I'd love input on our History Plan For Year 3 9th/11th

[Kendall]

So far I have followed the WTM cycle for History. I like having all of my children studying basically the same history. I'm looking ahead to next year. My oldest will be in 11th. He is ready for the Year 3(1600-1850). I thouhgt about using the first part of History of the American People by Johnson (or maybe Patriots History) and also using Spielvogel(maybe skipping parts that are heavy on US history).

Have any of you done something like this? I want to do a little more US History than might be in Spielvogel, but I don't want to drop the world history. Any other suggestions about how to do this or what books to use? Is there something a little easier than Spielvogel that might take less time but still give an overview of world history?

I'll also have a 9th grader that may follow the same plan.

Thanks in advance,
Kendall

[kate in seattle]

I am using AHAP - Johnson and Spielvogel for Year 3 with my co-op class. Don't worry about any of Western Civ being heavy on American History. The chapter on Revolutions spends 3 pages on the American Revolution and 12 pages on the French Revolution. The Civil War is covered in a paragraph (I have the 5th edition).

I am alternatiing units on American and European History. The first unit we did American colonies and the first section of AHAP. Then we did the Enlightenment in Europe for the second unit. Third unit was the American Revolution. This unit the history topic was Napoleon & the Industrial Revolution and we read British Romantic Literature. Next unit the focus will be on Reaction & Revolution (& Westward Expansion) and for literature we will read Amerian Romantics & Transcendentalists.

I think it works well.

kate in seattle

[Kendall]

Kate,

Thanks for the reply. I like the unit idea.