James P. Stobaugh - American History-Teacher: Observations & Assessments from Early Settlement to Today

First printing: March 2012
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Permission is granted for copies of reproducible pages from this text to be made for use within your own homeschooling family activities or for small classrooms of ten or fewer students. Material may not be posted online, distributed digitally, or made available as a download. Permission for any other use of the material must be requested prior to use by email to the publisher at nlp@newleafpress.net.

Lessons for a 34-week course!

Overview: This American History Teacher Guide contains materials for use with American History by James Stobaugh. Materials are organized by book in the following sections:

Features: Each suggested weekly schedule has five easy-to-manage lessons that combine reading, worksheets, and exams. Worksheets and exams are perforated and three-hole punched materials are easy to tear out, hand out, grade, and store. You are encouraged to adjust the schedule and materials needed to best work within your educational program.

Workflow: Students will read the pages in their book and then complete each section of the Teacher Guide. Exams are given at regular intervals with space to record each grade. If used with younger students, they may be given the option of taking open-book exams.

Lesson Scheduling: Space is given for assignment dates. There is flexibility in scheduling. For example, the parent may opt for a M, W, F schedule, rather than a M-F schedule. Each week listed has five days but due to vacations the school work week may not be MF. Adapt the days to your school schedule. As the student completes each assignment, he/she should put an X in the box.

Dr. James Stobaugh was a Merrill Fellow at Harvard and holds degrees from Vanderbilt and Rutgers universities, and Princeton and Gordon-Conwell seminaries. An experienced teacher, he is a recognized leader in homeschooling and has published numerous books for students and teachers, including a high school history series (American, British, and World), as well as a companion high school literature series. He and his wife Karen have homeschooled their four children since 1985.

Introduction

How this course has been developed:

1. Teacher: this allows one to study the student objectives with each chapter, providing the answers to the assignments and the weekly exam.

2. Chapters: this course has 34 chapters (representing 34 weeks of study).

3. Lessons: each chapter has 5 lessons each, taking approximately 20 to 30 minutes each. There will be a short reading followed by critical thinking questions. Some questions require a specific answer from the text where others are more open-ended, leading the student to think outside the box.

4. Weekly exams: the final lesson of the week is the exam covering the weeks chapter. Students are not to use their text to answer these questions unless otherwise directed.

5. Student responsibility: Responsibility to complete this course is on the student. Students are to complete the readings every day, handing their responses to a parent or teacher for evaluation. Independence is strongly encouraged in this course designed for the student to practice independent learning.