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HO 2 Modern Times
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History Odyssey: Modern Times

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History Odyssey Modern Times is a year-long homeschool history curriculum for seventh to tenth grade students accustomed to learning independently. The course incorporates history with language arts and world geography to facilitate true multi-disciplinary learning.

Grade Level: 7th - 12th

Yes! I would like a free "Try Before You Buy" for History Odyssey, Level 2: Modern Times.

History Odyssey: Modern Times

$48.99

History Odyssey: Modern Times

Grade level: 7th - 12th

Pages: 197

Course type: Study guide (See the Booklist tab for the resources required to complete this course.)

Important Notice

The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (KFH) has become difficult to obtain. While we are hopeful a new edition will be released, there is no confirmed publication date at this time. KFH is the main reference spine for this History Odyssey course and is required for proper use.

Please make sure you have secured a copy of KFH before purchasing this History Odyssey course.


What is History Odyssey- Modern Times?

History Odyssey- Modern Times (“Modern Times”) is a year-long homeschool history curriculum for seventh to tenth grade students accustomed to learning independently. The course incorporates history with language arts and world geography to facilitate true multi-disciplinary learning. Mapwork, timeline work, reading, and writing assignments create an academically rigorous homeschool history curriculum focused on modern history.

Modern Times is a secular homeschool curriculum, meaning it does not present religious beliefs or texts as historically factual accounts. Rather, it references them as another source or perspective to be considered.

Modern Times is the fourth of a four-part series of history guides. While each course can be completed without having done the others, the writing, time management, and critical thinking skills required become more advanced with each time period.


What Resources and Materials Do I Need?

In addition to this study guide, you will need:

  • The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia, reference spine for the course
  • Access to other reference material via the library or internet
  • The History Odyssey Timeline or supplies to make a large-scale timeline
  • A detailed world atlas
  • Colored pencils for mapwork
  • 3-ring binder with dividers and lined paper
  • Books from the original and/or alternative booklist for literature study units. See the Booklist tab for a complete list of books needed.
See the book list tab for a complete list of books needed. The study guide incorporates all eleven books from the original book list into the course. These are the books your student will need if you do not make any adjustments to the course. However, as an update, we have curated an Alternative Booklist to present a wider range of perspectives on world history. Students can choose to replace or supplement any book on the original list with the corresponding book on the alternative list.


Who Can Use Modern Times?
Sixth through twelfth graders learning at home or in co-ops, learning pods, micro-schools, or charter schools can use Modern Times as their primary history curriculum. The study guide is written directly to students in concise, easy to understand language so students can independently work their way through the course.

However, unlike the other guides in this series, Modern Times comes with a Teacher Guide that provides additional resources including tests, background information, map answer keys, and craft ideas. If your student is still struggling to write outlines and summaries, the Teacher Guide will be an invaluable resource. It contains a sample outline and summary for every lesson requiring one

 

Prerequisites
Each course in this series builds upon the writing and critical thinking skills developed in previous courses. In the previous three courses of this series, students learned to write detailed outlines and 1-2 page summaries of the readings as well as biographies, bibliographies, and formal five paragraph essays. Students will need familiarity with these writing formats before starting Modern Times.

 

Flexible Scheduling
The 99 lessons are intended to be completed in 1-2 sittings and students will need roughly two hours 3-4 days per week to complete the course in one school year. The exact schedule can ebb and flow as needed. Students, parents, and teachers can determine appropriate assignments based on individual abilities and interests.

 

What Material Does Modern Times Cover?
The course covers significant events around the world since 1850 CE. Major areas of study include:
  • Imperialism and Nationalism
  • The decline of the Ottoman Empire
  • The World Wars
  • The Cold War
  • Global civil rights and environmental movements

 

 

 

The following books must be obtained apart from this study guide. You may use any version, eBook, or print edition of these books. If you plan to purchase these books from Amazon, we appreciate you using the direct links below.

There is an alternative booklist available for this title.

Main Reference Spine: The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia (1999 or newer edition)

Optional Additional Reference Spine: The Story of Mankind* by Hendrik Willem Van Loon (optional)

The History Odyssey Timeline from Pandia Press (or a homemade timeline)

Other Required Books:

Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling

The Red Baron by Manfred Van Richtofen

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain

Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith or The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah

No Promises in the Wind by Irene Hunt

*The Story of Mankind by Hendrick Van Loon, it is optional reading in this level two course. It should be considered a possible resource for gathering information. If students choose not to read TSOM, they might need to seek out other resources on the Internet or at a library in order to complete some of the lessons. There is a free eBook edition of TSOM available at: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/754.

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