famous men of rome

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  • December 4, 2009 at 1:14 am
    Misty
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    I will be looking to buy this book soon and wondering if ahyone used the study guide also?  If so did you like it, was it necessary or helpful or do you feel it wasn’t worth the cost?  Thanks Misty

    December 8, 2009 at 6:49 pm
    Sonya Shafer
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    Do you mean the Greenleaf guide that goes along with Famous Men of Rome, or a different one?

    December 9, 2009 at 12:25 am
    Misty
    Participant

    The one that pops up when you look at the bookfinder.

    December 9, 2009 at 1:42 am
    Sonya Shafer
    Moderator

    Got it. That’s the Greenleaf Guide. It contains a list of vocabulary words and People and Places words for each chapter in the Famous Men of Rome book. It also gives some discussion questions for each chapter, and a few For Further Reading book suggestions.

    December 9, 2009 at 3:38 pm
    Betty Dickerson
    Participant

    Sonya,

    I’m considering switching to the Famous Men books from the Guerber books, how does your guide differ from the Greenleaf or Memoria Press guides to these books?  I’m am trying to discern whether we need to re-vamp our system (we’ve been using TQ history for years).  Thanks so much.

    December 9, 2009 at 4:32 pm
    Shanna
    Participant

    Is the new guide that comes our going to incorporate this guide or just the Famous Men book?

    December 9, 2009 at 5:17 pm
    Sonya Shafer
    Moderator

    The new Middle Ages/Renaissance/Reformation handbook that we’re working on will be set up like the other history/geography/Bible handbooks. (You might want to download a sample of the Matthew through Acts and Ancient Rome handbook to see how they’re formatted.) It will include our suggestions for the Family read-alouds, the Individual student additional books to read, introductory statements to prompt pre-reading review, narration reminders, Book of Centuries entries, optional hands-on activities, tips and comments for the teacher, end-of-term exam questions — all of those broken into day-by-day plans. So it will tell you how much to read of each book each day. The handbook’s daily plans will cover history, geography (including map drill), and Bible for one year of studies.

    Probably the main difference between the Greenleaf Guide, TQ, and our handbook is that ours presents everything in daily lesson plans. I haven’t seem the Memoria Press guide, so I can’t speak to that difference. Sorry.

    Shanna, I don’t intend to include Greenleaf’s Guide to Famous Men of Rome, just the Famous Men book as the Family read-aloud spine.

    Does that information help? I’m happy to answer any other questions. Smile

    December 9, 2009 at 5:33 pm
    Shanna
    Participant

    Great, one less book I have to buy. I would rather spend it on literature. LOL!!!

    December 9, 2009 at 5:38 pm
    Betty Dickerson
    Participant

    Hi Sonya,

    Yes it does.  The Memoria Press guide from what I can tell, is very similar to the Greenleaf guide. 

    I just feel so terrible that I’m not getting to read aloud very much in this season of life and I hate that I’m holding up the history year because of it. I don’t know when life will settle. We may be putting an offer on a house today and it will need some work (which we will do) before moving in. Then comes unpacking…
     

    I was just thinking that using the Famous Men books we could still cover the time period in a shorter amount of time versus the Guerber (though I love it) and keep on moving. I have a dd who will be in 9th grade next year and I would like to cover all of history with her.

    I will take a look at your Rome guide.

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