Hoggirl Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I am still pondering history for my to-be grade six ds for next year. It occurred to me that we might do one semester of "world history" (medieval) and one semester of US history. I was thinking of maybe doing 1/2 of the History of US books using the Hewitt Homeschooling syllabus and tests. Has anyone used these? What are they like? It says it is only 29 pages long. Is that just the syllabus part? I thinking the tests will be mighty short if that page count includes the tests. Any help? Thanks! Cynthia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggirl Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 I had e-mailed Hewitt about the length of the syllabus. Someone there promptly wrote back and told me that the info. was wrong. The syllabus is 80pages long, not 29. However, I would still like to know if anyone has used this! Pretty please! Cynthia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kRenee Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 It is 80 pages, first 20 pages are preliminary stuff. Each Hakim volume has a 3-4 page test consisting of mult choice, short answer, matching, and one essay question. There are 20 pages of answer key. It's only $9 - well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggirl Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Do they give answers to the essay questions? What are the tests like (mulitple choice, etc. - wise) since there is only ONE chapter per volume. That's not a lot for so much material. Thanks so much for replying to this! Cynthia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kRenee Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 and the answer key states there is no right answer, but it does give guidance on how to grade the essay. It also has important facts or figures that should be included. In the beginning it says to give extra credit on an essay if the student has defense for his opinion (discuss this with student first), and for developing thoughts and reasoning. These are very short answers and minimal guidance - this was not meant to be a writing class. But I think it is sufficient for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoggirl Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 For $9, how could I go wrong?:) Cynthia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grace Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Can anyone compare the Hewitt tests to the tests from Oxford University on Amazon for $50.00? I don't know how to link but I will try.... A History of US: Assessment Book: Books 1-10 (History of Us) (Paperback) by Oxford University Press (Creator) http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0195153480/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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