Read alouds week 1:
Time-Life 20th Century America, pgs. 6-7
Kingfisher, pgs. 354-55
Commander in Chief Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War, Albert Marrin
Son’s reading, week 1:
History of US, book 6 (~40 pages, weekly)
The Boys’ War: Confederate and Union Soldiers Talk about the Civil War, Jim Murphy
Story of the World ch. 5
Literature (son’s reading):
Little Women, Alcott (or other of her books, such as Little Men)
(RRC has a Novel Units Lit Guide available for this title)
Week 2:
Continue Commander in Chief read aloud
Son continue The Boys’ War
Son continue Hist of US, vol. 6, next 40 pages
Literature:
The Importance of Being Earnest, Wilde (audio, too)(Sparknotes, online)
Week 3, read aloud:
From Slave to Civil War Hero: The Life and Times of Robert Smalls, Michael Cooper
Son continue Hist of US
Son reading: Across Five Aprils, Jethro Creighton
Literature:
Sherlock Holmes stories and Hound of the Baskervilles, Doyle
(Class Act Press Study Guide)
Week 4 read aloud:
Continue Slave to Civil War Hero
Son continue Hist of US
Son read: Sing Down the Moon, O'Dell
Literature:
Father Brown mysteries, Chesterson (compare to Sherlock Holmes)
Other books to use if time permits:
Lincoln: A Photobiography, Russell Freedman
Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry, Mildred Taylor
Rifles for Watie (audio, too) - we’ve read this before….
Reconstruction and Reform (4 weeks):
Read alouds:
Kingfisher pgs.Videos: Opening the West; The Birth of a Nation
Son’s reading:
Cobblestone: Rebuilding a Nation
Into the Land of Freedom, Meg Greene
Literature:
Old Yeller, Gipson (audio and video, too)Week 2, read aloud:
Andrew Johnson: Rebuilding the Union, DubowskiSon continues books from last week and/or begins Civil War Ends, Corinne Naden
Son continue Hist of US, vol 7
SOTW ch. 16
Literature:
Little Lord Fauntleroy, Frances Hodgson Burnett
Week 3, read aloud:
Black Voices from Reconstruction, John David Smith
Son continues books from last week and/or begins Reconstruction, Zak Mettger
Son continue Hist of US
Literature:
A Little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett
Week 4, read aloud:
Continue books from last week or read Cause: Reconstruction America, Tonya Bolden
Son cont Hist of US
Other books to use if time permits:
The Black Man in America 1861-77, Florence Jackson
Bury me not in a Land of Slaves, Joyce Hansen
No extra literature this week. Utilize time to catch up, if necessary, discuss books read, write about related topics, etc. Begin readings from next week in SOTW if nothing else….
An Age of Extremes (4 weeks):
Read alouds:
Usborne Atlas of the 20th Century, pgs. 4-9
America’s Century, pgs. 8-91
Kingfisher, pgs. 355; 343; 350-51; 358-63; 370-73; 376-77; 388-91
Time-Life 20th Century America, pgs. 8-23
Historical Atlas of the 20th Century 6.01 and 6.06
Watch - All Quiet on the Western Front
Begin The Yanks are Coming, Albert Marrin
Son read:
History of US, book 8 (~46 pages, weekly)
Bold Leaders of WWI, Red Reed, Jr.
