MrsMe Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 What type of assignments, activities or work do you do for 8th grade history? And how often? I'm trying to plan and don't know what is to be expected. Plus, I'm trying to combine a few programs and need some ideas on enough vs too much :confused1: . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 DD is in seventh grade, using Level 2 of History Odyssey. She'll use the next step in sequence next year, so it'll be a small step up in work. These are typical assignments per day, and for many weeks, there are corresponding lit selections that she needs to read to use with her history assignments: -read 2 pages from Kingfisher History Encyclopedia, do a map page -read a chapter from Human Odyssey -outline pages from Kingfisher -read a primary source and do an analysis worksheet -do an analysis worksheet of a particular war or revolution and summarize a few key people or events -research and write an essay about some topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 What type of assignments, activities or work do you do for 8th grade history? And how often? Here is what I handed to my daughter in 7th grade. I will list the resources we used in the next post. "History and Reading The plan: To study history chronologically from prehistory to about AD500. The means: We’ll use Hillyer and Huey’s two books Young People’s Story of the Ancient World as well as numerous other books and resources. Typically each week there will be a list of required reading. There will generally be a novel to be read pertaining to the time period. There may also be some myths and legends to be read. There will also be non-fiction books or selections to be read and perhaps a website to visit or a video to view. You will need to locate any places mentioned on the map, in a historical atlas and on the globe (if we obtain one). Each week you will make two pages for your Book of the Centuries. These pages should be work you can be proud of! They should be well planned, edited and neat. They can be in your best cursive or done on the computer. All art work should be done with care. The pages should pertain to the time period being studied. Each page should be titled. Pages might cover such topics as: A people A great man or woman (a ruler, artist, explorer, scientist) An artifact (tools, buildings, type of writing) A religion An event A discovery or invention A war or battle The daily life of a people A map (route of an explorer, location of a people) An imaginary encounter between two historical personae ??? You might find information on these topics at home or you may need to do additional research at the library or online. Maps should include a legend (which may be printed) in addition to the title. In addition to your two pages, you should also note five to ten important dates in your Book of the Centuries." Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 To continue from the previous post: First a general note about my list, we're quite liberal so some of the videos on the list as well as a few books (i.e., Gonick's the Cartoon History ...) might not suit all families. I enlisted my husband to watch all of the videos with my daughter. It gave them something to enjoy together and also involved my husband in homeschooling. Bear in mind that my daughter was a voracious reader; I suspect that one might happily use far fewer books. We also were homeschooling on a serious budget our first few years of homeschooling, and so I basically used what I could locate at the library and thrift stores. Recall that this list covers the time period from prehistory to 500AD. My daughter used the following materials in 7th grade: Selections from The Kingfisher Illustrated History of the World by Charlotte Evans et al. The Young People's Story of Our Heritage: The Ancient World, Pre-history to 500BC by V. M. Hillyer and E. G. Huey The Young People's Story of Our Heritage: The Ancient World, 500BC to 500AD by V. M. Hillyer and E. G. Huey A Bone from a Dry Sea by Peter Dickinson Cave of the Moving Shadows by Thomas Milstead Spirit on the Wall by Ann O'Neal Garcia Mara, Daughter of the Nile by Eloise Jarvis McGraw Pharaoh's Daughter by Julius Lester Video: David Macaulay's World of Ancient Engineering: Pyramid Black Ships before Troy by Rosemary Sutcliff Dateline: Troy by Paul Fleischman Inside the Walls of Troy by Clemence McClaren The Curse of King Tut by Patricia Netzley The Golden Fleece by Padraic Colum Escape from Egypt by Sonia Levitin Troy by Adele Geras The Wanderings of Odysseus by Rosemary Sutcliff The Cat of Bubastes by G. A. Henty City of Gold and Other Stories from the Old Testament by Peter Dickinson Gods and Goddesses by John Malam The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin Selections from Cultural Atlas for Young People: Ancient Greece by Anton Powell Selections from Then and Now by Stefania and Dominic Perring Selections from Usborne Book of Famous Lives Selections from Heroines by Rebecca Hazell Selections from A Picturesque Tale of Progress, Volume 2 by Olive Beaupre Miller The Story of the World, History for the Classical Child: Ancient Times by Susan W. Bauer Niko: Sculptor's Apprentice by Isabelle Lawrence How Would You Survive as an Ancient Greek? by Fiona Macdonald Calliope Magazine: Taharqo Calliope Magazine: Ancient Celts Alexander the Great by Peter Chrisp Video: Alexander the Great (The History Makers) Men of Athens by Olivia Coolidge Selections from Mathematicians are People, Too by Luetta and Wilbert Reimer Science in Ancient