Dave Raymond's American History Homeschool Curriculum

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History is best understood through the dual lenses of dramatic story and godly wisdom. Veteran history teacher Dave Raymond gives a comprehensive history of the United States by applying a Christian worldview to the characters, events, theology, literature, art, and religious beliefs of the nation. It is a wonderfully engaging class for Middle and High School Students. (Worth one High School History/Scoial Studies credit). American History is a one year class that consists of 26 lessons 4 projects, a Student Reader (over 400 pages), a Teacher’s Guide, Weekly Exams, and a year-long portfolio. Each lesson includes 5 video lectures (approximately 10 minutes each, or an hour of video per lesson). Lessons in Part 1: 1. Orientation 2. The Banner of the Sun: Meso-America 3. Brave New World: The Early Explorers 4. The Colossus of Empire: The Colonies 5. Stability and Change: The Reformational Colonies 6. A City Upon a Hill: The Puritans 7. A Foreign War at Home: Wars of Control 8. Grace, the Founder of Liberty: The Great Awakening 9. Fathers of Independence: Adams, Franklin, Witherspoon, and Henry 10. Liberty or Death: The Declaration of Independence 11. Awesome Providence I: The War of Independence 12. Awesome Providence II: The War of Independence 13. A More Perfect Union: The Constitution Lessons in Part 2: 14. Federal Headship: George Washington 15. How Good and Pleasant It Is: Adams and Jefferson 16. Manifest Destiny: Settlers, Explorers, and War 17. Word and Deed: John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson 18. The Original United Nations: The Expansion of the Early US 19. Idols of Mercy: Revival, Counterfeits, and Art 20. A House Divided I: The Age of Compromise and Divided Cultures 21. A House Divided II: Abraham Lincoln and Secession 22. The Second War of Independence: The War Between the States 23. Brother Against Brother: The War Between the States II 24. The Lost Cause: Reconstruction 25. A New Normal: The West, Immigration, and Robber Barons 26. Theology as Biography: Theodore Roosevelt and Booker T. Washington Format: 8 DVDs and a PDF Reader and Guide (located on DVDs 1 and 5). Parents will be grading the student’s progress.

Review

In my opinion, this course offers an excellent balance of interesting DVD lectures, serious reading, and challenging writing coupled with worthwhile portfolio and project work, all presented from within a Christian worldview. –Cathy Duffy

About the Actor

Dave Raymond lives in Franklin, Tennessee with his wife and 5 children where he has taught in the humanities for the past 10 years. He teaches the disciplines of history, literature, composition, civics, economics, and Latin through Quiller Tutorials, Franklin Classical School, and Foundations Christian Academy.