Scriptorium – U.S. History
1-2.
Wednesday, June 10
Scriptorium-U.S. History 1:00-4:00
Introduction
Ideas That Birthed America
John Locke’s Two Treatises on Government - Chapter XIX Of the Dissolution of
Government and Mayflower Compact and Olive Branch Petition
3-4.
Friday, June 12
Scriptorium-U.S. History 1:00-4:00
Causes of The American Revolution
Reading: Common Sense (only page 18-35; reading the section with the heading “On The
Present Ability of America” will not be discussed in class and is optional), and
Declaration of Independence, and “Strictures upon the Declaration of the Congress at
Philadelphia in a Letter to a Noble Lord” by Thomas Hutchinson (If you cannot read all
of this challenging article, you can limit your reading to the following: page 50-54; page
59-60 including the sections on quartering, mock trial, trade, imposing taxes, and trial by
jury; page 62; and page 64)
The Creation of The Federal Government
Reading Due: Federalist Papers and American Constitution, and Speeches of George
Washington
5-6
Monday, June 15
Scriptorium-U.S. History 1:00-4:00
Industrialization and The American Transcendentalists
Excerpts from American Transcendentalism read in class
Slavery
Reading Due: Civil Disobedience and Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglas (This
narrative is optional reading for those families who want to hear a firsthand account of a
slave’s life. The discussion in class will focus on Civil Disobedience)
7-8.
Wednesday, June 17
Scriptorium-U.S. History 1:00-4:00
The Civil War
Reading Due: Select Letters of Robert E. Lee to his children, and Select Speeches of
Lincoln
9-10. Friday, June 19
Scriptorium-U.S. History 1:00-4:00
The Gilded Age and Theodore Roosevelt
Reading Due: Autobiography of Theodore Roosevelt
11-12. Monday, June 22
Scriptorium-U.S. History 1:00-4:00
World War I
Reading Due: speeches from Wilson
The Great Depression
Documents read in class
13-14. Wednesday, June 24
Scriptorium-U.S. History 1:00-4:00
World War II
Reading Due: FDR Speeches, Truman on dropping the bomb
Civil Rights
Reading Due: “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”
15.
July Date TBA
Scriptorium-U.S. History
Meet at Library to complete research on data bases.
Essays due two weeks after library meeting. Email Mr. Lyda. He will respond with a
letter and let you rewrite. Turn in final essays two weeks after receiving feedback from
Mr. Lyda.
If your homeschool requires grades, then Mr. Lyda can reward them based on the final
essay.