{"product_id":"exploring-america-curriculum-package","title":"Exploring America Curriculum Package - 2019 Edition","description":"\u003ci\u003eTypically counted as 2 credits (1 American history, 1 Bible) for high school students.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eExploring America\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Exploring America is an American history high-school curriculum that combines history, literature, and Bible in an enjoyable, easy-to-implement format of 150 daily lessons that include the history text and the reading assignments for that day. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan Qualify for One to Three High-School Credits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Completing the full course provides your child with a year’s high school credit in American History, English (literature and composition), and Bible. If that proves to be too heavy of a course load for your child, we suggest he ignore the literature portion and devote his energies to understanding the history section, which involves reading the teen-friendly lessons, and the original source documents and speeches.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eSourcing the Literature Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e If you do choose to utilize the literature portion, you’ll be glad to know that the required titles are books you may already have or can easily obtain from your local library. However, they are also conveniently available for purchase on the website of the publisher, the Notgrass Company. You can see the full list of titles below, in the publisher’s information.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003ePublisher’s Information:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Designed to be easy to use for parent and student, each of the 30 weekly units in Exploring America has an introduction that features a summary of the material covered, a list of lessons, books required for that unit, and suggested writing assignments. Each of the 150 daily lessons (five lessons per week) includes the history text and the reading assignments for that day (and those in progress). A focused student can direct his own study, and the parent can offer as much interaction as needed. Depending on how fast your child reads and how much time he spends on the weekly project, he may need an average of 2-3 hours for each daily lesson. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Exploring America presents history from the perspective of faith in God and respect for His Word. Each unit includes a Bible study highlighting spiritual issues related to history. It is comprehensive, giving students a survey of events and issues from European exploration to the war on terror, with extensive coverage of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Exploring America Curriculum Package includes three books: \u003cbr\u003e Part 1: Columbus through Reconstruction (first semester) \u003cbr\u003e Part 2: Late 1800s through the Present (second semester) \u003cbr\u003e American Voices: Original Documents, Speeches, Poems, Stories, and Hymns from American History (assigned readings) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Completing the full course provides your child with a year's high school credit in American History, English (literature and composition), and Bible. The History credit involves reading the lessons, the original documents, and speeches (and answering the questions in the optional \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/timberdoodle.com\/products\/exploring-america-student-review-pack\" target=\"new\"\u003eQuiz \u0026amp; Exam Pack\u003c\/a\u003e, if desired). The English credit involves completing the weekly writing assignments and one research paper; and reading the assigned literature, poems, and short stories in American Voices. The Bible credit involves reading the Bible lessons, completing the Bible assignments at the end of many lessons, and reading the hymns and other religious literature assigned. A weekly assignment checklist and a grading chart are available for you to print out. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Literature\u003cbr\u003e In addition to the assigned readings from American Voices, the curriculum also assigns the following twelve works of literature. Specific page numbers are not assigned, so you do not have to use a particular edition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Units 2-3: The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne) \u003cbr\u003e Units 6-7: Narrative of the Life of David Crockett (David Crockett) \u003cbr\u003e Unit 8: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Frederick Douglass) \u003cbr\u003e Units 9-11: Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe) \u003cbr\u003e Units 12-13: Co. Aytch (Sam Watkins) \u003cbr\u003e Unit 15: Humorous Stories and Sketches (Mark Twain) \u003cbr\u003e Units 16-17: In His Steps (Charles Sheldon) \u003cbr\u003e Unit 18: Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington) \u003cbr\u003e Unit 19: Mama's Bank Account (Kathryn Forbes) \u003cbr\u003e Units 20-21: Miracle in the Hills (Mary T. Martin Sloop and LeGette Blythe) \u003cbr\u003e Units 22-23: To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee) \u003cbr\u003e Unit 27: The Giver (Lois Lowry)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e For the 2019 printing, significant changes have been made to the Student Review Book and Quiz and Exam Book addressing concerns some parents had expressed about the difficulty level. The Answer Key has also been updated to match.\u003cdiv class=\"product-single__features-title\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cscript src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/embed\/medias\/xobeh1gijj.jsonp\" async=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003cscript src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.com\/assets\/external\/E-v1.js\" async=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"wistia_responsive_padding\" style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"wistia_responsive_wrapper\" style=\"height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;\"\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"wistia_embed wistia_async_xobeh1gijj videoFoam=true\" style=\"height: 100%; width: 100%;\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eExploring America Part 1\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eContains 75 lessons.\u003cbr\u003e Hardcover.\u003cbr\u003e Color illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e 422 pages. \u003cbr\u003e Copyright: 2019\u003cbr\u003e Printed In: USA\u003cbr\u003e ISBN: 9781609999988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eExploring America Part 2\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eContains 75 lessons.\u003cbr\u003e Copyright: 2019\u003cbr\u003e Printed In: USA\u003cbr\u003e Hardcover.\u003cbr\u003e Color illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e 486 pages. \u003cbr\u003e ISBN: 9781609999995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAmerican Voices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A collection of original documents, poems, stories, speeches, and hymns from American history.\u003cbr\u003e Hardcover.\u003cbr\u003e Color illustrations.\u003cbr\u003e 420 pages.\u003cbr\u003e Copyright: 2014\u003cbr\u003e Printed In: USA\u003cbr\u003e ISBN: 9781609990688\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Download PDF Sample Pages:\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/history.notgrass.com\/content\/exploring_america_part1_sample.pdf\" target=\"new\"\u003eExploring America Part 1\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/history.notgrass.com\/content\/exploring_america_student_review.pdf\" target=\"new\"\u003eExploring Student Review Pack Sample\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/history.notgrass.com\/content\/exploring_america_guide.pdf\" target=\"new\"\u003eGuide for Parents\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/history.notgrass.com\/content\/exploring_america_the_beautiful_comparison.pdf\" target=\"new\"\u003eComparison of Exploring America\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/timberdoodle.com\/products\/america-the-beautiful-curriculum-package\" target=\"new\"\u003eAmerica the Beautiful\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/i\u003e Notgrass\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMedia:\u003c\/i\u003e Hardcover Book\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eISBN:\u003c\/i\u003e 9781609990664, 9781609990688, \u0026amp; 9781609990671\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/i\u003e Notgrass\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTypical High School Credits Earned:\u003c\/i\u003e 1 credit American history, 1 credit Bible\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFaith-Based:\u003c\/i\u003e Yes","brand":"Notgrass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35603051511973,"sku":"563-611","price":110.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kit Item","offer_id":35603051544741,"sku":"563-611","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/9336\/1573\/products\/Exploring_America_2019.jpg?v=1597087559","url":"https:\/\/timberdoodle76-com.myshopify.com\/products\/exploring-america-curriculum-package","provider":"timberdoodle76.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}