Rhetoric History Modules
These a la carte classes are offered throughout the year. Ranging from 2 week to 12 weeks in length, our mod courses allow you to customize your school year to fit your schedule and interests. History students complete their work before class, then meet once per week in our live online classrooms at the scheduled times to discuss their work.
These modules are based on the award-winning Tapestry of Grace homeschool curriculum, but you do not need to own or be studying Tapestry of Grace at home to join one of our mods. We have scheduled these mod courses to coincide with our year-long classes to insure that, as long as we have a full-year class in session, all registered mod students have a class to join. If interest in a module is high enough to host a separate module, we'll open a second section. Some light reading (provided by your teacher) might be required before the module begins, to provide you with background information.
NOTE: the book lists included for our mods may change slightly. Students will receive an updated book list once enrolled.
These modules are based on the award-winning Tapestry of Grace homeschool curriculum, but you do not need to own or be studying Tapestry of Grace at home to join one of our mods. We have scheduled these mod courses to coincide with our year-long classes to insure that, as long as we have a full-year class in session, all registered mod students have a class to join. If interest in a module is high enough to host a separate module, we'll open a second section. Some light reading (provided by your teacher) might be required before the module begins, to provide you with background information.
NOTE: the book lists included for our mods may change slightly. Students will receive an updated book list once enrolled.
2020-2021 School Year (Spring Semester)
Ancient History
Classical Greece
Students enjoy a four-week mini-series on the Classical Age of ancient Greece. We will study the military clashes of the Persians with the Greeks, learn the details about the Classical Greek people, places, and battles, and explore the rise of two small, independent city-states of mainland Greece--Athens and Sparta--whose rivalry left the Peloponnese weakened and ready for the exploits of Alexander the Great. Students will give a mini-presentation in class. Covers Tapestry of Grace Year 1, Weeks 24-27.
Age: Minimum age 14. Recommended for 9th graders - 12th graders.
Required Resources:
Age: Minimum age 14. Recommended for 9th graders - 12th graders.
Required Resources:
- These Were the Greeks, by H.D. Amos and A.G.P. Lang
- Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations, by John Haywood
- Optional: Holman Bible Atlas, by Thomas Brisco
4 Weeks |
Level: Rhetoric |
Class size: 5-10 |
$80 Total |
Tuesdays |
Mar 2-23, 2021 |
1:30-3 PM ET |
90 Minutes |
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Republic and Empire
Students explore the entire history of Rome, from the earliest known people on the Italic peninsula, the rise of Rome, and the establishment of Roman power on the Italic peninsula, to the Punic Wars, events leading to the Roman Empire, and the expansion and eventual demise of the empire. Covers Tapestry of Grace Year 1, Weeks 28-35.
Age: Minimum age 14. Recommended for 9th graders - 12th graders.
Required Resources:
Age: Minimum age 14. Recommended for 9th graders - 12th graders.
Required Resources:
- These Were the Romanss, by G.I.F. Tingay and J. Badcock
- Rome and Carthage: The Punic Wars, by R. Bosworth Smith
- Holman Bible Atlas, by Thomas Brisco
- Optional: Historical Atlas of Ancient Civilizations, by John Haywood
8 Weeks |
Level: Rhetoric |
Class size: 5-10 |
$160 Total |
Tuesdays |
Apr 6-May 25, 2021 |
1:30-3 PM ET |
90 Minutes |
Medieval to Modern
Elizabethan England, Early colonists, & Louis IV's Europe
Students discuss Queen Elizabeth and the high point of the northern Renaissance and the Golden Age of England, the Scottish Reformation and Queen Mary, and the rising tension between England and France. We'll then shift our attention to the difficulties that colonists encountered at Jamestown, James I's negative view of Calvinist Christians who came to be called Puritans and Separatists, the historic voyage of the Plymouth settlers, and how the Dutch founded New Amsterdam after the explorations of Henry Hudson. On the other side of the pond, we'll look at the Thirty Years' War, the Scientific Revolution and work of Galileo, the growing power of French monarchs Henry IV and his son Louis XIII and England's King Charles I, and France's Louis XIV. We'll end the module considering the ongoing developments of the English colonies, the Restoration period in England, and whether the English political and social clock was truly turned back, and absolutism. Covers Tapestry of Grace Year 2, Weeks 19-23.
Age: Minimum age 14. Recommended for 9th graders - 12th graders.
Required Resources:
Age: Minimum age 14. Recommended for 9th graders - 12th graders.