Story of the World chapter 1-4 and 6 - 15
Literature:
Pygmalion, Shaw (audio and video, too)
(Novel Unit Lit Guide available)
Week 2, read aloud:
Continue Yanks are Coming
Son read:
The Red Baron, Nicolas Wright
In Flanders Fields, John McCrae
Cont Hist of US
Read Story of the World chs. 17-18
Literature:
The Man Without a Country, Edward Hale
Week 3, read aloud:
WWI Biographies, Tom Pendergast
Son continue Hist of US
Hellfighters: African American Soldiers in WWI, Michael Cooper
Read Story of the World ch. 19
Literature:
Read O. Henry stories (audio available)
Week 4, read aloud:
Exploring the Titanic, Robert Ballard
Son cont Hist of US
Read Story of the World chs. 20-21
Complete any books, as necessary
Literature:
The Call of the Wild, London (audio, too)
(Novel Unit Lit Guide available)
Other books to use if time permits:
The Many Faces of WWI, Irving Werstein
Causes and Consequences of WWI, Stewart Ross
Years Between WWI and II (2 weeks):
Read alouds, week 1:
Usborne Atlas: Russian Revolution, pgs. 10-11; 12Historical Atlas, 6.15, making of the Soviet Union
Usborne, pg. 12: Peace After WWI
Historical Atlas, 6.07, Europe Between Wars
Usborne: Middle East, pg. 13
Historical Atlas, 6.24, Middle East and Africa
Kingfisher, pgs 394-95; 396-97; 400-01
Leaders of the Russian Revolution, Fred Newman
Son read History of US, book 9, ch. 1-6 (~15 pgs. per week)
Russian Revolution, Adrian Gilbert
The Disaster of the Hindenburg, Shelley Tanaka
Russian Revolution, John Dunn (if time permits)
Literature:
The Yearling, Rawlings (audio and video available)
(Novel Unit Lit Guide available)
Read alouds, week 2:
Lenin: founder of the Soviet Union, Abraham Resnick
Son continue reading from Hist of US
Read Story of the World chs. 22-24
Literature:
The Good Earth, Buck (audio, too)
(Novel Unit Lit Guide available)
Other books to use if time permits:
Russia in Revolution, Horizon Magazine
The Great Depression (2 weeks):
Read alouds, week 1:
Usborne, pgs. 14-15: The DepressionTime-Life, pgs. 24-31
America’s Century, pgs. 92-125
Kingfisher, pgs. 404-05
Brother, Can you Spare a Dime? Milton Meltzer
Son read History of US, vol. 9, chs. 7-24 (~70 pgs.)
Children of the Dustbowl, Jerry Stanley
The Dust Bowl, Cobblestone
Literature:
Murder on the Orient Express, Christie (audio, too) – video?
(Class Act Press Movie Guide available)
Read alouds, week 2:
Continue with books from last week or read After the Crash: American in the Great Depression, John Rublowsky
Son continue with Hist of US
Read Story of the World ch. 26 (just the section on the crash)
Other books to read if time permits:
Black Tuesday: The Stock Market Crash of 1929, Barbara Feinberg
We had Everything but Money, Wes Greendale
Communism/Fascism (2 weeks):
Week 1, read alouds:
Usborne: China and Japan, pgs. 16-17Historical Atlas, 6.17, China: Chaos to Communism 6.18, Japan and the Asian Empires
Usborne: Rise of Fascism, pgs. 18-19
Usborne: Stalin’s Soviet Union, pgs. 20-21
Historical Atlas, 6.15 (review)
Time-Life, pgs. 32-39
America’s Century, pgs. 126-69
Kingfisher, pgs. 402-03; 398-99; 408-11
Stalin, Albert Marrin
Son read History of US, vol. 9, ch. 25 (Hitler and Nazis)
Leon Trotsky, Hedda Garza
Literature:
The Hiding Place, Corrie Ten Boom
Week 2, read alouds:
Continue Stalin and also read Hitler, Marrin, if time allows
Son read SOTW chs. 25-27 (already read ½ of ch. 26)
The Nazis, William Lace
Literature:
Catch up on works in progress; discuss books read; write about books read thus far, etc.
