sassenach Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 So far I have thought of: Tapestry probably start with year 2, 4th quarter and move into year 3 Sonlight Core E Veritas omnibus 3 (maybe too meaty?) or Self paced 1815-present (not meaty enough?) or 6th grade printed materials? I would love input. We have finished SOTW, and I would love to integrate writing assignments into history this year (but no IEW). Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Joy Hakim's Story of US is another option. Definitely meaty. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Hakim's History of the U.S. K12 American Odyssey SWB's lecture on middle grades writing is very helpful about how to use history or science as a basis for a student's writing. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelia Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 We just started A History of US (concise edition). I think it may have what you're looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Have you seen CLE's new 8th grade social studies? It is American History and looks very meaty from the samples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Drama of American History by Colliers. Link to ebooks and audio versions available through "Overdrive" (public libraries): https://www.overdrive.com/series/the-drama-of-american-history Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Another vote for History of US by Hakim. We used the 4 volume concise edition with Hewitt's syllabus and found it very meaty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angie in VA Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 K12 American Odyssey I thought this for grades 9-12? ITA about SWB's writing lectures. (Didn't mean to delete that part from the quote.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 I thought this for grades 9-12? ITA about SWB's writing lectures. (Didn't mean to delete that part from the quote.) Hmm. I didn't know that it was designed for high school age. I read it at the library and it didn't look beyond a strong middle school student, but my kids aren't quite there yet so I can't answer from experience. I do know homeschoolers using it for their 7th and 8 th graders. We are using the Human Odyssey and I find that my rising 5th grader handles it very easily, so I figured their estimation of difficulty was off a bit overall. But maybe that is not so in the AO? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 We just finished VP Self-paced 1815- present. It is a good framework, but would need more to be really solid for strong 6th and 7th graders, imo. I'd use books rather than the sp course. The VP catalog has lots of extra resources!! The worldview and political orientation of Hakim's books is liberal while VP is conservative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Hmm. I didn't know that it was designed for high school age. I read it at the library and it didn't look beyond a strong middle school student, but my kids aren't quite there yet so I can't answer from experience. I do know homeschoolers using it for their 7th and 8 th graders. We are using the Human Odyssey and I find that my rising 5th grader handles it very easily, so I figured their estimation of difficulty was off a bit overall. But maybe that is not so in the AO? It is aimed for ninth graders specifically if you follow the K12 program. I think it's accessible for 7th up through 11th really. Hakim's Concise version is really good. I'd highly recommend that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 We're using k12 American Odyssey for 7th and 8th grade but I think it would be a bit heavy in size and content for many middle schoolers. We're using it over two years with lots of supplementation and it's great. But I'd probably choose Hakim for middle school if I were putting on a course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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