Modern History (9-12)

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History / Grades 9-12 / Period 1 / PW / 1T-2T-3T

1st Trimester
Modern History I/American History II – Slavery and the Civil War (9–12): This is the first of three courses that will cover several classic works of modern history as part of a four-year sequence of college preparatory history classes. The final grade will be based on class participation, completion of study questions, essay, and a final exam. This course is designed to introduce students to the political, social and religious issues surrounding slavery that resulted in the Civil War. Beyond the two texts listed below, students will read a number of essays, speeches, and debates from a variety of sources from the 1850s and 1860s that discuss slavery and the coming of the Civil War.

[Please note: this course could be considered “U.S. Government” or “U.S. History”]

To facilitate class discussion, the following editions will be required:

[NB: The Holzer edition is more expensive than others – but this version is the only one that provides the editorial comments from both sides of the debate; previous editions were taken from the Republican newspapers, which offer a one-sided perspective. You may purchase or borrow the books from any source – the Amazon links are merely intended to point to the correct edition.]

2nd Trimester
Modern History II – The Rise of the Modern World (9–12): This is the second of three courses that will cover several classic works of modern history as part of a four-year sequence of college preparatory history classes. The final grade will be based on class participation, completion of study questions, essay, and a final exam.

The object of this course is to help students understand the development of modern thought. For this reason we will be reading many texts that overtly disagree with (and indeed seek to overthrow) Christian principles. Why read these texts? If you have watched Disney movies, then you have already been indoctrinated with the principles of modernity. The texts that we will read in class will simply make explicit what 90% of modern movies, songs, TV shows, etc. take for granted – and regularly seek to inculcate. In other words, you cannot escape the material we will read in this trimester. The only question is whether you will try to understand it or not!

I strongly recommend that students who take this course continue for the third trimester – since the third trimester will provide the bulk of the discussion of how to evaluate and think about this material from a Christian standpoint.

To facilitate class discussion, the following editions will be required:

3rd Trimester
Modern History III – Modernity and Its Critics (9–12): This is the third of three courses that will cover several classic works of modern history as part of a four-year sequence of college preparatory history classes. The final grade will be based on class participation, completion of study questions, essay, and a final exam.

I strongly recommend that students take the second and third trimesters together – since the second trimester provides the bulk of the material that will be evaluated in the third trimester.

To facilitate class discussion, the following editions will be required:

  1. J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism (1923 – any edition will do, since they are all reprints from the first edition)
  2. Francis Schaeffer, Trilogy (Crossway, 1990) [1968]
    http://www.amazon.com/Francis-Schaeffer-Trilogy-Three-Essential/dp/0891075615/
  3. James K. A. Smith, You Are What You Love (Brazos, 2016)
    https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-What-Love-Spiritual/dp/158743380X
  4. Carl Trueman, Strange New World (Crossway, 2022)
    https://www.amazon.com/Strange-New-World-Activists-Revolution/dp/1433579308
  5. Coursepack (provided by the instructor)

 

Recommended text books for ALL trimesters (for exams and background for study questions):

  1. Donald Kagan, Steven Ozment, Frank M. Turner, The Western Heritage, combined volume, third edition)
    http://www.amazon.com/Western-Heritage-Combined-Brief-CD-ROM/dp/0130415782/
  2. Garraty & McCaughey, The American Nation (sixth edition)
    www.amazon.com/American-Nation-History-United-States/dp/0060423129/

(You are welcome to get newer editions – but since I use these editions, I will base my questions on the assumption that the student is familiar with what is in this version; besides, since these are now “out of date” they much cheaper!)

Class Size: 12
Class Time: 9:00 – 9:50 a.m.
Class Level: Grades 9-12
Taught by: Dr. Peter J. Wallace
Materials Fee: none
Materials Needed: books as listed above
Class Code: PW 1

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History / Grades 9-12 / Period 1 / PW / 1T-2T-3T

1st Trimester
Modern History I/American History II – Slavery and the Civil War (9–12): This is the first of three courses that will cover several classic works of modern history as part of a four-year sequence of college preparatory history classes. The final grade will be based on class participation, completion of study questions, essay, and a final exam. This course is designed to introduce students to the political, social and religious issues surrounding slavery that resulted in the Civil War. Beyond the two texts listed below, students will read a number of essays, speeches, and debates from a variety of sources from the 1850s and 1860s that discuss slavery and the coming of the Civil War.

[Please note: this course could be considered “U.S. Government” or “U.S. History”]

To facilitate class discussion, the following editions will be required:

[NB: The Holzer edition is more expensive than others – but this version is the only one that provides the editorial comments from both sides of the debate; previous editions were taken from the Republican newspapers, which offer a one-sided perspective. You may purchase or borrow the books from any source – the Amazon links are merely intended to point to the correct edition.]

2nd Trimester
Modern History II – The Rise of the Modern World (9–12): This is the second of three courses that will cover several classic works of modern history as part of a four-year sequence of college preparatory history classes. The final grade will be based on class participation, completion of study questions, essay, and a final exam.

The object of this course is to help students understand the development of modern thought. For this reason we will be reading many texts that overtly disagree with (and indeed seek to overthrow) Christian principles. Why read these texts? If you have watched Disney movies, then you have already been indoctrinated with the principles of modernity. The texts that we will read in class will simply make explicit what 90% of modern movies, songs, TV shows, etc. take for granted – and regularly seek to inculcate. In other words, you cannot escape the material we will read in this trimester. The only question is whether you will try to understand it or not!

I strongly recommend that students who take this course continue for the third trimester – since the third trimester will provide the bulk of the discussion of how to evaluate and think about this material from a Christian standpoint.

To facilitate class discussion, the following editions will be required:

3rd Trimester
Modern History III – Modernity and Its Critics (9–12): This is the third of three courses that will cover several classic works of modern history as part of a four-year sequence of college preparatory history classes. The final grade will be based on class participation, completion of study questions, essay, and a final exam.

I strongly recommend that students take the second and third trimesters together – since the second trimester provides the bulk of the material that will be evaluated in the third trimester.

To facilitate class discussion, the following editions will be required:

  1. J. Gresham Machen, Christianity and Liberalism (1923 – any edition will do, since they are all reprints from the first edition)
  2. Francis Schaeffer, Trilogy (Crossway, 1990) [1968]
    http://www.amazon.com/Francis-Schaeffer-Trilogy-Three-Essential/dp/0891075615/
  3. James K. A. Smith, You Are What You Love (Brazos, 2016)
    https://www.amazon.com/You-Are-What-Love-Spiritual/dp/158743380X
  4. Carl Trueman, Strange New World (Crossway, 2022)
    https://www.amazon.com/Strange-New-World-Activists-Revolution/dp/1433579308
  5. Coursepack (provided by the instructor)

 

Recommended text books for ALL trimesters (for exams and background for study questions):

  1. Donald Kagan, Steven Ozment, Frank M. Turner, The Western Heritage, combined volume, third edition)
    http://www.amazon.com/Western-Heritage-Combined-Brief-CD-ROM/dp/0130415782/
  2. Garraty & McCaughey, The American Nation (sixth edition)
    www.amazon.com/American-Nation-History-United-States/dp/0060423129/

(You are welcome to get newer editions – but since I use these editions, I will base my questions on the assumption that the student is familiar with what is in this version; besides, since these are now “out of date” they much cheaper!)

Class Size: 12
Class Time: 9:00 – 9:50 a.m.
Class Level: Grades 9-12
Taught by: Dr. Peter J. Wallace
Materials Fee: none
Materials Needed: books as listed above
Class Code: PW 1

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