Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story - Text

SKU
082133
ISBN
9781641771399
Grade 9-AD
Classical
Medium Teacher Involvement
Multi-Sensory
Teaching Method
Traditional
Teacher-centered curriculum commonly used in classrooms that may include a text, teacher manual, tests, etc.
Charlotte Mason
A methodology based on the work of a 19th century educator who maintained that children learn best from literature (Living Books), not textbooks.
Classical
A methodology based on the Latin Trivium (three stages of learning), including the grammar stage (memorization and facts), logic stage (critical thinking), and rhetoric stage (developing/defending ideas).
Unit Study
A thematic or topical approach centered around one topic that integrates multiple subject areas.
Montessori (Discovery)
A methodology based on the work of a 20th century educator that emphasizes student and sensory-driven discovery learning and real-life applications.
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Secular
Contains content contrary to common Christian beliefs (i.e. evolution).
Neutral
Avoids religious or theoretical topics or presents multiple viewpoints without preference.
Christian/Religious
Faith-based or including instructional religious content.
Learning Modality
Auditory
Learns through listening, talking out loud or reading out loud.
Visual
Learns through seeing, prefers written instructions and visual materials.
Kinesthetic/Tactile (Hands-On)
Learns through moving, doing and touching.
Multi-Sensory
Curriculum that employ a variety of activities/components.
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Conceptual/Topical
Focus is on the “why,” often with a unifying concept as well as specific skills; coverage may be broader.
Teacher Involvement
Low Teacher Involvement
Student-led materials; parent acts as a facilitator.
Medium Teacher Involvement
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High Teacher Involvement
Teacher-led lessons; may utilize discussions, hands-on activities and working together.
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The textbook (458 pgs, pb with a few illustrations, maps, additional reading list, and index) is written with a premise that no culture is void of influences. The text fleshes out main themes such as the American ideas of self-rule, the “common man,” the lingering effects of reconstruction, and more. While no writing is devoid of the author’s perspective, this text conveys events and movements with a focus on historical significance, maintaining that a nation’s condition and values are the aggregate of all that’s come before. In addition, rather than promoting religious influences or completely ignoring them, McClay discusses, when appropriate, how religions have shaped our country’s development. Although leaning more conservative, the text assumes a fairly balanced political presentation (particularly evident in chapter 25, which elaborates on both political parties’ strengths and failings). Printed just before the 2020 national elections, the text ends with cautions about current national divisiveness. While an engaging read, don’t worry if you’re not able to read along with your student.

Publisher's Description of Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story - Text

For too long we’ve lacked a compact, inexpensive, authoritative, and compulsively readable book that offers American readers a clear, informative, and inspiring narrative account of their country. Such a fresh retelling of the American story is especially needed today, to shape and deepen young Americans’ sense of the land they inhabit, help them to understand its roots and share in its memories, all the while equipping them for the privileges and responsibilities of citizenship in American society.

The existing texts simply fail to tell that story with energy and conviction. Too often they reflect a fragmented outlook that fails to convey to American readers the grand trajectory of their own history.

This state of affairs cannot continue for long without producing serious consequences. A great nation needs and deserves a great and coherent narrative, as an expression of its own self-understanding and its aspirations; and it needs to be able to convey that narrative to its young effectively. Of course, it goes without saying that such a narrative cannot be a fairy tale of the past. It will not be convincing if it is not truthful. But as Land of Hope brilliantly shows, there is no contradiction between a truthful account of the American past and an inspiring one. Readers of Land of Hope will find both in its pages.

Category Description for Land Of Hope

This informative, theme-driven course surveys US history, inviting students to engage in "the Great American Story." Propelled by historical patterns and themes (including successes and failures), this course focuses on the nation's formation, government, and development to present day. Students will process and discuss, with the aim at building responsible citizens. The Land of Hope materials shine with versatility. Use the text alone as an informative US history analysis; use the student text, student workbook, and teacher's guide in combo for a straightforward, 1-credit high school course. Or, add to the three texts an optional, free, online, lecture-based course available directly from Hillsdale College for enhanced depth (registration required). The author, Wilfred McClay is a personable lecturer. Each of the 25 almost 30-minute videos (with additional, shorter, supplemental videos) provides "in-class" experience, helping students process concepts. Note that this video course, according to Hillsdale, "runs contrary to the prevailing academic view of America as irredeemably racist, sexist, and unjust." This viewpoint, however, seems muted in the textual materials.

The textbook (458 pgs, pb with a few illustrations, maps, additional reading list, and index) is written with a premise that no culture is void of influences. The text fleshes out main themes such as the American ideas of self-rule, the "common man," the lingering effects of reconstruction, and more. While no writing is devoid of the author's perspective, this text conveys events and movements with a focus on historical significance, maintaining that a nation's condition and values are the aggregate of all that's come before. In addition, rather than promoting religious influences or completely ignoring them, McClay discusses, when appropriate, how religions have shaped our country's development. Although leaning more conservative, the text assumes a fairly balanced political presentation (particularly evident in chapter 25, which elaborates on both political parties' strengths and failings). Printed just before the 2020 national elections, the text ends with cautions about current national divisiveness. While an engaging read, don't worry if you're not able to read along with your student. The teacher's guide (395 pgs, pb) provides student book chapter summaries and a copy of the primary-source readings. In addition, you'll find succinct answers to all subjective questions, objective answers to primary source reading study questions, and four Special Units (the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, the Bill of Rights, and the two-party system). For each of the 21 chapters, the student workbook (334 pgs, pb) provides study and objective questions, with one or two primary-source documents (such as The Northwest Ordinance, songs of American slavery, or Woodrow Wilson's speech, "What is Progress"). Questions range from objective (often fill-in-the-blank) to open-ended short answer or discussion-focused questions. Since this is a consumable text, you may want to write more in-depth answers in a separate notebook. ~ Ruth

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Product Format:Paperback
Brand:Encounter Books
Grades:9-AD
ISBN:9781641771399
Length in Inches:10
Width in Inches:7.5
Height in Inches:1
Weight in Pounds:2.05
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