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Hearts for Him Through High School: World Geography A Compelling High School Program that will encourage you to open the door, get ready to explore, and journey forth into this world! Written to send forth students ages 13-15 everywhere armed with knowledge, filled with compassion, and consumed with love for those around the world, around the neighborhood, or just around the corner. [11th and 12th grade students can also use this guide by adjusting the 3R’s and science as needed] Explore unchartered lands and seas…discover Simply customize this program by choosing whichever indescribeable treasures of old and new…solve untold packages you need! mysteries of past and present…and journey to exotic The “Learning Through History” part of the program sets places spanning from one end of the earth to the other you off on an adventure of a chronological and narrative view as you take a tour through time via World Geography! of World Geography. You will not only travel the world with Embark on an exploration of history and with pen in the resources described above, but you will also embark on a hand chronicle your journey by Mapping journey to answer the question, But Don’t All the World With Art and by making Religions Lead to God? With World Religions memorable entries in your full-color – An Indispensable Introduction tucked under Expedition Journal. Join archaeologists your arm, navigate the multi-faith maze by to search for answers to uncover the using your newfound knowledge of 8 of meaning of artifacts, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the world’s major religions to reach out to and the historocity of the Bible. Tread in people of other faiths. Meet those who have the paths of famous explorers from the gone before you, like Mimosa, a Hindu child ancient times to the New World, from who trusted God to overcome extreme Africa to Australia, and from the Arctic adversity…or Sundar Singh, a former Sikh to the Antarctic. Travel through time who crossed the Himalayas to share the to explore The Seven Ancient Wonders Gospel with Hindus, Buddhists, and Sikhs… of the World, as well as 7 Technological or Bilquis Sheikh, a prominent Muslim Wonders, 7 Archaeological Wonders, and woman who dared to call God her own! 7 Natural Wonders. Journey to the Must See history come alive as you map the See Places of the World with Reader’s world from scratch, one area at a time! Digest filmmakers to see a visual feast of people and Expertly led by Ellen McHenry’s step-by-step lessons, create places! Capture the images of memorable people you’ve your own world map to retell the history of mapmaking, met by keeping a full-color Book of Centuries with Amy starting with the cartography of Greece and ending with Pak’s timeline figures! the mapping of Antarctica. McHenry’s correlating projects World Geography has 35 engaging units with complete will have you baking an edible Babylonian clay map, playing plans organized in two sections entitled “Learning Through original board games like “Pirates of the Mediterranean,” History” and “Learning the Basics.” This dual approach to watching documentatries of famous people like Captain learning lets you stop stressing and start enjoying your Cook, making a 3-D octahedron paper globe, and viewing year, knowing you have all your credits covered. Earn up video clips of Henry Hudson, Henry the Navigator, and to 6 ½ credits, including 1 full credit in World Geography, Marco Polo! ½ credit in World Religion and Cultures, 1 full credit in And that’s not all…delve more deeply into World Bible, 1 full credit in English, 1 Geography with our Charlotte Mason style Living Library! This full credit in Math, ½ credit incredible 17 book/audio set has in Logic, ½ credit in Foreign been selected for its narrative Language, and 1 full credit in quality and its connections to Science, with or without lab. the World Geography plans. HELP: www.heartofdakota.com/board ORDERS: www.heartofdakota.com PHONE: (605) 428-4068 101 Hearts for Him Through High School: World Geography While this set is not meant to fulfill your literature partnering our Charlotte Mason style oral narrations, or history credits, it is meant to ignite a passion for written narrations, and Common Place Book entries learning, giving a window into what it would have been with our carefully hand-picked classic boy or girl novel like to voyage to the “barbaric” north with Herodotus, sets! Learn to successfully write personal, persuasive, to travel the Silk Road with the Showalters, to minister expository, and compare and contrast essays, as well to fishermen on the deadly North Sea with Wilfred as a research paper with easy to follow DVD lessons in Grenfell, to sail upon the Endurance with Ernest Essentials in Writing: Grade 10. Lay a firm foundation in Shackleton, and more! grammar, writing, and English