Thursday, August 28, 2014

History 1&2 - Introduction

FAITH Parents,

I am so excited to be working with the kids in history class again this year as we explore the modern time period.  Please be aware that there will be a small amount of homework every week.  By ensuring that your student comes prepared, you allow our class to delve deeper into fun projects and discussions.  Class summaries, reading assignments (feel free to read these aloud to your student), timeline review videos, and optional lesson extension activities will be sent to you weekly in e-mail form, and will also be posted here.  

You should have already received your Veritas Press history cards at orientation.  If not, make sure that you pick yours up this week.  On the back of each card is a reading list.  These books are not required, but you may find that you already have a few on your shelves, and any additional reading that the kids do at home will deepen their understanding of the subject.

Below is the class syllabus.  You will notice that, due to time constraints, our course is focused almost entirely on American modern history.  If you wish to include world history in your studies, I  highly suggest that you allow your student to listen to a resource such as Story of the World volume 4 at home.  

If you have any questions at all, please feel free to get in touch with me.  

Sheryl G.


Date History level 1 & 2 topic Timeline Events
Year
In preparation for class read Veritas Card
9/9 End of colonization Monroe Doctrine
1823
1
9/16 Manifest Destiny Erie Canal
1825
2
Jacksonian Democracy
1828-1836
3
9/23 Expanding demand for slaves Cotton Gin
1830
4
Slavery
1780-1865
5
9/30 Indian Removal Act Trail of Tears
1830
6
10/7 Texas War of Independence Alamo
1836
7
Westward Expansion
1841
8
War with Mexico
1846-1848
9
10/14 Westward migration Gold Rush
1849
10
Oregon Terretory
1850
11
10/21 Civil War Lincoln
1861-1865
12
Civil War
1861-1865
13
Gettysburg
1863
14
Civil War Generals
1861-1865
15
10/28 Reconstruction Transcontinental Railroad
1869
16
Reconstructing the South
1865-1870
17
Black Leadership
1870
18
11/4 Industrial Revolution Age of Industry
1870-1900
19
11/11 End of the Native American way of life Battle of Little Big Horn
1876
20
Cowboys and the West
1870-1890
21
Spanish American War
1896
22
11/18 Progressive Era Teddy Roosevelt
1901-1909
23
Immigration
1900
24
Wright Brothers & Inventions
1903
25
11/25 No class - Thanksgiving



12/2 WWI World War I
1914-1918
26
Roaring 20s
1920-1929
27
Great Depression
1933-1945
28
12/9 Christmas presentation



12/16, 23, & 30 no class - Christmas



1/6 WWII World War II
1939-1945
29
1/13 Cold War Cold War, Korea, & Vietnam
1945-1989
30
1/20 Information Age Space Race
1957-1969
31
Modern America
Fall of Berlin Wall, & Sept 11
1970-Present
32