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Instructor Access is Available for this course. To sign up, please see the sidebar on the right.
How to get the most out of this course:
- Carefully read the course details below.
- Make sure you have the textbook or have it ordered well ahead of time.
- Prepare a notebook for taking notes during lectures and readings. Note important people and events.
- Students begin the course by clicking on the "Recording" and watching Mr. Campbell's lecture.
- Complete the weekly Reading Assignment.
- Complete the weekly review questions. If you have purchased Instructor Access, submit the assignment through Moodle. Otherwise, give it to your parent for grading.
- If you need review, go back and watch the recording again, go over the Power Point, check your notes, and/or reread the assigned reading.
- Repeat until all 12 classes are complete.
- Once the course is completed to the parent's satisfaction, there is a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.
Total Classes: 12
Prerequisite: none
Suggested Grade Level: 7th to 8th grade
Suggested Credit: 1 full semester U.S. history
Instructor: Phillip Campbell
Course Description: Following the outline of the popular From Sea to Shining Sea textbook, Mr. Phillip Campbell guides Middle School students from the European discovery of America, the foundation of the United States, through the Civil War.
Course Outline:
- Week 1: Discovery and Conquest
- Week 2: France in the New World
- Week 3: English Settlements
- Week 4: The Colonies Grow
- Week 5: The French-Indian War
- Week 6: The Revolutionary War
- Week 7: The United States Constitution
- Week 8: The Federalist Era
- Week 9: The Young Republic
- Week 10: The Age of Jackson
- Week 11: Manifest Destiny
- Week 12: Between the Wars
Course Materials: Textbook, From Sea to Shining Sea by Christopher Zehnder (www.catholictextbookproject.com/)
If you are paying for Instructor Access, no other course materials are necessary. However, if you are grading questions yourself, you will probably want the From Sea to Shining Sea Teacher's Manual (ISBN: 978-1-935644-09-5), which contains the answer key
Homework: Weekly readings from the textbook and study questions. 2 hours per week estimated.
Answer Key: An answer key is not provided with this course. If you have not purchased Instructor Access, you will need to buy the teacher's manual to grade assignments.
- Teacher: Phillip Campbell