History

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-- History Rhetoric Level (High School) – Tapestry of Grace Year 3

    World History during the 1800s 

 

Teacher: Rotation of Parent-Teachers

Prerequisites: Tapestry Classic History Co-op, Ability to read and discuss at high school level

Class Length: Full Year 

Age/ Grade Level: High School (Rhetoric)

Credit:  One credit for World History or ½ credit for U.S. History & ½ credit World History

Class Description: This world history course begins with U.S. President John Adams and continues through William McKinley, covering major events of the 1800’s. Students will follow developments in the United States, South America, Europe, Australia, China, and Japan. Of particular focus are the Congress of Vienna, Victorian England, Manifest Destiny, Marx and Communism, the American Civil War, and European Imperialism. Students will earn one full credit upon completion of this course. (Another credit option: U.S. History: one-half credit and World History: one-half credit)

Homework, Tests, Grades: There will be weekly assignments, including reading assignments and both Accountability and Thinking Questions due at the beginning of class.  Timelines and maps should also be completed at home and will be checked periodically in class.  Quizzes during class, reports and/or essays can be expected.  Grades will be the responsibility of the parent but are available upon request.       

Parental Involvement: Parents are expected to provide the books listed in the Reading Assignment pages.  Parents are ultimately responsible for their students’ education and should make sure that their students are reading, completing work, and turning it in on time. 

Text/ Material Required: See Tapestry of Grace Year 3 for the current list of living books.

Class Fees: N/A

Supply Fee: N/A 

-- History Dialectic Level (Middle School) – Tapestry of Grace Year 3

    World History during the 1800s 

 

Teacher: Rotation of Parent-Teachers

Prerequisites: Tapestry Classic History Co-op, Ability to read and discuss at dialectic level

Class Length: One Year 

Age/ Grade Level: Jr. High (Dialectic) (6th-8th)

Class Description: This world history course begins with U.S. President John Adams and continues through William McKinley, covering major events of the 1800’s. Students will follow developments in the United States, South America, Europe, Australia, China, and Japan. Of particular focus are the Congress of Vienna, Victorian England, Manifest Destiny, Marx and Communism, the American Civil War, and European Imperialism. Students will earn one full credit upon completion of this course. (Another credit option: U.S. History: one-half credit and World History: one-half credit)

Homework, Tests, Grades: There will be weekly assignments, including reading assignments, Accountability/Thinking Questions due at the beginning of class.  Timelines and maps should also be completed at home and will be checked periodically.   Grades will be the responsibility of the parent.   

Parental Involvement: Parents are expected to provide the books before they are needed.  They are ultimately responsible for their students’ education and should make sure that their students are reading, completing work and turning it in on time.  The teacher will provide discussion progress reports, but will not provide grades.  

Text/ Material Required: See Tapestry of Grace Year 3 for the current list of living books.

Class Fees: N/A

Supply Fee: N/A 

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-- History Grammar Level (Elementary School) – Tapestry of Grace Year 3

    World History during the 1800s 

 

Teacher: Co-op Rotation of Parent-Teachers

Prerequisites: Tapestry Classic History Co-op, Ability to follow directions and participate in class projects and discussions at the elementary level.  

Class Length: One Year 

Age/ Grade Level: K-6th (Elementary)

Class Description: Classes are for two hours and include a rotation of hands-on crafts, games, discussion, memory & time period songs, as well as time period art, 

Homework, Tests, Grades: None

Parental Involvement: Parents are expected to provide the books for weekly at home reading.  They are ultimately responsible for their students’ education and should make sure that their students are reading and completing work.  Parents may need to help with unit celebration projects, costumes, or reports. 

Text/ Material Required: See Tapestry of Grace Year 3 for the current list of living books.

