Modernity | World History Curriculum
- Age: 13+
- 1 Full Credit
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Modernity | World History Curriculum
- Age: 13+
- 1 Full Credit
Year 2 in Dave Raymond’s History Series
Master storyteller Dave Raymond begins in the late 17th century, follows the amazing history of people and nations up through the 18th and 19th centuries, then finishes with the incredible events of the 20th century. This is a magisterial look at world history from a Christian worldview.
Description
In this second year of his history series, Dave Raymond turns his attention to the maturity of Western civilization. Dave gives students:
- A Christian worldview applied to the major developments in philosophy, science, art, theology, and government
- An exploration of the Enlightenment, Darwinism, the World Wars, and much more
- An introduction to fascinating personalities such as Newton, Bach, Napoleon, and Jane Austen, among many others
- A moral philosophy to help measure the events of history against a Biblical standard
Dave’s modern history homeschool curriculum is loved by thousands of High School students. Give your kids a view of history that will prepare them to understand the world.
Complete Series: American History | Modernity | Antiquity | Christendom
Try sample lessons in our online learning platform.
Listen to Dave explain how his series works:
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Includes:
- 27 lessons (5 videos per lesson, 47 hours total)
- 4 projects
- 308-page Student Reader with primary & secondary sources (PDF, EPUB and MOBI)
- Teacher’s Guide with Scope & Sequence (PDF, EPUB and MOBI)
- Dedicated EPUB & Kindle versions of the Student Reader and Teacher’s Guide using Dyslexia-friendly fonts. View a side-by-side sample.
- Year-long Portfolio
- Weekly Exams
- Dates covered: 1600s to 2000
Ages: 13+ (We recommend children be over age 13 to take this class due to mature content in dealing with war and some modern art. Please be aware of some brief artistic nudity in some of the historical artwork that is presented in the course.)
Credit: One High School History/Social Studies
Click on the FAQ tab for a complete breakdown of hours spent per area to qualify for high school credit.
Try sample lessons in our online learning platform.
Dave Raymond lives in rural Middle Tennessee with his wife and 6 children where he has taught the humanities for the past 20 years. He teaches the disciplines of history, literature, composition, and Latin through Quiller Tutorials.
License: This product is licensed for use by one family. For group, co-op, or school use, each family will need to purchase a copy or purchase licenses for each student. For more information, visit our group license page.
Additional information
| Age | 13+ |
|---|---|
| Age/Grade | |
| Credit | 1 HS |
| Credit Amount | |
| Lessons | 27 |
| Lesson Length | 75-95 minutes (5 videos, ~20 min each) |
| Teacher | Dave Raymond |
| Format | DVD, Streaming, USB Thumb Drive |
| Runtime | 47 Hours, 41 Mins |
| Addl Mtls | Student Reader & Teacher’s Guide (PDF or Physical Books) |
| Type | Curriculum |
Lessons
- Orientation (1:19:01)
- The Great Stage: Introduction to the West (1:44:30)
- Ideas Have Consequences: The Enlightenment (1:25:48)
- The Sacred and the Secular: Empires, Missions, Pirates, and Rulers (1:37:55)
- Royal Science: The Scientific Revolution (1:40:23)
- The Creators: Pascal, Vermeer, Johnson, Bach (1:35:24)
- The Devil Has No Stories: The French Revolution (1:46:07)
- I Am the Revolution: Napoleon (1:53:27)
- Deus Ex Machina: The Industrial Revolution (1:14:24)
- The Antiquary and the Muses: Scott, Austen, and the Romantic Poets (1:40:08)
- No Vision Too Large: Wilberforce and Chalmers (1:29:52)
- Culture=State: Nationalism (1:29:28)
- Eminent Culture: Victorianism (1:39:06)
- The West and the Rest: Victorian Missions (1:53:00)
- The New Priesthood: Scientism and Darwinism (1:55:44)
- The Square Inch War: Kuyper and Wilson (2:02:18)
- The Pity of War: World War I (1:52:41)
- Domesticity Versus Tyranny: Versailles, Dictators, and America’s Roaring Twenties (1:39:38)
- Modern Art and the Death of Culture: Art and Architecture (2:14:04)
- I’ll Take My Stand: The Thirties (2:11:55)
- The Lost Generation: Literary Converts (2:10:57)
- The Wrath of Man: World War II (1:55:46)
- The Cross and Perseverance: World War II, Bonhoeffer, and Churchill (1:57:53)
- Personal Peace and Affluence: The Fifties (2:02:57)
- The Great Divorce: The Sixties (1:43:11)
- The West Like the Rest: The Seventies and the End of Modernity (1:59:06)
- The Triumph of the West: The Fall of Communism and Postmodernity (1:26:37)
Sample Lessons
Experience sample lessons inside our learning platform:
- Engaging video lectures
- Reading assignments
- Exams
- Projects
- Interactive resources
In the meantime, here is just one of the twenty videos available at the link above.
Resources
How to Teach Modernity: Don’t know where to begin with this product (or need a refresher)? Try our brief jumpstart guide to see how all the pieces fit together.
Modernity Resources: Additional links, videos, and games you can use to supplement the curriculum. Best of all, they’re free!
History posts on our Blog: Stay up to date on the whys and hows of this product.
FAQs
Does the streaming service expire?
No. This is a purchase in perpetuity.
Are there any course corrections?
View an updated list of corrections for Modernity.
How do I calculate for high school credit?
HSLDA recommends spending approximately 150 hours on a subject to qualify for high school credit. This is how Dave Raymond’s classes generally break down to achieve that credit. Some students will spend more time in some areas and some will spend less, but there is clearly enough different types of work to qualify for full high school credit:
*The reader includes over 300 pages of original historical materials. It increases in length as the year progresses. For example, lessons in the first semester comprise approximately 140 pages while those in the second comprise approximately 190 pages. If additional reading is desired for older students, we include recommendations for that.
**If a parent desires to do two or more thesis papers for older students, that is perfectly acceptable and will only increase the amount of time spent in the class.
What should my student’s portfolio look like?
Here is an example of the portfolio to give some ideas.
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