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Continued from Home Page In each of the four volumes of the History Portfolio Series a Table of Contents provides a comprehensive guide to ensure that important subjects are covered. The table of contents organizes history into topics, and even suggests ideas for filling in pages of the Portfolio. Main topics include specific works of literature, important people, works of art and architecture, important names and events in history, plus advances in science and technology. Think of the table of contents as a history spine* for you to rely on. The body of the Portfolio is divided into chapters of commonly studied time periods. For example, in the Ancient Portfolio there are chapters for: First Civilizations, Ancient Near East, Ancient Bible Lands, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece & Ancient Rome. Each chapter contains an entirely unique system of "image boxes" and "text boxes", along with one or more black-line maps** of the regions being studied. The attractively formatted pages support and showcase the student work, whether hand or type written text, hand drawn images, graphs, diagrams, photographs, or images accessed from the worldwide web... the choice is entirely up to you and your student. Several resources in the Portfolio - in addition to the table of contents - will help with filling in the boxes, including Topics for Narrations and Reports and Important Dates and Events. You can rely on the Book Recommendations resource to steer you to some very high quality literature. Here you will find titles of books written by authors who are passionate about their subjects, and often speak directly to the reader in a simple, conversational style. The bibliography also has an ample list of historical fiction titles to supplement your studies with exciting stories that can bring the time period to life. An essential part of the Portfolio is the uniquely designed accordion-fold Timeline for creative coloring and labeling. The timeline is modeled after the Wall Chart of World History, in which each culture or empire has its own strand, running parallel from left to right. This approach allows the student to clearly see, and compare, what was happening during the same time in different parts of the world. The History Portfolio Series is an engaging history curriculum that is adaptable to your method of teaching. It supports Classical and Living Books approaches and homeschooling with notebooking. Filling in the pages involves reading, writing, geography, art, literature, science... you decide! History inspires the imagination. The History Portfolio Series can capture the inspiration. Barbara Shukin * What's Your History Spine? ** Color and label the black-line maps. |
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