How important is it for us to label our history and english to suit a transcript?

[Kfamily]

Hi! My dd is not there yet but since I am trying to figure out a general idea of what we will do in middle and high school I need to know this so that I can arrange accordingly. So many curriculums follow a chronological flow for history and literature that I am wondering how this affects your transcripts as you prepare for college. For example, do you need to focus one year on Amercian history only. Would I label ancient history or medieval history as World History I and II? Would I be better off labeling literature with American Literature or British Literature or can I label it Medieval Literature. I also looked at several private schools who seem to group with either Humanities (which of course covers history and literature) or use American Literature or British Literature. Is this important or can you word this later in ways that will work just as well? I just don't want to follow say Ambleside but not be able to credit dd appropriately for a transcript because American history is actually covered over more than one year.

Thanks to anyone who can muck through this!:lol:

[Chris in VA]

I look at the college requirements, then play with the wording on our transcript.
One needed a year of Am History, which we did the WTM way (sort of). I worded it American History in the World Context. I also did our Great Books two ways, one chronologically, and one divided into World, British and American Lit.
I'm going with the chronological one, because we haven't had enough time to read thoroughly in the British and the Am catagories (tho there's really plenty there).
I word our English as
English 9: Great Books of the Ancient World
English 10: Great Books of the Medieval World
English 11: Great Books of the 20th Century
English 12--now HERE's the hard part. We haven't read from a certain century, but we've covered a lot. We've done (or will do by Dec.) 50 Great Short Stories, 2 Shakespeare plays, Huck Finn, Frankenstein, Lord of the Flies, Poe's Short Stories, Red Badge and Moby. Not sure what fancy name to call it.

As far as history goes, we've done World History: Ancients, World History: Medieval and Church, The 20th Century: American History in the World Context, and United States Government.

[Jan P.]

Chris,

YOu could simply call your course World Literature. That's what I did with my ds's senior year of literature.

[Jan P.]

You can do various things. With my ds, I called his ancient history and middle ages history World Civilization I and II. With my dd I will call her two courses Ancient World Hsitory and Medieval World History or something like that. I have to have an American History class and an American Government/Economics class for my dd to get her diploma from my umbrella group.

As for ENglish, I simply call our English: English 1, English 2, English3 , and English 4. I do this because my dc's English consists of literature, composition, grammar, vocabulary, and spelling. However, there are other ways to call the courses such as Ancient Literatue, Medieval Literature, English Literature, American Literature, and World Literature to name a few.

To be honest, most of the colleges that my ds applied to looked closer at the SAT scores than the transcripts. Fortunately he took dual enrollment classes and that helped too.

[Ellie]

At the high school level, it's usually just 1 credit for "English;" it is assumed that each year of English includes composition and literature (grammar as needed), with literature not usually being specified.

[Kfamily]

I'm thinking this is adaptable and I should be okay.

Thank you!:D

[HollyinNNV]

English 12--now HERE's the hard part. We haven't read from a certain century, but we've covered a lot. We've done (or will do by Dec.) 50 Great Short Stories, 2 Shakespeare plays, Huck Finn, Frankenstein, Lord of the Flies, Poe's Short Stories, Red Badge and Moby. Not sure what fancy name to call it.

How about:
Survey of Western Literature

[Denise in NE]

Our state university focuses on the SAT/ACT score and the reading list for each semester. As long as course titles reflect the general requirements for so many credits of history or science or math, etc.., it really isn't important what the course is called (they especially aren't impressed by "Honors" this or "Honors" that).

So - I think it depends on where your dc is planning to go to college.

Denise in NE