skills with Rod and Staff English, Finish out our “Learning Through History” plans by while continuing to improve dictation skills with included showing what you’ve learned with a balance of varied dictation passages. assessments such as key word, summary, detailed, and Earn your science credit in good company with award- topic oral and written narrations; expedition journal winning author John Hudson Tiner in Integrated Physics entries with bulleted notes, outlines, sketches, primary and Chemistry. With 12 chapters totaling 742 pages of source documents, questions based on Bloom’s physics and chemistry-related topics, Tiner’s incredible Taxonomy, video viewing guides, research topics, and gift for writing is sure to make a lasting impression! Socratic discussions; DVD viewings and follow-ups; Book Demonstrate what you’ve learned not only with multiple of Centuries portrait gallery and timeline entries; hands-on choice, true/false, fill-in-the blank, vocabulary, and short geography projects; guided mapping lessons; one-sentence answer questions, but also with hands-on assessments of 36 lab summaries; graphic organizers and reflective notebook experiments from the MicroPhySci Kit and easy-to-use manual. entries; bookmark prompts targeting higher-level responses; Round out your “Learning the Basics” plans by choosing from one and finally, learn Spanish gradually & systematically with of our many Algebra 1 math options, and by choosing whether Getting Started with Spanish, a program designed specifically to use our Logic package, which includes thought-provoking for students learning Spanish at home. readings from The Fallacy Detective and the Art of Argument, The “Learning the Basics” part of World Geography discussions, provided questions, and follow-up assignments. teaches essential skills that meet academic and spiritual Finally, World Geography gives you time to pursue needs. Draw closer to the Lord with our Rooted and individual interests by keeping school to about 6½ hours Grounded Bible and Devotional Study, which includes each day, just 4 days a week! So, you can either use the fifth Scripture memorization, prayer for unreached people day of the week to explore other interests, or stretch the groups, personal prayer based on the Biblical model of 4-day plan into 5 days. Convenient packages of resources and prayer, and keeping a prayer journal. Also spend time the use of materials you’d find at home make this program reading and annotating either our inspiring Stepping ideal for homeschooling. Simple daily plans organized in Heavenward (for young ladies) or our equally a two-page, boxed format let you see at a glance what motivating Practical Happiness (for young men), and is done each day and show whether plans are “teacher- set out into the world ready to unlock the treasure directed”, “semi-independent”, or “independent”. of having a deeply grounded faith! Complete course descriptions, grading helps, and a Enjoy a balanced language arts approach with plan for all of your needed credits to be covered readings; discussions; and literary analysis, Biblical make homeschooling in high school easy. So, why worldview, and critical thinking questions from not let World Geography fill your high school days BJU Fundamentals of Literature. Be inspired by with purpose, joy, and success? 102 HELP: www.heartofdakota.com/board ORDERS: www.heartofdakota.com PHONE: (605) 428-4068 Comments So, what do homeschoolers just like you have to say about World Geography? “I absolutely love Heart of Dakota. I have been using it since fifth grade, and Heart of Dakota literally changed our homeschooling life. I love the daily plans and easy- “Our oldest son used the World Geography guide this to-schedule projects. I am currently finishing 9th grade, year for 9th grade. We have loved it! He loved the and we are using the World Geography guide. This has exploration related readings most of all, along with by far been my favorite school year, and I will tell watching videos about those places. I was thrilled you, I hated anything that had to do with maps and to have both World Religions and Cultures and Logic latitudinal/longitudinal lines. The step-by-step mapping included for elective credit. As in previous guides, the projects and fun activities changed that! I also loved notebook pages are gorgeous and create a beautiful the writing curriculum and the Bible Study. Thank you keepsake of his year. I especially appreciate all the Mrs. Austin for another amazing year!” work Carrie has put into figuring out what is needed Savannah (age 15) in Pelahatchie, Mississippi for high school credit. With several younger children in the mix, the planning is a huge blessing! Thank you!” Liz in Leesburg, Virginia “I really enjoyed the World Geography books. I never thought I’d say that about any books, but the books Mrs. Austin picks are really thought provoking.