Please Help - I need advice about History

[Deanna in TN]

We have used MOH 1 and 2 and currently we are up to Martin Luther in MOH 3. However, I would like to start TOG 3 in the fall, which begins in 1800. What would you do to get the approx. 300 years in before September? Which events do you think are the most important to hit and which books would you use to cover them?

One more thing, for his grade level (going into 7th) how different is TOG Classic from TOG redesigned?

Thanks so much.

Deanna

[Deanna in TN]

about finishing up SOTW 2 and SOTW 3 to give an overview of the timeframe? My next question is:

what are the best historical fiction books for 1520-1799? Please let me know which are your favorites. I would also be interested in your favorite biographies also.

Thanks,

Deanna

[dalynnrmc]

It's interesting to me that you'd consider switching from MOH to SOTW having already gotten so far with MOH. LOL

What about getting the SOTW CDs, and then cruising through the rest of MOH 3 (you know it's out and for sale now, right?) by just doing basics along with the SOTW audio CDs that correspond? (Or the Diana Waring CDs are good, too.)

To me, with MOH, you could easily read two lessons one day (plus the related mapwork and timeline), do a third lesson (plus mapwork and timeline) and a review on another day, and get in two scheduled weeks per actual week. (Does that make sense?)

But, I've not seen MOH3 to know if this is doable with that volume. Hope you figure out what will work best for your family!

[Another Lynn]

You could (as you suggested) used SOTW to catch up. Another option might be to look at spines you will use with TOG and start using them now. I haven't used TOG, but think I've read that it uses This Country of Ours in the Dialectic stage. If you know you're going to get that anyway you could combine that with Island Story (and SOTW if you have enough time) and get some great coverage.

As for biographies/historical fiction.... I don't know if the Diane Stanley books would be too young for a 7th grader? End of the period - Johnny Tremain and Carry On Mr. Bowditch come to mind.

Overall I would focus on the Reformation, follow the struggles between Catholics and Protestants trying to gain/keep power in England, struggles between England and Spain (later England and France), Exploration and Colonization of America, Development of the colonies, and of course the American Revolution, and French Revolution leading into Napoleon.

I agree that the Diana Waring CDs are a good way to get a lot of history quickly!