Globetrotter ~Year Two~ Overview

Units History Bible Literature
Units		 English Art Projects and Celebration
Medieval Times
Knowledge = Light
4 Weeks		 The Dark Ages,
feudal system; Crusades		 Roman
Church in
history; Bible
doctrines

*A Door in
the Wall
 or
 The Sword
of Denis
Anwyck
 

 *Spy for the Night Riders
or
*Frau Luther

 

(War of the Invisibles) 

 

 

*Gallaudet:  Friend of the Deaf

 

*Sigi's Fire Helmet

 

*Taught by a Tiger
or
*Dr. Rabbit

 Nouns; Creative writing Portfolios; Coat of arms Experience serfdom; Build castles. Finale: Castle Battle

Ren. &
Reform.

Courage
4 Weeks

 The
Renaissance
and Reformation
-- Silk Road, Lorenzo Medici;
art and artists		 Reformers:
Tyndale,
Wycliff, Huss,
Luther 		Newspaper; pronouns Draw while lying on back; (faux) stained glass; Ren. art & artists Finale: Renaissance
meal for School
Board members
served by students. 
Race for Riches

Tolerance
2 weeks

 Western
Expansion  and
Exploration
1500-1700  		Religious
freedom and
tolerance,
Church of
England		 Verbs; Scrapbook Inventions; Scrapbook Create an Explorers'
Scrapbook; inventions. Finale:
Presentation of
inventions
The Divine
Rights

Power
3 Weeks

 Monarchies in
England, Spain,
France, and
Russia		 God's Divine
rights;
religious
advancement
and decline during this
era. 		More verbs; Pronouns; Creative writing Baroque art; perspective; drawing Finale:  Host a Senior Tea or
Luncheon. Each
student invite guests.

Human Rights
& Rev.

Rights
3 Weeks

 Revolutions in America and France: Reign of Terror Our God-given
rights; Bible
principles of
conflict
resolution. 		Prepositions; Research & reporting Fore-
shortening;  1783- projects; Still life		 Finale: Cooking-
baking
opportunities.

Industrial Rev.

Change
4 Weeks

 Industrial
Revolution in Britain and around the world. 		Religious activity
in 1800's-- setting the stage for fulfilling
prophecy. 		Persuasive
ads; Diagram-ming		 Victorian age; Ads Textiles, inventions,  advertising
Japan &
Russia
Motives
2 weeks  		Japanese
and Russian history 		Pillars of SDA Faith; Shinto religion Haiku, sensory writing Japanese art, Impressionism Art Projects

 

Units

History

Bible

  Literature Units English Art  Projects and Celebration
The World
at War

Impact of
War
4 Weeks

 WW 1, Russian Rev., WW 11,
Cold War, Communism in China, Korean War, Vietnam
War		 The Protestant Church today; SDA church and missions during this time period. (Number the Stars) 

 

 

Hana's Suitcase
or
*To Linger is to Die

 

 

The Breadwinner

 

 Poetry, grammar, war letters, debate Displays; sketching; Pop art Interview people who lived during a war; Finale: Special guest or speaker.
A
Changing
World

Influence
3 weeks

 Changes in countries and governments, economics, and cultural issues. Missions; the 10-40 Window   Descriptive writing; Modern art; Norman Rockwell Interviews, Community Project: choose a service or mission project

My
Country

Choices
1 - 2 weeks

 Student develops
their own
"country"		 What does God want from me? Spiritual and social choices. Personal displays Personal displays My County Festival: Invite parents and others in to view student work, etc.

* Pathways Reading Selection