NormaElle Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 Any recommendations for a good narrative-style spine for ancient history for an 8th grader? I can't seem to make it work with encyclopedias. After SOTW, they just seem so disjointed and difficult to slog through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 It might be a little on the young side for an 8th grader, but we have have really loved the K12 Human Odyssey series of textbooks for middle school. Very engaging and well written. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 Yes, we like K12 Human Oddysey. You can add depth with literature and other reading if it is a bit light. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormaElle Posted August 27, 2018 Author Share Posted August 27, 2018 Will that work for 9th and 10th? Or should we switch to something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I think it would be too light for high school for an avg to strong student. Really aimed at middle school. If you do Ancients in 8th, what are you planning for high school? Have you asked about spine books on the high school board? My oldest is in 8th and is using K12, but we are finishing with late modern this yr and haven't figured out high school history yet. Maybe some moms with older kids will chime in here. K12 has an American History set for high school. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 9 hours ago, NormaElle said: Will that work for 9th and 10th? Or should we switch to something else? K12 has a different book for high school called Our Human Story I think. It's pretty good too. And American Odyssey for USH. We use them both along with Great Courses lectures. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 You might look at Oxford's World in Ancient Time series. Also, there are a couple books by Dorothy Mills that would fit with Ancients (I think Kfamily has written a guide for one or more of them?). Lastly, if you want something to carry into highschool maybe look at one of the Spielvogel texts (combined or brief history). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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