History module 4 book recommendations for High School

Tagged: , ,

Viewing 8 posts - 1 through 8 (of 8 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • April 22, 2015 at 5:08 pm
    Sue
    Participant

    I am looking over the list of books on SCM’s Curriculum Guide for History Module 4, grades 10-12.  DD17’s upcoming year will be her senior year, and she is primarily studying American history, but she feels as though her study of the Middle Ages/Renaissance was sooooo long ago.  I want to assign her a couple of books to read as extras for history.

    If you have used some of these books for module 4 in high school, which would be your top 3 recommended reading?

    • The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson
    • The King’s Fifth by Scott O’Dell
    • The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary Sutcliff
    • Men of Iron by Howard Pyle
    • The Second Mrs. Giaconda by E. L. Konigsburg

    Thanks,

    Sue

    April 22, 2015 at 5:28 pm
    Melanie32
    Participant

    We have read all of those in our homeschool except for The Lantern Bearers. My top 3 picks are The Black Arrow, Men of Iron and The King’s Fifth. We enjoyed the Konigsburg book but didn’t love it. Sutcliff is always good but I don’t think she’s on the same level as Stevenson and Pyle.

    April 22, 2015 at 7:36 pm
    my3boys
    Participant

    Bump.

    I’m curious for my hs student as well.

    April 23, 2015 at 8:40 am
    Sue
    Participant

    Yes, I was curious about Sutcliff’s The Lantern Bearers as well. We have read her book, Black Ships Before Troy, for upper elementary & middle school, but I wouldn’t have used that for high school.

    I am wondering something about Men of Iron. It is on the SCM Curriculum Guide for grades 10-12, and it is tagged in the Bookfinder as grades 10-12 as well. However, under “Additional Details,” the Bookfinder indicates it is suggested for grades 1-5. Is this perhaps a misprint?

    Thanks for your recommendations.

    April 23, 2015 at 9:41 am
    HollyS
    Participant

    I would definitely read The Black Arrow!  I read it a few years ago and really enjoyed it. I was just skimming Men of Iron as a possibility for DD (since she probably won’t go through medieval ages again) and it’s in our Yesterday’s Classics books.  I wouldn’t have them read it before 7th grade.  Amazon lists it for ages 12 and up.

    April 23, 2015 at 9:54 am
    RobinP
    Participant

    Jim Weiss has done an excellent reading of Men of Iron, FYI.

    April 23, 2015 at 4:36 pm
    teachme2learn
    Participant

    Some people use Men of Iron for a read-aloud to children as young as nine but I personally think it is better suited for twelve and up.  My highschoolers are currently reading it but they have had very little exposure to the Middle Ages and I think it does a good job in telling about knighthood and chivalry.

    HTH

    April 23, 2015 at 5:24 pm
    Sonya Shafer
    Moderator

    Good catch, Sue. Thanks! The grade recommendations for Men of Iron in the CM Bookfinder have now been changed to grades 7–12.

Viewing 8 posts - 1 through 8 (of 8 total)
  • The topic ‘History module 4 book recommendations for High School’ is closed to new replies.