Grades 9-12 Exploring America

Complete High School U.S. History Curriculum

Are you looking for a U.S. history curriculum for your high school student that is complete and easy to use? Exploring America is a one-year course that is centered in God's Word and equips your student to better understand our country and his or her place in it.

Who Can Use It

Author Ray Notgrass designed the curriculum for students to use successfully anytime in high school--9th grade, 10th grade, 11th grade, or 12th grade. It combines the flexibility and richness of a literature-based unit study approach with the simplicity of a textbook-based approach.

Daily lessons guide your student chronologically through the history of the United States, highlighting key events, people, and places. With the lessons already planned, your student can use the curriculum independently.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: HERE

The Homeschool Curriculum Package includes:

• Part 1: Columbus Through Reconstruction (first semester)
• Part 2: Late 1800s to the Present (second semester)
• American Voices: Original Documents, Speeches, Poems, Stories, and Hymns from American History (assigned readings)

NOTE: We recommend twelve works of literature that complement the lessons in Exploring America. These books are not essential for understanding the lessons, but each one adds a valuable perspective on a different time period. Reading the literature is part of earning the English credit. If your student has already read one of the assigned books, or you want to choose a different book for any reason, you can substitute a different book. The literature books are NOT included in the package but may be available online, at your local library or local bookstore.

• Units 2-3: The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
• Units 6-7: Narrative of the Life of David Crockett (David Crockett)
• Unit 8: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (Frederick Douglass)
• Units 9-11: Uncle Tom's Cabin (Harriet Beecher Stowe)
• Units 12-13: Co. Aytch (Sam Watkins)
• Unit 15: Humorous Stories and Sketches (Mark Twain
• Units 16-17: In His Steps (Charles Sheldon)
• Unit 18: Up From Slavery (Booker T. Washington)
• Unit 19: Mama's Bank Account (Kathryn Forbes)
• Units 20-21: Miracle in the Hills (Mary T. Martin Sloop and LeGette Blythe)
• Units 22-23: To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
• Unit 27: The Giver (Lois Lowry)

INDIVIDUAL TITLES AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE:

LESSON BOOK PART 1: Designed for the first semester of Exploring America, this volume has seventy-five lessons going from early European exploration to Reconstruction after the Civil War.

LESSON BOOK PART 2: Designed for the second semester of Exploring America, this volume has seventy-five lessons going from the late 1800s through the 21st century.

AMERICAN VOICES: This collection of documents, speeches, essays, hymns, poems, and short stories from American history is designed to supplement the lessons in Exploring America.

STUDENT REVIEW BOOK: The Student Review Book includes lesson review questions, literature review questions, and literary analysis.

QUIZ AND EXAM BOOK: Consumable. Each quiz and exam can be removed from the book and given to the student if desired.

GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND ANSWER KEY: Includes answers for all of the lesson review questions, literature review questions, quizzes, and exams in the Student Review and Quiz and Exam Book.

RETURNS: 30 Days on all unused print books. Please see our detailed Return policy page for additional terms and conditions.

SHIPPING: Shipping is available to physical addresses in all 50 states. If you require shipping to a PO box, military address or US territory, please contact us PRIOR to placing your order.

FULFILLMENT: This product ships directly from the publisher. During normal times, you should receive your delivery within 1-2 weeks. During peak season (July-September), you should receive your delivery within 3-4 weeks.