Required Resources:
- The Colonial Period: 1607-1750, by Brenda Stalcup
- Optional: Famous Men of the Renaissance and Reformation, by Robert G. Shearer
5 Weeks |
Level: Rhetoric |
Class size: 5-10 |
$100 Total |
Tuesdays |
Jan 26-Feb 23, 2021 |
10-11:30 AM ET |
90 Minutes |
Give Me Liberty!
Students study the French and Indian War; the Treaty of Paris of 1763, noting the shift in power in North America; the rapid development of a true global economy and the new economic theories of Adam Smith; prosperity and growth of the colonies leading up to the American Revolutionary War; the points of tension between Great Britain and her colonies; and consider from a biblical perspective whether the colonists were right to rebel against their king. We'll trace the battles, strategies, and intrigues involved in the Revolutionary War, and the importance of foreign allies to the Americans states. We'll end the module considering the years between the Revolutionary War and the convening of the Constitutional Convention, the process of writing the new Constitution of the United States of America, and the problems in France that led to the French Revolution. Covers Tapestry of Grace Year 2, Weeks 29-34.
Age: Minimum age 14. Recommended for 9th graders - 12th graders.
Required Resources:
Age: Minimum age 14. Recommended for 9th graders - 12th graders.
Required Resources:
- The Revolutionary Period: 1750-1783, by Bruce Thompson
6 Weeks |
Level: Rhetoric |
Class size: 5-10 |
$120 Total |
Tuesdays |
Apr 13-May 18, 2021 (no class Apr 14) |
10-11:30 AM ET |
90 Minutes |
The Nineteenth Century
The Civil War and Reconstruction
Students explore the presidencies from Buchanan to Grant, the Dred Scott case, Florence Nightingale, the unification of Italy, Lincoln and the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address, Reconstruction, and the Plains Indian Wars. Covers Tapestry of Grace Year 3, Weeks 21-26.
Age: Minimum age 14. Recommended for 9th graders - 12th graders.
Required Resources:
Age: Minimum age 14. Recommended for 9th graders - 12th graders.
Required Resources:
- Eyewitness to the Civil War, by Kagan and Hyslop
- The Civil War: 1850-1895, by Auriana Ojeda
6 Weeks |
Level: Rhetoric |
Class size: 5-10 |
$120 Total |
Thursdays |
Feb 11-Mar 18, 2021 |
1:30-3 PM ET |
90 Minutes |
Early Immigration and the Gilded Age
Students explore the Cleveland and Harrison presidencies, the Gilded Age in America, the Captains of Industry, Social Darwinism, the Gospel of Wealth, labor unions, segregation in the New South, the rise of the Populist Party, and ongoing developments in Europe during the Gilded Age. Covers Tapestry of Grace Year 3, Weeks 31-34.
Age: Minimum age 14. Recommended for 9th graders - 12th graders.
Required Resources:
Age: Minimum age 14. Recommended for 9th graders - 12th graders.
Required Resources:
- The Gilded Age: A History in Documents, by Janette Greenwood
- Optional: The Civil War: 1850-1895, by Auriana Ojeda
4 Weeks |
Level: Rhetoric |
Class size: 5-10 |
$80 Total |
Thursdays |
Apr 29-May 20, 2021 |
1:30-3 PM ET |
90 Minutes |
The Twentieth Century
China's Mao Zedong and the Red Scare
Students explore the main point of Marxist theory, the ideas that make up Maoism, the domestic policies and events of Presidents Truman and Eisenhower, the Red Scare, and the culture in America and around the world during this time period. Covers Tapestry of Grace Year 4, Weeks 20-22.
Age: Minimum age 14. Recommended for 9th graders - 12th graders.
Required Resources:
Age: Minimum age 14. Recommended for 9th graders - 12th graders.
Required Resources:
- Readings provided by teacher
3 Weeks |
Level: Rhetoric |
Class size: 5-10 |
$60 Total |
Wednesdays |
Feb 3-17, 2021 |
1:30-3 PM ET |
90 Minutes |
Civil Rights, JFK, and Vietnam
Students discuss the events in America and internationally during Ike's second administration, JFK's domestic and Cold War policies and assassination, President Johnson's Great Society initiatives, the ongoing civil rights movement, Vietnam War, and Mao's cultural revolution. Covers Tapestry of Grace Year 4, Weeks 23-27.
Age: Minimum age 14. Recommended for 9th graders - 12th graders.
Required Resources:
Age: Minimum age 14. Recommended for 9th graders - 12th graders.
Required Resources:
- The Cold War: A History in Documents, by Allan Winkler
5 Weeks |
Level: Rhetoric |
Class size: 5-10 |
$100 Total |
Wednesdays |
Feb 24-Mar 24, 2021 |
1:30-3 PM ET |
90 Minutes |