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History Odyssey Early Modern is a year-long homeschool history curriculum for middle and high school students capable of working independently. The course takes a multi-disciplinary approach by incorporating history with language arts and world geography.
Grade level: 6th through 10th
Pages: 170
Course type: Study guide (See the Booklist tab for the resources required to complete this course.)
History Odyssey Early Modern (“Early Modern”) is a year-long homeschool history curriculum for middle and high school students capable of working independently. The course takes a multi-disciplinary approach by incorporating history with language arts and world geography. As students work their way through the course, they complete reading and writing assignments, mapwork, and a timeline. These components come together to create an academically challenging homeschool history curriculum covering early modern times.
History Odyssey Early Modern (“Early Modern”) 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.
Early Modern is the third 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.
In addition to this study guide, you will need:
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The foundation of the History Odyssey methodology is the idea that gathering information from multiple resources is the key to a sophisticated, well-rounded grasp of history. In this course, critical thinking skills evolve with the increasing demands of the reading and writing assignments.
Most lessons assign readings from the Kingfisher History Encyclopedia as a way to introduce the material. However, as students work their way through the course, they will become accustomed to consulting primary sources such as the Bill of Rights in addition to current newspaper articles and novels. This course includes several lessons dedicated exclusively to evaluating sources by examining the author’s perspective, purpose, and intended audience.
Through analysis of multiple sources, students will spend a significant amount of time presenting their own ideas based on what they have learned. They will draw their own conclusions related to:
Reading historically significant literature is an integral part of this course. Students will read:
See the book list tab for a complete list of resources used throughout the course.
Writing assignments include three-level outlines, summaries of the readings, biographies, persuasive writing, and a variety of creative writing projects.
Students will need previous exposure to outlining and writing summaries to complete assignments. In an early lesson, a sample three-level outline is provided, but students should expect to be outlining material with little support from the guide for the most part. Writing skills that are heavily supported include how to write a biography, bibliography, and a formal five paragraph essay.
Additionally, students will have the chance to get more creative with their writing. Creative projects include:
Students will maintain a timeline covering world events from 1600 to 1850 CE. They can construct their own or use The History Odyssey Timeline. While students are explicitly provided with dates to include in History Odyssey Ancients and History Odyssey Middle Ages, students are expected to be able to discern significant dates on their own in this course.
The last lesson of the course is a timeline analysis. Students are asked to take a step back from the details of their timeline and reflect on potential connections between concurrent events
Students will further their ability to analyze literature by learning how to:
Important Copyright Information: If you choose the eBook version of this course, you are purchasing a license to use the PDF for your own children. You may make copies for your own children, but you may not share (email, download, print and distribute, resell, etc.) this eBook or any portion of this eBook to others.
Licensing is available for group, school, and co-op use. Please contact Pandia Press for details on group licensing (info@pandiapress.com).
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:
I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño
Amos Fortune: Free Man by Elizabeth Yates
The Landing of the Pilgrims by James Daugherty
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens (abridged by Puffin Classics)**
Kidnapped by Robert Louis Stevenson
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O’Dell
Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes
The American Revolution by Bruce Bliven, Jr.
Carry on, Mr. Bowditch by Jean Lee Latham (optional reading)
The Captain’s Dog: My Journey with the Lewis and Clark Tribe by Roland Smith
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Speare
*The Story of Mankind: Due to the polarizing nature of 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.
