TrixieB Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 I bought and am considering using Artner's Reader's Guide to American History. I have the U.S. history homework guide and the "What Your # Grader Needs to Know" books as well. Now I am debating between Sonlight Core 3 (which I already own and partially used with one child some years ago) and Core 4, vs. Artner's. I would love to hear how you used Artner's, and how it worked for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yslek Posted September 25, 2009 Share Posted September 25, 2009 :bigear: I haven't seen this in person, but am very interested in replies, as the frist edition of LCC recommended the Artner guides. I was thinking of using these with D & L (when we get to that point :).) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrixieB Posted September 28, 2009 Author Share Posted September 28, 2009 Bumping... surely someone has used Artner's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmschooln Posted September 28, 2009 Share Posted September 28, 2009 I was just looking in the rainbow resource catalog at this last night. Interested to hear some experience with it as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamagistra Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I have Artner's and we did use a few units of it during our studies of the Early Modern era using SOTW3. :) Each unit (there are eight in chronological order) lists some dates, people, places and topics to cover, along with source documents or policies to research (i.e. Monroe Doctrine), famous phrases, and other study topics. There are suggested readings from Everything You Need to Know About American History Homework and E. D. Hirsch's series What Your __ Grader Needs to Know, as well as some optional activities listed from the former (ex. Draw a diagram illustrating the three branches of government.) Following the lists and topics are historical fiction, poetry, prose, and song titles along with a thorough reading list of quality books to accompany the unit. Many (most?) of the suggestions are out-of-print gems, such as older Landmark Books, and there is an appendix that gives tips on finding these harder to locate books. While I found the subject lists and topics handy, the reading lists were most helpful to me. All in all, it's a great resource to have if you are inclined to flesh out your study with gobs of books. ;) I hope that helps a bit. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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