• By: Rebecca Manor

• Pages: 169

• SKU: 9781958955130

• Media: Download 14 MB

• Reading level: 10th, 11th, 12th

Step into the fascinating world of medieval history with this dynamic homeschool curriculum for 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students. Covering the years 400 to 1600, this engaging Middle Ages course explores the people, events, and revolutionary ideas that reshaped Europe, Africa, and Asia.

This comprehensive study includes in-depth background information, hands-on activities, historical recipes, and mapping lessons that bring the era to life. Students will explore a wide range of time-tested literature, from Beowulf and The Song of Roland to the writings of Martin Luther, Geoffrey Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Galileo, to examine how the Middle Ages shaped modern thinking.

This history curriculum emphasizes rich books, primary texts, and thought-provoking discussion questions, with online resources and writing assignments that encourage deep engagement and critical thinking. Far from being a dark age, this study reveals the Middle Ages as a time of innovation, exploration, and vibrant intellectual life.

Designed for college-prep learning and deep conversation, this high school curriculum brings the history and literature of the medieval world to life for both students and parents alike.

About the Authors

Rebecca B. Manor, a homeschool graduate, majored in English Literature at Hillsdale College and studied British Literature at Oxford University. She wrote her first teacher guide, A History of Science, at age seventeen, and later co-authored Early American and World History with Rea. Her other guides include Teaching Character Through Literature, The History of Classical Music, and The History of Science. Her latest teacher guides are Medieval History Through Literature for both Intermediate and High School levels. Rebecca and her husband, Scott, currently reside in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where she is working toward a Master's degree in Christian and Classical Studies.

Rea Berg is a homeschooling mother of six whose determination to teach history using quality literature rather than standard textbooks inspired her to research what was available to accomplish that purpose. The result has been a series of History Through Literature teacher guides, all designed to acquaint the reader with the best children's literature available on the subject. Rea holds a Master's degree in Children's Literature from the Center for the Study of Children's Literature, Simmons College in Boston.

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