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Curious Historian Level 3B Student Edition
SKU
002364
ISBN
9781600516726
Grade 7-8
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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).
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- Consumable student book that is colorful, user-friendly, and robust!
- Packed with timelines, maps, illustrations, and a variety of exercises
- One semester of Medieval History; complete 3A first for a full year
Description
This Student Edition provides one semester of Medieval History study focused on the Later Middle Ages. It includes weekly chapter lessons, the textual narrative, and sidebars packed with fascinating historical and architectural tidbits. There are also discussion questions, exercises, hands-on projects, maps, and activities.
The Teacher’s Guide includes detailed notes & tips for teaching, as well as the entire student text with overprinted answers and sample responses. The Extra Resources contain exciting, supplemental digital content such as songs to help remember facts, biblical connections, a reading guide, and printable pdfs of maps and charts.
The Level 3B Package includes everything you need for a fantastic semester of ancient history study—the Student Edition, Teacher Edition, and Extra Resources!
Publisher's Description of Curious Historian Level 3B Student Edition
A one-semester course for grades 7 and up
The Curious Historian Level 3 is the third part in a 3-level series that presents the study of history and culture from the beginnings of civilization (Mesopotamia and Egypt) through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Students will grow excited about history, see how people throughout the ages were both similar to and different from themselves, and learn to be scholars of the past who can make a difference in the future. The Curious Historian Level 3B: Late Middle Ages and Renaissance (TCH3B) introduces students to:
- Unit I: The High Middle Ages
- European society after 1066
- The Crusades
- Byzantium, the Muslim world, Outremer
- Western Christendom in the High Middle Ages
- 12th- and 13th-century renaissance and renewal
- Unit II: The Eastern Empires
- China’s Song, Ming, Qing dynasties
- The Mongol and Mamluk Empires
- Islamic Empires: the Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal
- Medieval Japan
- Unit III: The Renaissance and Reformation
- Crises of the 14th and 15th centuries
- The Renaissance and the New World
- The Reformation
- Reactions to the Reformation
The TCH3B student edition includes weekly chapter lessons that present a chronological narrative of history. Accompanying sidebars feature historical and archaeological tidbits, discussion questions, and the etymology of key vocabulary derived from Latin and other languages. A wealth of exercises, hands-on projects and activities, maps, and appendices help to present the study of history in an engaging, creative manner.
Category Description for Curious Historian
Book 1A, 1B, and 2A are available now while subsequent levels will follow. Level 1 covers 3200 – 1600 BC (1A – Early/Middle Bronze Age; 1B – Late Bronze/Early Iron). Level 2 covers 1600 – 500 BC (2A – Greece and the Classical World) coming soon:
- The Curious Historian Level 2B: Summer 2023 – Rome and the Classical World
- The Curious Historian Level 3A: Late Fall 2023 – The Early Middle Ages
- The Curious Historian Level 3B: Spring 2024 – The Late Middle Ages
The Student Edition includes weekly chapter lessons, the textual narrative, and sidebars packed with fascinating historical and architectural tidbits. There are also discussion questions, exercises, hands-on projects, maps, and activities plus really nice Greek/Latin root word studies (their specialty). The Teacher Edition has a full student text plus detailed teacher notes & tips, answers, and sample responses. A digital resource packet is available for an additional fee from the publisher with supplemental material such as: entertaining songs summarizing events, suggested reading lists, printable downloadable files including full-color timelines, reference charts, and blank maps, and Biblical Connections (locations, historical figures, and scripture verses). There is also a free supplemental resource available from the publisher with links to museum collections of artifacts and other fun tidbits. Icons in the teacher's edition will let you know when to reference this optional resource. The Curious Historian's Archive: Extra Resources are a collection of digital supplemental materials that correspond with the student editions 1A, 1B, and 2A.
While Curious Historian is presented in a more standard format than other elementary programs such as Story of the World, it implements many nice features such as full color images, timelines, and sidebar details and focuses on aspects of culture that may not be covered in other curricula.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Brand: | Classical Academic Press |
| Grades: | 7-8 |
| ISBN: | 9781600516726 |
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