Class Fees: N/A

Supply Fee: N/A 

 

Literature

 

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--  Literature Rhetoric Level (High School) – Tapestry of Grace Year 3

    Classic Literature of the World

 

In Year 3, we study Les Miserables, Great Expectations, Crime and Punishment. Shorter works from authors such as Goethe, Twain, Dickens, Stowe, Crane, Melville, Ibsen, Conrad, Tolstoy, and Wilde, as well as other short works of poetry are read and analyzed. Besides offering a great introduction to these works and learning to use tools of literary analysis, this course ties into the student’s historical and worldview studies so that both are enhanced. Students will earn one full credit upon completion of this course. (Another credit option: one-half credit in British Literature and one-half credit in World Literature)

Teacher: Mrs. Laura Neely

Prerequisites: Strong reading, writing and grammar skills; previous essay writing class preferred but not mandatory

Age/Grade Level: High School

Class Length:    Full year

High School Credit: 1 English/Literature/Language Arts Credit

Class Description:  The goal of this class is to familiarize each student with the themes and worldviews of the important works of this era and to provide a variety of writing assignments to explore these themes and worldviews more fully.  Although I’d consider this a college prep class, students who are not college bound will benefit from the reading and writing assignments.  To accomplish this, we will be using the Tapestry Year 3  rhetoric literature curriculum.  However, we will only cover about 75% of the material given.  This slower pace will allow us to focus on the works and also devote more time to writing.  The first few weeks of class will be spent on a review of how to write 5-paragraph essays, in addition to the assigned reading.  The focus of class time throughout the year will be on discussions of each book/work.  Short quizzes may be given in class to keep students accountable in their reading.  Different types of essays and writing assignments will be required for each work.  We will be writing literary analysis essays, persuasive essays and comparison/contrast essays.  At least one in-class timed essay will be assigned, as well as a group project/presentation and a longer research paper.  I will provide feedback to parents during the year and a suggested grade at the end of the year.

Homework, Tests, Grades: Homework will consist of reading the assigned pages and answering the Tapestry thinking and written questions.  Comprehension quizzes may be given in class to keep students accountable in their reading.  Essays and projects are to be completed.  There will not be any tests.  A suggested final grade will be provided based on essay scores, class participation, homework and quizzes.

Parental Involvement:  Parents are expected to provide the books before they are needed.  They are ultimately responsible for their students’ education and should make sure that their students are reading, completing work and turning it in on time.

Texts Required:  Please don’t purchase books until the final book selection is decided by August 1.  Possible titles include:

 

• Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (Enriched Classic edition, 600+ pages)

• The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain

• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

• Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

• Poetics published by Tapestry of Grace

• Year 3 Shorter Works Anthology published by Tapestry of Grace

 

 

Class Fees:  $50 per student per semester.

Supply Fee:  $0

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--  Literature Dialectic Level (Middle School) – Tapestry of Grace Year 3

    Classic Literature of the World

 

Teacher: Rotation of Parent-Teachers

Age/Grade Level: 6th-8th (Dialectic)

Prerequisites: Tapestry Classic History Co-op Only

Class Length: Full Year

Class Description:  This literature course will encourage students toward in-depth thinking to prepare them for advanced literary analysis at the rhetoric level.  A variety of literary terms and genres will be taught.  

Homework, Tests, Grades: Students will read approximately 100-120 pages per week and also complete a weekly assignment related to their reading.  They will receive points each week in four areas:  completion of reading, completion of assignment, class participation, and respect for the teacher and classmates.  Quizzes for literary terms may be given each unit and graded in class.   

Parental Involvement: Parents are expected to provide the books before they are needed.  They are ultimately responsible for their child’s education and should make sure that their student is reading, completing work and turning it in on time.  Parents will also determine the final grade for each student.

Text/Material Required:  Literature selections will be primarily from the Tapestry of Grace Year 3 Dialectic Literature selections.  Occasionally, an alternate selection better fits our group.  Parents will receive an email approximately one month before each unit begins with the final literature selections for the unit.  They can be purchased, used or new, borrowed from the library, or electronic copies may be used.

Class Fees: N/A

Supply Fee: TBA