Maureen Lang has written Springtime of the Spirit, Look to the East, and Whisper on the Wind about the Great War. I'm always dubious about historical fictions that have love story glue in them, but I'm always looking out for good, engaging reads for my 8th graders (in this case, girls). If you've read these, can you comment on them? I'm most interested in students developing a real feel for the times, and sometimes this is the way to do it. Thanks!

Maureen Lang has written Springtime of the Spirit, Look to the East, and Whisper on the Wind about the Great War. I'm always dubious about historical fictions that have love story glue in them, but I'm always looking out for good, engaging reads for my 8th graders (in this case, girls). If you've read these, can you comment on them? I'm most interested in students developing a real feel for the times, and sometimes this is the way to do it. Thanks!

The same thing happened to me back in April. The rep I talked with didn't know anything and wasn't very helpful, but at that time, the online order was still up and I ordered what I wanted online. I received my usernames and passwords for Roadmap shortly afterwards. It looks like the online ordering option is not working now. I plan to cover both books in one year too (I feel like the weight of the world is on my back right now because of that) but in a classroom setting.

Kim, I don't know if I've misunderstood your question, but you don't need to buy your book through them. I called and got my web access membership *without* the books. Got my hardback books used--but new-- through Amazon for $10 each. The Roadmap does not have an outline, unfortunately. :(

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Has anyone developed an outline for America: The Last Best Hope that you care to share? I'm pressed for time and don't want to reinvent the wheel! Thanks!

Has anyone developed an outline for America: The Last Best Hope that you care to share? I'm pressed for time and don't want to reinvent the wheel! Thanks!

I printed this way back. It looks like it was/is an 8 pp Excel file with the state name on the left, then the title of the book, then author. It is sorted in alphabetical order by states. I need to find the link to this so I can share it with my lower school teachers. If you have any idea where this is on the Internet, please let me know! Thanks!

I can access the site but the screen remains black.

Lisa, were these sessions recorded? If so, do you have a link? Thanks!

Ahh, Lisa! How wonderful was that! SWB was there too, right? I was at the SCL conference in Baltimore. If I had known about Valley Forge earlier, I would have switched locations, but SCL was great too.

Also, are they hard to get in touch with or order from? Seems like I remember years ago that they were. I've tried calling without success (and they have no voice mail), so I've e-mailed and don't know when I'll get an answer. Thanks!

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I am missing page 18 of the activity book, the first page of q &a's of chapter 4. As usually happens, it will probably turn up after I post this. But if not, is there anyone that can help me with this. PM me if you will, please. Thanks!

Five years ago, I finished my twenty-year homeschooling stint after all four kids graduated high school. Since then, I've taught middle school in a private school. I think it was harder to homeschool than teach in a traditional classroom for lots of reasons, but in particular, it is more difficult to establish rigor in your own children than others. Again, lots of factors there. Of course, if I could do it over, I would have gritted my teeth more even though I did require a lot from my kids. In response to their complaints about the work, I would often tell them that they would not die, it wasn't going to kill them. The one thing that drew me to this thread was the word "rigor" because I recently saw this quote somewhere in the blogworld (Doug Wilson, maybe?) that will go my in my classroom this fall: All RIGOR is not MORTIS. I love it!

I recommend using Bennett's America: The Last Best Hope. It is written in narrative style like SOTW. I will be using it for the first time this upcoming school year with 10th graders. After next year, it will be an 8th grade course. Plenty of supplementary material online through the Roadmap for a reasonable fee. I've been reading through this and am impressed with the writing. The title, though, is a bit narcissistic, imo. ETA: Wait! You were looking for world or American history? Now I'm confused. Anyway, if American, this is my suggestion.

I needed to find one that I loved for my logic stage classes next year. It needed to be clear and easy to read, yet detailed enough and low cost. I posted a question here then with less than a few responses. So I did what I usually do and ordered each one I wanted to check off Amazon's used list. I surmised there is no perfect atlas that meets all my specifics! And I really wonder if these companies really look at these maps they create as a student would! By the way, for maps to print at home, I've found these maps to produce the clearest and cleanest maps, plus a bundle of choices for each map. Check out d-maps. Hope all this helps you! [/url] Here are my comments on each: Hammond Student Notebook Atlas: fits into a 3-ring binder; clear, well-marked; not cluttered; unfortunately could not consider because only "used" copies were available (which were in great shape) and the cost was too high with individual shipping applied. National Geographic Student Atlas of the World: the copy I got was not hardbound as the other poster said hers was; more of an atlas than I needed (but a great one!) with 50 pages of info on learning about maps, physical and human systems. The remaining 70 pages covers each continent in detail including these map categories: physical, political, climate, precipitation, population, predominant economies, plus a couple of "Focus" pages. While all this info is great and the continent maps were wonderfully clear, the atlas didn't fit my need; it was too much of what I didn't need and not enough of what I did need. The cost was also more than I wanted to saddle each student with. Merriam-Webster Notebook Atlas: 66 pages; heavy stock paper; index gives longitude and latitude and basic info (capital, elevation, area, temp., currency, language); combined political and physical maps, plus dark colors of countries make this atlas almost unreadable; larger countries like Brazil are split in two; maps do *not* span the page division--they all have a wide white border. I thought the map of the US would make me crazy because of so much stuff crammed onto one page until I saw the map of India! The font size on these maps, in particular, was so tiny you would need a magnifying glass. A plus, though, with this atlas is that some major European countries have a page to themselves, like France, Spain, and UK. Rand McNally Notebook World Atlas: 32 pages; thin, slick cover and pages; inside cover contains flags of countries which I love; combined physical and political maps; enough detail with major and sub-major cities marked; for large continents of South America, Africa, and Asia, each are broken into several maps; price good. Some of the color choices for the countries make the map a little bit dark but still readable. I chose this atlas as the best of all of these for my use.

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Please list your examples of qualities of students living a health life students living a wholesome life Thanks!

Thanks so much for those great descriptions!

Great! Thanks, Denise!

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But there's nothing anti-Catholic at all in the grammar books for grades 6, 7, and 8.

Please list your examples of qualities of a discerning thinker an effective communicator a lifelong learner a well-rounded citizen a well-mannered citizen I'm working on examples of these and already have a list going, but would like to hear others' examples too. Thanks!