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Delve right into some of the most tumultuous times in history with Diana Waring's bestselling
Romans, Reformers and Revolutionaries . Incorporating God's purpose alongside historical facts, students will learn to apply a biblical perspective to every aspect of the past. Technology, medicine, philosophy and theology were growing in leaps and bounds during the time from AD 30-1799; learn through hands-on activities, exciting reading selections, audio CDs and activities that will engage students of every learning style. Grades 6-12.
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Teacher's Guide Student Manual Testing Kit Elementary Activity Book What in the World?, Vol. 2 True Tales, Vol. 2 Digging Deeper, Vol. 2 Glory, Laud, and Honor CD Product Information
Format: OtherVendor: Answers In GenesisPublication Date: 2008ISBN: 1600921795ISBN-13: 9781600921797
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Cathy Duffy Review
Popular convention speaker and storyteller extraordinaire Diana Waring is the author of Answers Genesiss history program
History Revealed .
More than just a history curriculum, each course might well serve as a unit study with its coverage of history, geography, cultures, Bible, Bible history, and the fine arts coupled with plenty of work in language arts and even some science.
Each course is presented in nine units with four, weeklong lessons or phases per unit. Each of the four phases reflects one of four learning style preferences (based on Myers Briggs learning styles).
On top of learning styles, the curriculum incorporates methods that teach to the three learning modalities: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic (movement or hands-on learning).
[This] isnt your typical program. It isnt about memorizing names, dates, and events. Rather, its about seeing the hand of God through history, the shaping of cultures and people. The emphasis is on learning in ways that engage the students interest so that they grasp the big picture and broad outlines of history.
-Cathy Duffy , Curriculum Specialist; from her full review.
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Romans, Reformers, Revolutionaries: Full Family Curriculum Pack
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Love the freedom it provides, great product. :)
History Revealed is a biblical world history program by Diana Waring. The heart and soul of this study is the combination of viewing God as central to our understanding of history and viewing our students as individuals created by God with different strengths and styles of learning. The Introduction portion of the Teacher's Guide is vital to understanding the foundation of the curriculum. Here Waring states that "rather than a ho-hum approach to life and learning, He (God) created us to be passionately involved... Recognizing that we cannot crawl inside the student's mind and heart, throw a switch, and create a passion for learning, how on earth do we get students involved in the process? How do we help them move beyond spectator to active player?... We must work with the design of God."
She then shares basic information on four learning styles (how a personality style best learns), three learning modalities (the approach they take in learning new information), and eight intelligences (natural potential/areas of talent), upon which this curriculum is based. While this may appear to be a traditional program on the surface, it is anything but. It is set up in Units, each containing four phases which are designed to be about a week each. Phase One is the introductory week, where the student will read the text and listen to selections from the audio CD's of What in the World's Going On Here? and/or Digging Deeper. Phases Two through Three consists of various projects from which the student can choose and complete on their own or with a group, these are designed to allow the student to learn and then present what he has learned using his strengths and passions.
Here is a break down of the four phases:
1. Introductory Week
* Informally Discuss Key Concepts
* Read Article
* Listen to Audio Recordings
* Read the Scriptures
* Recap the Material with Activity
* Talk Together
* Choose Books of Interest/Internet Search
* Review & Evaluation
2. Exploration and Discovery Week
* Choose a Topic and Begin Research
* Construct the Timeline
* Practice Vocabulary
* Complete Research Project
* Review & Evaluation
3. Hands-On Week
* Create a Map
* Examine and Discuss Art & Architecture
* Art Project
* Science Project or Field Trip
* Listen to and Discuss Music
* Cook
* Review & Evaluation
4. Expression Week
* Choose an Area of Expression
o Linguistics
o Art
o Music
o Drama
o Movement
o Conceptual Design
* Share Creative Expression
* Review & Evaluation
There is a lot of freedom in this curriculum and that will not appeal to everyone. Some people prefer to have everything lined up for them but personally, I loved having choices and so did my children. They enjoyed being able to choose between various creative methods of learning and presenting their learning and this is what makes this program such a great fit for our family.
Now I must admit that I messed up on Phase Two. I had read the Teacher's Guide previously but for some reason that morning I picked up the student book, read the list of available topics, had them choose a topic, and then assigned them a report. It wasn't until the end of the week that I realized that rather than a report, one would have been imagining she was an escapee from Pompeii after the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius and writing her thoughts about what had happened and how that had affected her life. Another would have been creating a chart of Ptolemy's work and listing his accomplishments along with the date they were no longer accepted. And the other would have been creating an advertising campaign to entice the upper class Romans to move to Constantinople. This is much more exciting than a boring old report!
Another aspect of this curriculum that I love is that, although hands-on and creative, it doesn't require a lot from me. I don't have to build a giant ear for the kids to crawl through, I don't have to purchase expensive supplies (just the normal school/art/cooking supplies for the most part), and I don't have to hold their hands through every phase. We spent the first week learning together and then they spent the next three learning on their own and then presenting it to me. I love that.
What I didn't love came in the very first week. Though the curriculum is listed as being designed for grades 5-12, the text is written at a high school level. I was concerned that the younger ones would have difficulty fully comprehending the book and so I read it aloud. This was actually wonderful and I will probably continue reading this section aloud. What I discovered was that the text I had been concerned would be dry was actually quite interesting. I also found that when I read it aloud, the kids could understand more in the context of the reading and were able to stop me and ask for further explanation where needed.
My other issue was that there is a lot of audio assigned in the first week. As few of us are auditory learners, this was a problem. We tried playing the CD in the car and this worked much better for us and we had great discussions, as we were able to concentrate and comprehend. I can't take long drives every day the first week of every month, so I think I may extend Week One into two, or at least a week and a half. This will help us to enjoy the first week of learning, rather than it being an information dump. As I find I always need to tweak every program to better suit us, this is not a deterrent from using the product.
I'm excited to have found a great history curriculum for our family, and I'm thrilled to have the chance to share this revamped program with you and help get the word out!
*Disclosure: This review originally appeared on my blog- homeschoolreviewsandmore.com. I received this program at no cost for review purposes. All opinions are my own!*
June 22, 2011
Disappointed
I took a break from Mystery of History to incorporate this spiffy looking set into our home school. I've only been using this curriculum for about eight weeks but this veteran home school momâÂÂs initial impression is unfortunately, regret! I love that this curriculum is written with a biblical worldview⦠a must for our family. IâÂÂve found the content to be decent and the overall objectives which deliberately incorporate multiple learning-styles to be really desirable but when it comes down to the day-to-day application and lesson planning, it's awkward at best! My junior-high aged kids, who normally love history, are growing weary of the endless audio recordings and uninteresting assignments. In order to make this work for our family, IâÂÂm having to spend a lot of time reconstructing, researching and bringing in other resources to make this appealing to my students, which is not at all what I was hoping for or expecting.
January 28, 2011
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