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Who is using it this year for high school? Or who has used it? I think I've decided to go with it but at our home school convention today I looked at Omnibus IV. It is put together nicely and I wouldn't have to plan much at all! Anyone care to share ninth grade plans for HOAW? Like primary sources especially!

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I'm planning on using it in conjunction with Spielvogel' s western civilization a brief history (2007). I'm also tracking down pertinent websites and other materials to put together the history component to our great books study. It will be a couple of weeks before I'm finished (still waiting for books to come in), but I'll share what I come up with when I'm done.

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I'm planning on using it in conjunction with Spielvogel' s western civilization a brief history (2007). I'm also tracking down pertinent websites and other materials to put together the history component to our great books study. It will be a couple of weeks before I'm finished (still waiting for books to come in), but I'll share what I come up with when I'm done.

 

I've been watching your threads! Why are you using Spielvogel and the Bauer book? Is HOAW not enough on its own?

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Simply put, I'm starting to think variety is good. Different authors bring different things to the table. And I got the Speilgovel cheap at amazon. It cost me more to have it shipped than to purchase. So why not bring it out too. Kind of like those moms who have more than one math book going on at the same time.

 

 

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ETA: This is insane. There is no way we will get through this book in one year. :lol: As I find resources I'll update this. I'm taking out the other stuff like Plutarch that we do since it really isn't tied into HOAW. I'll leave in the Biblical references since others may be interested into where they fit with HOAW.

 

HOAW: Preface

Reformation Study Bible: Introductory notes on Genesis; read ch. 1-3

Genesis 4-5

HOAW: ch. 1 – The Origin of Kingship – Persian Gulf, very distant past

HOAW: ch. 2 – The Earliest Story – Sumer, slightly later

Genesis 6-8

Genesis 9-10

HOAW: ch. 3 – The Rise of Aristocracy – Sumer, 3600 BC

Genesis 11:1-26; HOAW: ch. 4 The Creation of Empire – The Nile river valley, 3200 BC

Scorpion King Macehead and Narmer palette www.ancient-egypt.org

HOAW: ch. 5 – The Age of Iron – The Indus river valley, 3102 BC

HOAW: ch. 6 – The Philosopher King – The Yellow river valley, 2852-2205 BC

HOAW: ch. 7 – The First Written Records – Sumer and Egypt, 3800-2400 BC

Cuneiform

web.archive.org/web/20001201223220/http://www.teleport.com/~arden.writing.htm

Hieroglyphs

www.pbs.org/empires/egypt/special/hieroglyphs/introduction.html

HOAW: ch. 8 – The First War Chronicles – Sumer, 2700 BC

Sumerian King List etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/section2/tr211.thm

HOAW: ch. 9 – The First Civil War – Egypt, 3100-2686 BC

Hymn to the Nile http://www.fordham.e...t/hymn-nile.asp

HOAW: ch. 10 – The First Epic Hero – Sumer, 2600 BC

Epic of Gilgamesh; read at least Tale One: The Tale of Enkidu and Tale Two: The

Journey to the Cedar Forest

HOAW: ch. 11– The First Victory Over Death – Egypt, 2686-2566 BC

Ziggurat of Ur

www.odysseyadventures.ca/articles/ur%20of%20the%20chaldees/ur_article01zig.html

Pyramids

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/pyramid

HOAW: ch. 12 – The First Reformer – Sumer, 2350 BC

HOAW: ch. 13 – The First Military Dictator – Sumer, 2334-2279 BC

HOAW: ch. 14 – The First Planned Cities – The Indus river valley, 2300 BC

http://www.harappa.c...-saraswati.html

HOAW: ch. 15 – The First Collapse of Empire – Egypt, 2450-2184 BC

The Pyramid Texts: http://www.pyramidtextsonline.com/

HOAW: ch. 16 – The First Barbarian Invasions – Akkadia, Sumer, and Elam, 2278-

2154 BC

HOAW: ch. 17 – The First Monotheist – Sumer and the Western Semitic lands, 2166-

1991 BC

TQ: ch. 28; Genesis 11:27 to end of chapter 13

TQ: ch. 30-31; Genesis 14-15

TQ: ch. 32; Genesis 16-17

HOAW: ch. 18 – The First Environmental Disaster – Sumer, 2037-2004 BC

TQ: ch. 33; Genesis 18-19

TQ: ch. 34-35; Genesis 20-22

TQ: ch. 36; Genesis 23-26

Plutarch: Dion #9

TQ: ch. 37; Genesis 27-28

TQ: ch. 38; Genesis 29-30

TQ: ch. 39; Genesis 31-35

HOAW: ch. 19 – The Battle for Reunification – Egypt, 2181-1782 BC

Plutarch: Dion #10

The Story of Sinuhe http://jennycarringt...inuhe/text.html

TQ: ch. 40; Genesis 36-39 (skim 36)

TQ: ch. 43; Genesis 40-45

TQ: ch. 44; Genesis 46-50

HOAW: ch. 20 – The Mesopotamian Mixing Bowl – Mesopotamia, 2004-1750 BC

HOAW: ch. 21 – The Overthrow of the Xia – The Yellow river valley, 1776 BC

News article from China about the finding of a large Xia city

http://www.china.org...3/Nov/79635.htm

HOAW: ch. 22 – Hammurabi’s Empire – Babylonia, 1781-1712 BC

The Code of Hammurabi

Selections: http://www.dl.ket.or...ther/hamsci.htm

Full text with introduction: http://www.fordham.e...ent/hamcode.asp

HOAW: ch. 23 – The Hyksos Seize Egypt – Egypt, 1782-1630 BC

Dating Joseph and Moses – Adam When? ch. 8 The Hyksos http://www.familyrad...en/when_08.html

HOAW: ch. 24 – King Minos of Crete – Crete, 1720-1628 BC

Minoan Palace at Knossos http://www.dilos.com/location/13370

HOAW: ch. 25 – The Harappan Disintegration – India, 1750-1575 BC

HOAW: ch. 26 – The Rise of the Hittites – Asia Minor and Mesopotamia, 1790-1560 BC

HOAW: ch. 27 – Ahmose Expels the Hyksos – Egypt, 1570-1546 BC

HOAW: ch. 28 – Usurpation and Revenge – Egypt, 1546-1446 BC

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We use HOAW and Omnibus as well. I used to have him summarize each chapter of HOAW but now he just reads and we discuss.

 

Sorry I can't help with planning,  but I'm not much of a planner and we have always done lots of history so my high schooler didn't need too much more in depth stuff.

 

I have and use all the Omnibuses though cause I just love them. But we pick and choose a good assortment of books to read from each, not all of them. I would read them all if we had more time. We only do a handful of the extra writing assignments.

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Cricket, what a great resource! Thank you. Have you put together a schedule for the whole book? If so, I'd love to see it.

Teonei

Not yet. I also revised what I posted earlier. I decided to make a separate Bible course and have my 9th grader read through the entire Bible, along with articles, commentary, etc. it will probably take a couple of years. So I just moved all the Bible reading to that "course". I really don't care how it is labeled but if he ever decides to go to college end day (right now he has no plans to at all), I figure I better have all his work organized into courses.

 

I did download the sample chapters of the study guide. That is helpful! It also gives him something to do if I am busy and can't discuss the chapter with him. I'm having him do some writing with the study guide and some discussion. But they just pushed back the date of availability to Some time in October!

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