pitterpatter Posted July 5, 2019 Share Posted July 5, 2019 I'm having second thoughts about All About History for my 7th grader. She wasn't wowed by Notgrass From Adam to Us, so I don't want to trot down that path for American history. Has anyone used A History of Us with the Oxford University Press guides? If so, what are your thoughts on them? And, does anyone know where I can find a really good preview for any of them? All I can find are the one-page previews at Rainbow Resource. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 We didn't use the guides, but History of Us was a big hit here! My 2 DS's were in 6th and 8th and they both did it and they still remember things they read in those books 6 years later! We used the 4 volume concise edition not the 10 volume set, which is a lot more manageable in a single school year. Basically they read, we discussed, and they wrote a research paper on a topic of interest. The Oxford guides might be great, I don't know, but they certainly aren't necessary. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raeof5 Posted July 7, 2019 Share Posted July 7, 2019 Can you link me to the concise version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momto6inIN Posted July 8, 2019 Share Posted July 8, 2019 5 hours ago, Raeof5 said: Can you link me to the concise version? Book A http://A History of US - Concise Edition - Volume A: Prehistory to 1800 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0064RXJ2O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_m5PiDb2FTNJ2X Book B http://A History of US - Concise Edition - Volume B: 1790-1877 by Joy Hakim (2011-05-04) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1601531826/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_F7PiDb5170Q2M Book C http://A History of US - Concise Edition - Volume C: 1865-1932 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00652WHWQ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_58PiDb7RVR6CQ Book D http://A History of US - Concise Edition - Volume D: 1929-present by Joy Hakim (2011-05-04) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FIXQ58Y/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_I6PiDbDSAAZ7C 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted July 19, 2019 Author Share Posted July 19, 2019 I ordered a used copy of one of the teaching guides (elementary version, 3rd edition) so I could gain a better understanding of what the guides offer. I'm confused. I don't see answers to the worksheets from the student guide in it? Are no answers provided for the student guides anywhere? That was half the point of me buying the guides. 🙄 The darn things are expensive. Surely, they should include answers to the student guides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuzu822 Posted July 22, 2019 Share Posted July 22, 2019 On 7/19/2019 at 9:14 AM, pitterpatter said: I ordered a used copy of one of the teaching guides (elementary version, 3rd edition) so I could gain a better understanding of what the guides offer. I'm confused. I don't see answers to the worksheets from the student guide in it? Are no answers provided for the student guides anywhere? That was half the point of me buying the guides. 🙄 The darn things are expensive. Surely, they should include answers to the student guides. I just ordered a bunch of the student study guides, and didn't event think about an answer key! 🤦♀️ I just went to the corresponding teacher guide on Amazon, and after going through the whole sample, it looks like the answer key is waaay in the back, after the teacher guide answer key. I'm looking at From Colonies to Country. I realize you posted a few days ago, so maybe you've found it anyway. But now I have to decide if it's worth tracking down the teacher guides too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted July 23, 2019 Author Share Posted July 23, 2019 This is what I thought too from the Amazon samples. I have From Colonies to Country (for elementary) as well. The answers in the back are only for the extra activities in the teacher's guide unless I'm missing something. 😒 (Hoping I am.) 19 hours ago, Zuzu822 said: I just ordered a bunch of the student study guides, and didn't event think about an answer key! 🤦♀️ I just went to the corresponding teacher guide on Amazon, and after going through the whole sample, it looks like the answer key is waaay in the back, after the teacher guide answer key. I'm looking at From Colonies to Country. I realize you posted a few days ago, so maybe you've found it anyway. But now I have to decide if it's worth tracking down the teacher guides too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zuzu822 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, pitterpatter said: This is what I thought too from the Amazon samples. I have From Colonies to Country (for elementary) as well. The answers in the back are only for the extra activities in the teacher's guide unless I'm missing something. 😒 (Hoping I am.) Do the ISBNs match? Another thought: are you looking at the middle/high teacher guide? Of course, it's also entirely possible the Amazon sample is from a different edition. I was able to match questions/answers from my guide to the sample, but what you have in your hand could be totally different! What a pain! 😞 ETA: Forgot to say I have the older student guides so maybe the elementary guides don't include the answer key at all. In which case, WHY?!? Edited July 23, 2019 by Zuzu822 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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