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World's Story 3: Modern Age
This thrilling history book teaches students about the growth of our world, from the first explorers to todays modernized world. Set sail with Christopher Columbus, Ferdinand Magellan, and others as you follow this story-based approach on your journey to modern times, visiting the sites of major wars and revolutions and tracing the rise and fall of various nations.
Volume 3 in this series for junior high students includes:
- A conversational narrative that brings the modern age to life
- Gorgeous photographs, artwork, and maps that help students visualize people, places, and events
- Educational features that dig deeper into combating post-modern thinking with biblical authority
In exploring this course, students will see how God used people to expand and advance our world. They will learn about the discovery of new lands, the development of new technology, and the constant cultural struggle among people of all ethnicities. Theyll also study how modernization has radically changed politics, economies, cultures, societies, and worldviews all around the globe!
Table of Contents- Introduction
- 1. The Age of Exploration
- 2. Colonization and Empires
- 3. England During the Era of Exploration
- 4. East Meets West
- 5. The Enlightenment An Overview
- 6. The Enlightenment A Closer Look
- 7. 18th- and 19th-Century Russia
- 8. England vs France
- 9. French Revolution
- 10. Napoleon
- 11. Spanish Empire Collapsing
- 12. 19th Century Empire Building
- 13. Japan/Perry
- 14. Victorian Era and Darwin
- 15. Europe in the Late 1800s
- 16. Entering the 20th Century
- 17. The Assassination that Started a War
- 18. The War to End All Wars
- 19. Treaties of WW1 and the Aftermath
- 20. Shaky Times in the World
- 21. The World at War Again, Part 1
- 22. World War II, Part 2
- 23. The Cold War Effect on Europe & Asia
- 24. China
- 25. Independence from Colonialism
- 26. The Middle East & the Battle for Israel
- 27. One Century Ends & A New One Begins
- 28. Huge World Culture Changes
- Bibliography
- Index
Angela O'Dell's Living History of our World series, now published by Master Book Publishers, retains its conversational, highly-readable text that draws the reader back to whatever time period or person is being covered. You live with them, walk/sail/ride with them, worship/pray with them, and make history with them. Then, in wonderful Charlotte Mason style, you retell their story in your own words, draw pictures, follow them on maps, research and discover background information, copy their words, and make note of whatever special lessons you have learned. The gorgeous Student Books (texts) are coupled with user-friendly Teacher Guides (student pages plus teacher info), and the result is strongly Christian, enjoyable and informational courses. America's Story is covered in three volumes and is directed toward 3rd through 6th graders. The World's Story is covered in another three volumes and is directed toward 6th through 8th graders.
Frankly, the Student Books are amazing. Full of colorful artwork and photos as well as black & white illustrations, vocabulary tidbits, maps, and biographical sketches, it is skillfully formatted into an appealing and engaging text. Each of the 28 chapters (i.e. weekly lessons) have text interspersed with Narration Breaks (place to stop and recount orally the information that has been covered) and questions: "Ready to Explore" (America's Story) and "Analyze/Connect" (World's Story). Each chapter ends with a two-page photo montage (a feature I love) that pertains to the chapter's focus. For instance, there is a collection of Native American dwellings each with short informational captions in America's Story while in World's Story there are montages of an ancient city such as Jerusalem or Kerma in Sudan.
The Teacher Guide is a combination book. It is part teacher book, part student workbook. Teacher content includes instructional information, detailed daily lesson plans, an overview of the activities built into the student worksheets, teaching tips for struggling learners, supply lists, suggestions for special projects, and answers for student worksheets. Information for the teacher (about 10% of the book) includes a section on the importance of narration and words of encouragement from the publisher. The remainder of the book is student worksheets (which are reproducible for your own homeschooling family). These worksheets provide the heart of a student's journal to accompany the course. At this time, worksheets are not available separately. Nicely designed and well-illustrated, there are daily front-and-back worksheets. These are similar but appropriately different for each age level between the two series. The whole TG is three-hole punched, and for the record, there are no tests in either series.
America's Story worksheets include Draw-Write pages (journaling lines, space for sketching, copywork), Mini-Project pages (cut & glue projects), Written Narration pages, Timeline pages (cards for each chapter with space for students to create their own timeline), a Special Prayer Book (a cut apart book for writing a weekly prayer for his/her country), and Artist Study (quick introduction to an artist with a variety of related art activities). Mapwork and vocabulary study are also a featured part of these pages.
World's Story chapter worksheets include an introductory page (for the teacher materials needed and narration prompts and responses); Written Narration/Vocabulary; WorldQuest (short essay questions and copywork); Map Adventure (map related activities); My Timeline; Dig Deeper! (suggested questions to research); and Art Study (informational with activities). Also included are Review Sheets (quarterly), Research Aid Worksheets (optional helps for research projects), Artifact Studies (12 worksheets with informational snippets accompanying artifact photos coupled with discussion questions), materials for a couple of special projects, Timeline Supplements, Craft Suggestions (6), and answer keys.
You can probably tell Im enthusiastic about these courses. The conservative biblical perspective, the well-done and user-friendly materials, and the variety of interesting and thought-provoking activities are melded into an excellent homeschooling resource. Student Books are 300 pgs, pb. Teacher Guides are 350 pgs, pb ~ Janice
Product Format: | Paperback |
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Brand: | Master Book Publishers |
Author: | Angela O'Dell |
Grades: | 6-8 |
ISBN: | 9781683440963 |
Length in Inches: | 10.875 |
Width in Inches: | 8.375 |
Height in Inches: | 0.875 |
Weight in Pounds: | 2.15 |