US Hist/ US Art/ US Lit- How does this look?

[Mandy in TN]

American History
History
Complete Idiot's Guide to American History
American Heritage Book of Great American Speeches for Young People
Cobblestone: War of 1812
Cobblestone: Presidential Elections
Cobblestone: Voices for Peace
Leaders
To the Best of My Ability
The Adventurous Life of Miles Standish -Cheryl Harness
George Washington for Kids
Abraham Lincoln: A Photobiography
The Remarkable Rough-Riding Life of Theodore Roosevelt -Cheryl Harness
Franklin Delano Roosevelt -Freedman
High Hopes: A Photobiography of John F. Kennedy
Great Communicator: The Story of Ronald Reagan -Jeff C. Young
Radicals and Rivals
Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes -Carl Waldman
Cobblestone: King Philip's War
George vs. George: The American Revolution as Seen From Both Sides
How We Crossed The West: The Adventures Of Lewis And Clark
Civil War for Kids
So You Want Women to Vote, Lizzie Stanton
Eleanor Roosevelt: Activist for Social Change
The Civil Rights Movement for Kids
Martin Luther King, Jr. DK Biography
Billy Graham Research Project (various resources)
Culture Study
Colonial Living -Edwin Tunis
Frontier Living -Edwin Tunis
Life on a Plantation
American Home Life, 1880-1930
Cobblestone: Great Depression
Cobblestone: WWII Homefront
Cobblestone: Cold War
Jackdaw Cold War 1945-1994
Movies
American History on the Screen


Art (various resources)
John White
Gilbert Stuart
John Lewis Krimmel
Winslow Homer
Mary Cassat
Norman Rockwell
Grandma Moses
Andy Warhol


Language Arts
Queens Language Lessons for the High School Student
Jensen's Grammar
Vocabulary for the High School Student
DITHOR
Scarlet Letter
Johnny Tremain
Old Hickory: Andrew Jackson and the American People -Albert Marrin
Moby Dick
Tall Tale America
Huckleberry Finn
Black Like Me
The Mouse that Roared
Jurassic Park

I used WP's QRR as a jumping off point, because, although we will not have time to use it, I really like the way it looks. Does anyone see any glaring omissions?

Thanks-
Mandy

[SheWhoWaits]

History:
Id highly recommend you get a copy of So Proudly We Hail...Keystones of American Freedom. It contains a lot of original source material: Mayflower Compact; Declaration of Independence; Northwest Ordinance; first person narratives, as well as beautiful watercolors by Kay Smith. Curiously, it doesn't have the Constitution, but you should definitely have your kids read that, too. You can probably find it on the Web. So Proudly We Hail.. is out of print, but Amazon.com has several copies available.
Also check out the Wallbuilders website. They have a lot of materials available. I especially recommend their DVDs, which are short and could easily be inserted into the appropriate points of your curriculum.
I Was Born a Slave is another book I highly recommend. It contains several first person narratives from former slaves. There are 3 volumes, but I'd suggest just selecting a few of the narratives for your kids to read.

For literature, I think you should include The Grapes of Wrath.

Other than that, I think your ideas look great. Good luck!

[Mandy in TN]

History:
Id highly recommend you get a copy of So Proudly We Hail...Keystones of American Freedom. It contains a lot of original source material: Mayflower Compact; Declaration of Independence; Northwest Ordinance; first person narratives, as well as beautiful watercolors by Kay Smith. Curiously, it doesn't have the Constitution, but you should definitely have your kids read that, too. You can probably find it on the Web. So Proudly We Hail.. is out of print, but Amazon.com has several copies available.
Also check out the Wallbuilders website. They have a lot of materials available. I especially recommend their DVDs, which are short and could easily be inserted into the appropriate points of your curriculum.
I Was Born a Slave is another book I highly recommend. It contains several first person narratives from former slaves. There are 3 volumes, but I'd suggest just selecting a few of the narratives for your kids to read.

For literature, I think you should include The Grapes of Wrath.

Other than that, I think your ideas look great. Good luck!

Funny you should mention it. We are actually doing Grapes of Wrath now.:D

Thanks for the other info-
Mandy