A complete package of classical American history for high school! This package includes 2 Student Texts (softcover) and the downloadable Teacher E-book. Both Student Volumes are “meaty”; they’re beautifully organized with primary source documents and everything needed to meaningfully engage with them: introductions, maps, timelines, annotated text, afterwords, Socratic questions, etc. Volume 1 (408 pgs) begins with Indigenous Americans and unfolds to the Colonies. Volume 2 (353 pgs) begins with the Enlightenment and goes through the American Revolution. For a full year of chronological American history, complete the American Republic semester after this.
Humanitas: American Origins Program
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Grade 9-12
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Product Overview
- One semester of classical American history for high school!
- Includes carefully curated primary source documents
- Colorful, engaging, and comprehensive!
- For a full year, add the American Republic course after
Description
Publisher's Description of Humanitas: American Origins Program
Unlike most contemporary approaches to history, which reflect the fashions and biases of the fleeting present, Humanitas
offers students something more substantial. Following C.S. Lewis’ stout defense of reading primary sources in “On the Reading of Old Books,” Humanitas
will help “persuade the young that firsthand knowledge is not only more worth acquiring than secondhand knowledge, but it is usually much easier and more delightful to acquire.” Geared towards history, humanities, and humane letters courses, the Humanitas
series offers a continuous, unfolding narrative of Western Civilization through a collection of carefully curated primary source documents.
offers students something more substantial. Following C.S. Lewis’ stout defense of reading primary sources in “On the Reading of Old Books,” Humanitas
will help “persuade the young that firsthand knowledge is not only more worth acquiring than secondhand knowledge, but it is usually much easier and more delightful to acquire.” Geared towards history, humanities, and humane letters courses, the Humanitas
series offers a continuous, unfolding narrative of Western Civilization through a collection of carefully curated primary source documents.
Full program includes:
Humanitas: American Origins guides students through primary sources that trace the origins of the American experiment. Beginning with the myths and politics of Native Americans, the curriculum moves into a select tour of the peoples, ideas, and events that were most responsible for defining the historical epoch between the Protestant Reformation and the establishment of the American colonies. The narrative continues with the intellectual renaissance known as the Enlightenment and introduces the peoples, ideas, and events that led to the American Revolution.
Humanitas: American Origins Teacher's Guide PDF The Humanitas: American Origins Teacher's Guide PDF supplies teachers with lesson objectives, contextual information about the source documents, and relevant points of discussion. It includes “Look Ahead” and “Look Back” notes that explain how various source documents relate to each other, as well as the discussion and writing prompts that appear in the student edition. Category Description for Humanitas Upper-School Humanities Curriculum
Why read about famous people from history when you can read and learn directly from them? Humanitas is a 4-year high school history curriculum based on primary source documents. It is comprehensive and powerful, exposing students first-hand to the greatest minds, ideas, and events of the past. And if you’re thinking that primary source documents are too intimidating, you’ll be pleasantly surprised with these courses! Classical Academic Press has done an amazing job sourcing key documents, extracting core material, and updating archaic language just a bit so students can hear ancient voices like that of Dionysius on the founding of Rome, or Martin Luther on the limitation of government. Just the right amount of secondary information has been added to the primary (original) sources to allow students to digest and engage with the material in a meaningful way.
The Student Textbooks are beautifully illustrated, with helpful chapter introductions for each document and marginal annotations throughout the document to aid in understanding. Difficult terms are explained, critical background info given, and historical context and timelines are provided to see how each document fits into the larger picture in history. Each chapter ends with Socratic questions for discussion and writing.
Each of the 8 titles is designed as a one semester history course (containing 2 books) for .5 credit, but similar titles are paired together for a continuous, full year of history… worth 1 credit. Doing all 8 courses provides 4 years of chronological history (though they can be done in any order), earning 4 credits. These include Level 1 courses – Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, Level 2 courses – Early Medieval and Late Medieval, Level 3 courses – American Origins and American Republic, and Level 4 courses – Early Modern and Late Modern. Currently only Level 1 (Ancient), Level 3 (American), and the first semester of Level 2 (Medieval) courses have been released, with others coming soon.
The Teacher’s Guide PDF E-books provide everything needed to teach the courses… lesson plans, additional help in understanding each document, and suggestions for facilitating a robust discussion. Because of the emphasis on Socratic discussion, these are perfect for a classroom or homeschool co-op, but a homeschool family can adapt them for discussion around the table with family/friends.
Details
| Product Format: | Product Bundle |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 9-12 |
| Brand: | Rainbow Resource Center |
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