Greece by Kathlyn Gay Selections from A Day in Old Athens by William S. Davis Your Travel Guide to Ancient Greece by Nancy Day The Librarian who Measured the Earth by Kathryn Lasky The Emperor's Silent Army by Jane O'Connor Selections from Ancient Japan by J. E. Kidder Hannibal's Elephants by Alfred Powers The Story of the Romans by H. A. Guerber Galen: My Life in Imperial Rome by Marissa Moss Caesar's Gallic War by Olivia Coolidge Selections from Ancient Inventions by Peter James and Nick Thorpe Video: Anthony and Cleopatra (Royal Shakespeare Company, 1974) Videos: I, Claudius (Volumes 1-7) Augustus Caesar's World by Genevieve Foster City by David Macaulay The Wadjet Eye by Jill Rubalcaba Video: David Macaulay's World of Ancient Engineering: Roman City Song for a Dark Queen by Rosemary Sutcliff Detectives in Togas by Henry Winterfield Video: Ancient Mysteries: Pompeii, Buried Alive The Capricorn Bracelet by Rosemary Sutcliff The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff Selections from Wonders of Ancient Chinese Science by Robert Silverberg The White Stag by Kate Seredy Saint George and the Dragon by Margaret Hodges Selections from The Dark Ages by Tony Gregory Lady Ch'iao Kuo: Warrior of the South by Laurence Yep The Dancing Bear by Peter Dickinson Video: Africa (Ancient Civilizations for Children) The Cartoon History of the Universe II, From the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome by Larry Gonick Regards,Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 MrsMe, What time period your child will be studying? Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 A typical week for history for us would be - Monday and Tuesday - Read textbook chapter and outline (American Odyssey) Wednesday - watch a video (a Documentary or crash course) Thursday and Friday - Write paragraphs, make timelines, draw maps or pictures in portfolio A corresponding week in English would involve: Reading short stories, excerpts, poems or novel from the time period and answering questions or writing an essay Or Writing a DBQ or other short essay on a history topic related to the time period. Every week is different, but this is typical. She writes an essay probably every week or two plus a few paragraphs or summaries of events or books per week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMe Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 MrsMe, What time period your child will be studying? Regards, Kareni American History 1850 - present. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMe Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 These are fantastic ideas! So then it looks like you put them in charge and give them a basic list of what you expect? DD LOVES to read as well, but she wanted more facts this year. Coming from HOD it's quite a change for mom. If feel scattered. So we're doing Abeka history, but I dislike the work in it. I do however like the chapter reviews that contains a list of important people and events. I could have her choose from the list and do the research on it. I'm also integrating some Civics. But just one research paper per chapter doesn't seem to be nearly enough for this level. Kareni, I'd be interested in knowing more of what this Book of Centuries looks like! I like that. We have a timeline, but I'm not loving it. This idea seems more interesting. Momling I like your schedule and the outlining - reading the entire chapter over a few days. Happypamama I also like your primary source reads and analysis assignments. Mmmm...good stuff ladies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My3girls Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I feel like a history slacker! My dd12 is reading the The World in Ancient Times Series. She summarizes each chapter in her history journal. That's about it. We did just start Book Bingo and some of the squares require a history book so she picked up a book on the parthenon and one on Cleopatra at the library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 American History 1850 - present. You might find a few resources of interest. My daughter was doing a combination of world and American history in ninth grade. In 9th grade, we used a hodgepodge of materials when my daughter covered the time period 1700 to 2000. Here are the resources (non-fiction, literature, videos and music) that we used. Be aware that we are fairly liberal so some materials might not suit all families. World History the Easy Way, Volume 2 by Charles Frazee American History the Easy Way by William Kellogg World History Map Activities by Marvin Scott Poor Richard’s Almanack by Benjamin Franklin George Washington, Spymaster by Thomas B. Allen Tomaso Albinoni – 12 Concerti a cinque Op. 5 Roots by Alex Haley (to p. 126) Georg Philipp Telemann – Suite A Minor, 2 Double Concertos (Michala Petri, Academy of St. Martin-in-the Fields) Amadeus (video) "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift George Washington’s World by Genevieve Foster The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Emmuska Orczy I Will Repay by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Eldorado by Baroness Emmuska Orczy Sir Percy Hits Back by Baroness Emmuska Orczy The Scarlet Pimpernel (three part video, BBC) Carl Friedrich Abel – Symphonies Op. 10, numbers 1 – 6, La Stagione Francesco Geminiani – 12 Concerti Grossi, I Musici The Art of the Fugue by Bach, Emerson String Quartet Frankenstein by Mary Shelley Longitude (video, A&E) C.S. Forester’s Horatio Hornblower (set of 8 videos, A&E) Lock, Stock, and Barrel by Donald