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| U.S. History to 1877 with Government, American Literature, and Biblical Worldview is a one-year curriculum for high school that integrates U.S. history, government, English, and Bible (3 full-year credits). You will need to add science, math, and electives such as foreign language.
Lesson plans are written to the student for parent-guided independent work. There are 36 weeks of lessons, five days a week, with a somewhat lighter schedule on most Fridays. On Fridays, the student and parent have a conference to discuss the week's topics and review completed work. Also on Fridays for the first half of the year, parents have the option to prepare and teach 45-minute lessons for Thinking Like a Christian. (read more)
U.S. History to 1877 High School Package |
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Includes Bible, English, and History
- Daily Lesson Plans (purchase one per student; may photocopy for siblings)
- Answer Key for U.S. History to 1877
- Thinking Like a Christian Student Journal (purchase one per student)
- Thinking Like a Christian Teaching Textbook with Parent/Teacher Guide (MFW Exclusive Edition)
- Thinking Like a Christian DVD
- Assumptions That Affect Our Lives
- Growing Up Christian
- Christian Character (purchase one per student)
- United States History Student Text (BJU Press)
- United States History Student Activities (purchase one per student)
- United States History Student Activities Teacher's Edition
- United States History Tests (purchase one per student)
- United States History Test Answer Key
Chapters 1-15 through the Civil War and Reconstruction are used this year. The book will be completed first semester of the following year.
- U.S. History Timeline Book (purchase one per student)
- Under God Student Text
- Under God Teacher's Guide
- Never Before in History
- American Literature Supplement
- Early American Literature
- Teacher's Guide for Early American Literature
- Of Plymouth Plantation
- Scarlet Letter Progeny Press Guide
- Four Great American Classics (The Scarlet Letter, Red Badge of Courage, Billy Budd, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)
- The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
- My Heart in His Hands
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- 101 Great American Poems
- Easy Grammar Ultimate Series: Grade 11 (photocopy or purchase one per student)
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Price increases
March 1st
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Recommended (not included)
CLEP History of the United States 1 w/ CD-ROM
CLEP College Composition Exams w/ CD-ROM
Our high school curriculum covers all needed language arts; no other supplementation is needed. However, if a student has not had formal grammar instruction, he should complete Applications of Grammar. If a student is weak in composition skills, he should complete Writing Strands Level 4.
To complete your curriculum, just add Science, Math, and Electives.
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 U.S. History to 1877 with Government, American Literature, and Biblical Worldview is a one-year curriculum for high school that integrates U.S. history, government, English, and Bible (3 full-year credits). You will need to add science, math, and electives such as foreign language.
Lesson plans are written to the student for parent-guided independent work. There are 36 weeks of lessons, five days a week, with a somewhat lighter schedule on most Fridays. On Fridays, the student and parent have a conference to discuss the week's topics and review completed work. Also on Fridays for the first half of the year, parents have the option to prepare and teach 45-minute lessons for Thinking Like a Christian.
We suggest two options for using Thinking Like a Christian:
Option 1 requires the active involvement of the parent/teacher to read the lesson ahead of time, prepare, and teach a weekly 45-minute teaching session and short review. (Detailed lesson plans are provided.) This option provides for valuable interaction about Biblical worldview between student and parent/teacher.
Option 2 is available for circumstances in which families cannot follow option 1. The student will not have the benefit of additional enrichment activities, guided discussions, and structured input from the parent/teacher; this is a self-teaching option. Option 2 still provides exposure to an excellent Biblical worldview course.
Biblical Worldview
- Develop a consistent Biblical worldview in the areas of theology, philosophy, biology, psychology, ethics, sociology, law, politics, economics, and history. Study Thinking Like a Christian by David Noebel and Chuck Edwards of Summit Ministries as well as Assumptions That Affect Our Lives by Dr. Christian Overman. Includes a daily journal and projects.
- Grow in applying God's truths to daily life through the encouragement and challenges in Growing Up Christian and Christian Character.
- Participate in service projects chosen and/or developed by the student and the parent/teacher.
U.S. History to 1877 and Government
- Study early explorers to the Civil War and Reconstruction. Includes extension activities with maps, comprehension questions and chapter tests. One semester credit. (U.S. history after 1877 is studied the following year.)
- Study U.S. government with comprehension questions, chapter tests, and related projects, using Under God and Never Before in History. One semester credit.
- Optional: Attempt CLEP college credit for U.S. History 1 at the end of the year. Prepare with the study guide CLEP History of the United States I, available separately.
American Literature
- Read significant historical documents such as the Mayflower Compact and early political speeches.
- Read literature written during the historical periods being studied. The primary focus is analyzing the author's worldview in light of a Biblical worldview. All of the literature is fully scheduled in the lesson plans so that assigned readings coordinate with history events being studied. Includes questions for some of the literature as well as short answer/essay assignments. There are no formal tests for literature. For several weeks students select from a recommended list their choice of reading, which may be found at the library.
- Review grammar (punctuation, capitalization, parts of speech, etc.) 5-10 minutes each day to improve the accuracy of the student's writing and assist in ACT/SAT review.
- Optional: Attempt CLEP college credit for English at the end of the year. Prepare with the study guide CLEP Freshman College Composition (available separately).
| "I have really enjoyed how the lessons have each day planned out for me. The choice of books that are assigned are also very good books that I almost always enjoy. This curriculum has been a great Christ-based curriculum that has greatly impacted my spiritual life." -- Josh, age 17
"I have learned so much about our country and it is really neat to be able to apply what I have learned to everyday situations I see or hear about."-- Sarah, age 17
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