Mommyfaithe Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I'd like to check out as many options as possible. Thanks Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 My daughter used The American Pageant last year for an AP course. The book is written with personality, and she often shared tidbits that interested her. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in MD Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 We really like Notgrass both as a text and as a company to do business with. They are great people. It is sold as a comprehensive History, Bible and English course, recommending parents assign 1 cr each in those areas. I'd feel comfortable with the History and English credits, but not the Bible one. I don't feel there is sufficient study in that area to warrant a full credit. I've used it for History only tis year as ds is taking an AM lit class at our high school homeschool academy and we are pursuing a world view class for Bible. So what I did is add the TTC videos the History of the United States 2nd Ed. to the course. DS really loves the video lectures and i think they fit pretty well with Notgrass. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 We had a big discussion on this book on the old boards. I wonder if it can be resurrected. I don't have time to search for it this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antonia Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 My daughter is using "America's History" by James Henretta in her cc class. She is 14 and can easily handle the book, and finds it interesting as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbmoran Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 We're using American Pageant by David Kennedy, and my son loves it. I also purchased the Student Guidebook which has questions to help with AP preparation. Teresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kathleen Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 We're using Paul Johnson's A History of the American People. Wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRILLIUM Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 We're using American Pageant by David Kennedy, and my son loves it. I also purchased the Student Guidebook which has questions to help with AP preparation. Teresa We're using the same book with the student guide and The American Spirit, which contains coordinating primary sources. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothicGyrl Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 I was considering Notgrass, but I may just use Alpha Omega Lifepacs. I know they are Christian, but they aren't half bad and I can weed out anything that is. I'm waiting on a call from Core Curriculum to see what they come up with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happykids Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 a Bible lesson in every lesson, so is now more worthy of the Bible credit. We still use additional materials for Bible, but I think that you would get plenty just using the Notgrass lessons. ~Sabrina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 History of US with SL Core 100. I know that it's written for middle school, but the supplemental books in Core 100 definitely bring it up to high school level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sharon in MD Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 In our case, it is more an issue of accountability to our oversight academy. Our oversight requires a minimum of 120 hours of study for a credit to be awarded. So at the old rate of one Bible lesson per weekly Unit, we just could not, in good conscience, go with that for a full credit. But I'm sure many people have simply supplemented or done something else for a "credit" in Bible. I personally think that Bible study and credits should be left up to the individual family and dictates of their conscience. But, some of us have to meet standards set by other outside organizations, and that is why I felt it wasn't enough for us. Thanks for the update....I really love their product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev in B'ville Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 when a subject that I would be teaching in the future came up. Here's some of my notes from those old boards: Texts: A History of the American People (Paul Johnson) A Patriot's History of the U.S. American Pageant - 12th Edition The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History (Woods) America: The Last Best Hope (Vols. 1 & 2 by Bennett) A History of US (Hakim) American History (Brinkley) People's History of the U.S. (Howard Zinn) Additional Readings: What the Anti-Federalists were for? Federalist Papers - Numbers 1-36, 47-51, and 67-77; recommended version - The Federalist Papers (Kessler/Rossiter Edition) The Jungle (Sinclair) 10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America (Gillon) Thomas Paines "Common Sense" Opposing Viewpoints of American History (Vols 1 & 2) Taking Sides (Vols 1 & 2) Books by Albert Marrin Supplements: The Teaching Company - History of the U.S.; The American Mind; Ken Burn's, The Civil War HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 :)Thanks for taking the time to post that, Bev. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth in TN Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 We're using Paul Johnson's A History of the American People. Wonderful! I've been reading this book myself to help prepare to teach my dd next year (or the year after). I must say that I love this book! It is very easy to understand and is written in a way that does not assume the reader already knows the events being discussed. I think it would work well with a high school student. I will probably have my dd use SL core 100 which uses A History of US by Hakim. I'm also considering TRISMS supplemented with TruthQuest History. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoblessings Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 We are doing this core over 2 years (8&9th grades) and adding to it. We are adding the teaching co. lectures, Land of fair play and a story of the constitution by CLP, movies that line up with the time period. DD likes it, I like it and it has been a nice pace for us. HTH, Busy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in IL Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Ds used American Pageant 4 years ago for APUSH. It was also my high school history text in 1971 (mine was the 3rd edition, his was the 12th). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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