Sobol Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphonies 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, and 6 in F Major, Op. 68, Pastoral "Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Cartouche (video) Joseph Haydn – String Quartets, Op. 17, Nos. 1, 2, and 4, Kodaly Quartet Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (translated by Norman Denny) The New Nation by Joy Hakim A Tale of Two Cities (video) Georges Bizet – Carmen Suites No. 1 and No. 2; L’Arlesienne Suites No. 1 and No. 2, Leonard Bernstein Adolphe Adam – Giselle, conducted by Richard Bonynge, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House Anton Bruckner – Symphony No. 4 “Romanticâ€, conducted by Eugen Jochum, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Men-of-War: Life in Nelson's Navy by Patrick O'Brian Young Frankenstein (video) Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (video with Kenneth Branagh) Lily Afshar -- A Jug of Wine and Thou (Persian music) Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith Master and Commander (video) Chamber Works by Women Composers, The Macalester Trio Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun by Rhoda Blumberg Wassail! Wassail! Early American Christmas Music by the Revels "An Occurrence at the Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce The Devil’s Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce Stephen Foster’s Civil War Songs (sung by Linda Russell) The Century for Young People by Peter Jennings and Todd Brewster Critical Thinking in United States History, Book Four, Spanish-American War to Vietnam War by Kevin O’Reilly Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and Nutcracker, Berliner Philharmoniker, Mstislav Rostropovich conducting Winsor McCay: The Master Edition (The Sinking of the Lusitania) Claude Debussy: La Mer, Nocturnes, Jeux, The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez conducting The Battleship Potemkin (video) “Broadway, Blues, and Truth†from RESPECT: A Century of Women in Music Botchan by Soseki Natsume (translated by Umeji Sasaki) Many Lives, Many Stories by Kathryn Abbott and Patricia Minter Witness by Karen Hesse Influenza 1918 (video from PBS) New Orleans Rhythm Kings and Jelly Roll Morton Antarctica by Walter Dean Myers War Game by Michael Foreman Mao Tse-Tung and His China by Albert Marrin “The Butcher Boyâ€, “The Garage†and “Rough House†from The Best Arbuckle Keaton Collection (video) Fluffy Ruffle Girls: Women in Ragtime All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque Charles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero by James Cross Giblin Inherit the Wind (video) Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw All Quiet on the Western Front (video) The Depression and New Deal by Robert McElvaine Cabaret (video) Radio Comedy Classics: Jack Benny Program and Fred Allen Show Surviving Hitler by Andrea Warren Maus I and Maus II by Art Spiegelman Rabbit-Proof Fence (video) The Verse by the Side of the Road by Frank Ransome, Jr. Elvis Presley title album Aaron Copland, Appalachian Spring, Rodeo, Billy the Kid, Fanfare for the Common Man (New York Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein) 1940s House (video) Diary of Anne Frank North to Freedom by Anne Holm Shane (video) Frank Sinatra, Come Swing with Me Animal Farm by George Orwell The Little World of Don Camillo by Giovanni Guareschi Ed Sullivan’s Rock and Roll Classics, Volume 8: Legends of Rock (video) Beatles, Beatles for Sale Atomic Café (video) Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited “I Have a Dream†by Martin Luther King, Jr. All the President's Men (video) Forrest Gump (video) Judy Collins, Whales and Nightingales Hair (video) The Vietnam War by Marilyn B. Young, John J. Fitzgerald and A. Tom Grunfeld Singers and Songwriters, 1974-1975 Good Morning, Vietnam (video) Out of the Silent Planet by C. S. Lewis The Mouse that Roared by Leonard Wibberley The Mouse that Roared (video) Abba, The Definitive Collection W;t by Margaret Edson W;t (video) Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi Fax from Sarajevo by Joe Kubert U2, Achtung Baby A Little History of the World by E. H. Gombrich Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Kareni, I'd be interested in knowing more of what this Book of Centuries looks like! I like that. We have a timeline, but I'm not loving it. This idea seems more interesting. My daughter's Book of the Centuries was a timeline but it was kept in a binder along with her writings and artwork. She kept it in 7th through 9th grades when she did a three year sweep through history (we came to homeschooling late). I had her add ten entries each week. I was not so much concerned that she memorize dates as that she had a general idea of world happenings and when they had occurred relative to each other. So, there were pages that had a vertical line down the center with hash marks indicating a span of years. She would make her entries to the left and right of that line. Between such pages would be her additional writings and maps. Does that make things any clearer? Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrysalis Academy Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 You might find this thread interesting - I was working on a plan for Modern History for my 6th grader. People had great suggestions, and we ended up having a fabulous year. http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/topic/479813-ok-guys-help-me-refine-a-modern-era-reading-list-for-a-6th-grader/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 I feel like a history slacker! My dd12 is reading the The World in Ancient Times Series. She summarizes each chapter in her history journal. That's about it. We did just start Book Bingo and some of the squares require a history book so she picked up a book on the parthenon and one on Cleopatra at the library. I think I beat you on slacking! :tongue_smilie: We're just having fun with history this year, gearing up for a year of the Big History Project w/additional resources next year. So we read (right now it is Poop Happens: A History of the World From the Bottom Up), watch documentaries and historically related films, and discuss, discuss, discuss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsMe Posted October 9, 2014 Author Share Posted October 9, 2014 My daughter's Book of the Centuries was a timeline but it was kept in a binder along with her writings and artwork. She kept it in 7th through 9th grades when she did a three year sweep through history (we came to homeschooling late). I had her add ten entries each week. I was not so much concerned that she memorize dates as that she had a general idea of world happenings and when they had occurred relative to each other. So, there were pages that had a vertical line down the center with hash marks indicating a span of years. She would make her entries to the left and right of that line. Between such pages would be her additional writings and maps. Does that make things any clearer? Regards, Kareni Yes! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddlemomma Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 My daughter's Book of the Centuries was a timeline but it was kept in a binder along with her writings and artwork. She kept it in 7th through 9th grades when she did a three year sweep through history (we came to homeschooling late). I had her add ten entries each week. I was not so much concerned that she memorize dates as that she had a general idea of world happenings and when they had occurred relative to each other. So, there were pages that had a vertical line down the center with hash marks indicating a span of years. She would make her entries to the left and right of that line. Between such pages would be her additional writings and maps. Does that make things any clearer? Regards, Kareni I just recently purchased SCM's Book of the Centuries PDF to incorporate into our history studies. I love it! So easy to include in any history program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 These are fantastic ideas! So then it looks like you put them in charge and give them a basic list of what you expect? DD LOVES to read as well, but she wanted more facts this year. Coming from HOD it's quite a change for mom. If feel scattered. So we're doing Abeka history, but I dislike the work in it. I do however like the chapter reviews that contains a list of important people and events. I could have her choose from the list and do the research on it. I'm also integrating some Civics. But just one research paper per chapter doesn't seem to be nearly enough for this level. Kareni, I'd be interested in knowing more of what this Book of Centuries looks like! I like that. We have a timeline, but I'm not loving it. This idea seems more interesting. Momling I like your schedule and the outlining - reading the entire chapter over a few days. Happypamama I also like your primary source reads and analysis assignments. Mmmm...good stuff ladies. That's exactly why I started using History Odyssey, because it tells me what to have them analyze, and it includes the primary sources. It provides the questions. Like, the second part of early modern is heavily focused on revolutions, so it started out by having her look up the definition of a revolution. Then for each one, it has her think about whether it meets her definitions of a revolution, and why or why not. For the wars, it asks her to think about not just who, what, where, and when, but why, and where it got us in the long run. It's been money well spent to see how it's making her get beyond memorization to a deeper thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 Also, History Odyssey marks it all out for me, different assignments under each topic. I go through it at the beginning of the year and draw lines between assignments, so whatever is between two of my lines is what I consider to be a reasonable day's worth of work. If I think something will take two or three days, like an essay, I note that too. So she can tell immediately each day what she need to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saddlemomma Posted October 9, 2014 Share Posted October 9, 2014 That's exactly why I started using History Odyssey, because it tells me what to have them analyze, and it includes the primary sources. It provides the questions. Like, the second part of early modern is heavily focused on revolutions, so it started out by having her look up the definition of a revolution. Then for each one, it has her think about whether it meets her definitions of a revolution, and why or why not. For the wars, it asks her to think about not just who, what, where, and when, but why, and where it got us in the long run. It's been money well spent to see how it's making her get beyond memorization to a deeper thinking. Another great resource for primary sources is: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/ I use that site each week with our history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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