HISTORY CURRICULUM, Grades 6-12

HISTORY - LITERATURE and STUDY GUIDES
Literature is the "handmaiden" of history. It is recommended that students read or are read to historical fiction and period-literature to complement their study of history. Literature brings human drama to history and emphasizes the issues of the times.

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6 Ancient Times
Pyramid, by David Macaulay (or purchase the 4-video set from Rainbow Resource Center)
Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt (Landmark Book)
Golden Goblet
D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths
Children's Homer
Bronze Bow
Roman City, by David Macaulay (or purchase the 4-video set from Rainbow Resource Center)
Rainbow Resource Center: http://www.rainbowresource.com/
A Brighter Child: http://www.abrighterchild.com/
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6 A Guide for Using D'Aulaire's Book of Greek Myths in the Classroom
(Teacher Created Materials - TCR0423)
http://www.teachercreated.com/
 Rainbow Resource Center    
7 Medieval and Early Modern Times
Castle, by David Macaulay (or purchase the 4-video set from Rainbow Resource Center)
Cathedral, by David Macaulay (or purchase the 4-video set from Rainbow Resource Center)
Magna Carta (Landmark Book)
Adam of the Road
Door in the Wall
Travels of Marco Polo
Trumpeter of Krakow (both)
Rainbow Resource Center: http://www.rainbowresource.com/
A Brighter Child: http://www.abrighterchild.com/
~A Brighter Child
~ Rainbow Resource Center
    
8 Early US History to World War I (1914)
Landing of the Pilgrims (Landmark Book) (Colonial)
Witch of Blackbird Pond (Colonial)
America's Paul Revere (American Revolution)
Paul Revere's Ride (American Revolution)
Caddie Woodlawn
Sacajawea, Guide to Lewis and Clark
Abe Lincoln Grows Up (Civil War)
Red Badge of Courage (Civil War)
Amos Fortune, Free Man (Civil War)
Across Five Aprils (Civil War)
Rifles for Watie (Civil War)
Rainbow Resource Center: http://www.rainbowresource.com/
A Brighter Child: http://www.abrighterchild.com/
~Rainbow Resource Center
~A Brighter Child