. 25 Books is the only one I don't have prior experience with.) Many thanks -- LL

This sounds like what DS did, and I called it "Integrated Fitness & Health." HTH -- LL

I am not brave enough to click on those links. However, I did pitch in to help my youngest buy Shatner Claus on vinyl for my DH this Christmas. You could wait a whole year and get him back when he doesn't have his defenses up. -- LL

I used The Christmas Story: Told Through Paintings (Metropolitan Museum of Art) several years ago with kids from elementary to high school age. The Christmas Story HTH, LLucy

Of course The Great Courses has a series of 24 lectures The Philosophy of Humor, which I think you can preview on their website. I have not used these so cannot say if they would appeal. My husband took a course about humor in fiction when he was at Rensselaer, and one of the books used was Comedy: Plays, Theory, and Criticism by Felheim, 1962, which is still available on Amazon, but I'm not seeing any reviews. You are right -- I think the pickings are slim, and I'm not sure why. This would really have appealed to my oldest DS. HTH, LLucy

The Egypt Game was well loved at our house and hasn't been mentioned yet I believe.

As my reply, I share with you a bookmarked thread https://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/534288-high-school-english-wo-literature/ . I had one particularly one-sided, STEM-oriented child, and I find it inspiring reading. Note especially Tsuga's and Hunter's contributions. -- LL

Thank you! Trying this now for the WTM thread and again for the list . LL

I wish I knew how to do links. I have a bookmarked thread from WTM 2015 titled "American music history help?" by Dulce Domem that you may find useful. I also have bookmarked a list from Wildwood Curriculum of songs by historical era. Good luck with your plans! LL

I checked with DS because I did not want to rely on my memory alone, but he was not much help. He watched them 5 years ago. He remembers information but does not really evaluate content the way a parent would. I do not remember anything inappropriate. I think it more depends on individual temperament and interest. The website has reviews that might help more than I have been able to. --LL

I thought I would add to the growing list of possibilities a series of Great Courses lectures -- Cultural Literacy for Religion: Everything the Well-Educated Person Should Know. I had my oldest watch these the summer after his senior year (not for credit but just for "adulting") but I am planning to include them for my youngest as part of a comparative cultures credit his senior year, along with resources for comparative government, etc.

You might also look at Movies as Literature (Stout). It teaches literature concepts visually so they can be seen. It can be a good choice for someone who doesn't love reading. It is easy to include others -- siblings or friends. It is easy to just do a little bit of, so just over the summer, or just one per month. There is no writing instruction although there are suggestions for essays, but you could also just watch and discuss. IIRC for many of the movies there is a suggestion to also read the story the movie is based on, to compare, if you are trying to encourage more reading. I believe there are 1 or 2 questions per movie that are christian-based, but they are marked as such, and easy to skip. (When I use it I do make sure my kids recognize a religious allusion; but we don't evaluate the movie religiously.) It makes good snuggle-on-the-couch memories. : ) HTH -- LLucy

I want to mention The Meaning of the Holy Qur'an in Today's English: Extended Study Edition by Yahiya Emerick. It was given to my father, who was a retired minister and very active in civil rights, by the Muslim Community Center of his city after a "Burn the Quran Day" back in 2010. I do not remember this event (?), but I inherited this book after my parents downsized to move into a senior living community. I am not sure how it would fit the OP's needs but I think it must have insight and clarity due to the origin of the gift.

I have used this course, and also the Great Art course, as part of a Fine Arts Appreciation credit. We just listened and discussed. Then we attended some live performances (for music) and visited various museum exhibits (for art), and ds wrote reviews of his experiences, trying to include points the courses had covered.

Perhaps Dash's Tulipomania.

The Great Courses has a new series of 24 lectures, Zoology: Understanding the Animal World, that you may be interested in? It's not clear to me from the lecture titles how much it pushes evolution, but see what you think. It's on "sale" now 'til the end of the year I think, or you may be able to request it from your library. For the most part, we have been pleased with TGC. Edited to correct the course title! HTH

OP, I have done likewise on transcripts. What about Epic Literature and Composition, which could be abbreviated Epic Lit & Comp. It fits all but the MacBeth, I think.

The Holt McDougal also interests me -- Nowicki is the professor for The Great Courses Biology lectures. My middle DS liked these lectures, but I was not happy with the texts we had available at the time. I am looking to improve text and lab choices next time through, which is actually coming on all too swiftly. Thank you for posting this.

A lurker for (7?) years jumping in here; sorry. I'm not sure, but you are looking for a course title? Topics in US History? US History for Expats?