Other books to read from if time allows:
Eurocommunism, Stephen Goode
Fascism: The Meaning of Reactionary Revolution, James Forman
The Rise of Nazi Germany, Don Nardo
The Rise and Fall of Adolf Hitler, William Shirer
The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler, James Giblin
Joseph Stalin, Dorothy Hoobler
World War II (3 weeks):
Read alouds, week 1:
Usborne, pgs. 20-27
Historical Atlas, 6.02, World 6.08, WWII Europe ‘39-’42 6.09, WWII Europe ‘42-’45 6.19, WWII Asia ‘41-’45
Time-Life, pgs. 440-51
America’s Century, pgs. 170-227
Kingfisher, pgs. 406-07; 412-18
The Airman’s War: WWII in the Sky, Albert Marrin
Son read History of US, vol. 9, chs. 26-end
Bismarck! Frank Sloan
Hiroshima No Pika, Toshi Maruki
The Day Pearl Harbor was Bombed: A Photo History of WWII, George Sullivan
SOTW chs. 28 and 29
Literature:
The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition, Anne Frank
Week 2, read alouds:
Continue with Airman’s War or begin Victory in the Pacific, Albert Marrin
Son continue Hist of US
Literature:
The Triple Nickles: America’s First All-black Paratroop Unit, Bradley BiggsWeek 3, read alouds:
Complete Marrin books and read In Kindling Flame: The Story of Hannah Senesh, Linda Atkinson
Son continue Hist of US
Complete books from last week and/or read Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Jane Claypool
Literature:
Number the Stars, Lois Lowry (audio, too)
Other books to read if time permits:
The Last Nine Days of Bismarck, C. S. Forester
Battle of the Atlantic, G. C. Skipper
Hiroshima, R. Conrad Stein
The Luftwaffe in WWII, Richard Blanco
Exploring the Bismarck, Robert D. Ballard
Europe Divides/Birth of Israel (2 weeks):
Week 1, read alouds (can continue into week 2):
Historical Atlas, 6.12, The AmericasUsborne: Europe Divides, pgs. 28-29
Historical Atlas, 6.10
Usborne: Birth of Israel, pgs. 30-31
Historical Atlas, 6.25, Arab-Israeli Conflict
Kingfisher, pgs. 419-20; 422-24
Causes and Consequences of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, Stewart Ross
Tasting the Sky, Ibtisam Barakat
Son read Israel, Denise Allard
Folk Costumes of Eastern Europe, Lilla Fox
Eastern Europe, Burke
Literature:
Tales of the Hodja, Charles Downing
Week 2, read alouds:
Continue readings from last week
Understanding the Holy Land, Mitch Frank
Son read Israel and the Arab World, Heather Wagner
Read SOTW chs. 30-31
Literature:
Catch up on books already started; discuss books recently read; write about books recently read.
Other books to read if time permits:
A Letter from Israel, William Papas
The New Eastern Europe, Michael Kronen Wetter
The Americas (1 week):
Usborne, pgs. 36-37, Latin America
Historical Atlas, 6.13, The Americas 6.14, Central America and the Caribbean
Kingfisher, pgs. 446-47
Son read History of US, vol. 10, ch. 31
SOTW ch. 34 (part on S. America)
Latin American Tales, Genevieve Barlow
Literature:
To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee (audio, video and discussion kit available)
Other books to read if time allows:
Neighbors at Odds: US Policy in Latin America, Elaine Pascoe
Asia and Korean War (2 weeks):
Read alouds for both weeks:
Time-Life, pgs. 52-61
America’s Century, pgs. 228-265
Usborne: Independence for Asia, 32-33
Historical Atlas, 6.03, World 6.20, East Asia 6.22, Central and S. Asia
Kingfisher, pgs. 421; 425; 440-41
The Forgotten War, R. Conrad Stein
Son read (both weeks) History of US, vol. 10, ch. 1-7 (~36 pgs.)
SOTW chs. 35-36; 33 (war); 32 (China)
The Korean War, Carter Smith
The Korean War, Kathlyn Gay
The War in Korea, E. B. Fincher (decide between these three or read parts of each...)
Literature:
Complete To Kill a Mockingbird
Poetry: e. e. cummings - week 1 (two poems on eNotes)
Walter de la Mare - week 2
Other books to read of to read if time allows:
The Korean War, Richard Edwards
The Korean War, Maurice Isserman
Soldier at Heartbreak Ridge, Carl Green
Vietnam Era (3 weeks):
Read alouds for all three weeks:
Time-Life, pgs. 62-73
America’s Century, pgs. 266-309
Historical Atlas, 6.21, Indo-China Wars
Kingfisher, pgs. 444-45
America in Vietnam: The Elephant and the Tiger, Albert Marrin
Son read (all three weeks) History of US, vol. 10, chs. 8-30 and 32-35 (~100 pgs.)
SOTW ch. 33 (Vietnam); 37
The War in Vietnam, Don Lawson
Escape from Saigon, Andrea Warren
Literature:
Complete poetry from last week, if necessary
Poetry: Sandburg - week 1 (audio available – 2 poems on eNotes)
Poetry: Sandburg - week 2
Poetry: Frost - week 3 (Guide on Sparknotes)
Other books to read if time allows:
In Vietnam, Dennis Hauptly
Africa (1 week):
Read alouds:
Usborne: A New Africa, pgs. 34-35
Historical Atlas, 6.27, De-colonization and nationalization, 6.28, S. Africa
Kingfisher, pgs. 449-51; 462-63
Son read:
This our Dark Country: The American Settlers of Liberia, John Russwurm, Janice Borzendowski, Catherine Reef, Paul Cuffe, Arthur Diamond
SOTW ch. 34 (part on Africa); ch. 32 (Africa)
Literature:
The Dreamkeeper and Other Poems, Langston Hughes (several on eNotes)
1970’s (2 weeks):
Read alouds, both weeks:
Usborne: Cold War, pgs. 38-39Usborne, pgs. 40-45
Time-Life, pgs. 74-87
America’s Century, pgs. 310-45
Historical Atlas, 6.04, World 6.16, Decline of Soviet Union 6.23, Rise of Pacific Rim 6.26, Middle East
Kingfisher, pgs. 436-37; 452-53
The Cold War, James Warren
Son read History of US, vol. 10, chs. 36-37
Peoples and Nations of the Far East and Pacific, Sheila Fairfield
SOTW ch. 38
Literature:
Continue Langston Hughes and discuss all poetry read thus far.
Other books to read as time allows:
The Cold War, Cobblestone
The Cold War, Derek Heater; David Taylor; Sean Sheehan
The United States in the Cold War, Christopher Collier
1980’s (1 week):
Read alouds:
Time-Life, pgs. 88-97America’s Century, pgs. 346-85
Usborne: Communism Falls, pgs. 46-47
Historical Atlas, 6.11, Europe After Cold War
The Berlin Wall: How it Rose and Why it Fell, Doris Epler
Son read History of US, vol. 10, chs. 38-40
SOTW chs. 39-41
The Berlin Wall, R. G. Grant
Literature:
Continue poetry discussion
1990’s (1 week):
Read alouds:
Time-Life, pgs. 98-109America’s Century, pgs. 386-429
Historical Atlas, 6.05, World
Usborne, pgs. 48-53
Kingfisher, pgs. 438-39; 442-43; 448; 450-51; 454-57; 458-61
Irrepressible Spirit: Conversations with Human Rights Activists, Susan Kuklin
Son read History of US, vol. 10, chs. 41 to end
SOTW ch. 42
Every Human has Rights, Mary Robinson
Literature:
The Martian Chronicles, Isaac Asimov (audio available)
Other books to read if time allows:
Human Rights, William Jacobs
New Millenium (2 weeks):
Read alouds:
America’s Century, pgs. 430-39Time-Life, pgs. 110-19
Usborne: Century Ends, pgs. 54-55
Kingfisher, pg. 464
Son read SOTW afterword/current events
Literature:
I, Robot and other Asimov (The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov, The Complete Robot, etc.) or choiceComplete year with readings on current events from newspapers and magazines. Use http://www.mapreport.com/countries/usa.html and other websites for current events….
2 comments:
Regina, this is great. thanks so much for sharing all your hard work.
Wonderful sequence. Thanks for sharing this.......Much of the History/Lit books are resonating w/ me!
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