Age of Revolution

Age of Revolution emphasizes U.S. and World History side by side and includes the study of American, British, Asian, European, and African literature. All music, art, architecture and literature come from the decade being studied. This integration and immersion work together to help the student understand the people studied as well as making the information being learned more meaningful. The immersion of the student is doubly important for breaking through the 21st century mentality. Throughout the year, the student will read literature, biographies, historical fiction, cultural studies, and most varieties of reference materials. Some students find the subject matter especially interesting and will want to spend more time than the unit plan presents.

The following “revolutions” will be studied in the course of study. They overlap in time, so specific questions will appear on Unit Worksheets.
1. Revolutions in Society
2. Revolutions in the Arts
3. Revolutions in Politics
4. Revolutions in Faith
5. Revolutions in Science
6. Revolutions in Economics
7. Revolutions in Race
These revolutions interacted and travelled not just through one part of the world, but throughout the world, affecting the affairs of people across the globe.

Areas of study will include the Revolutions through research questionnaires:
• American presidents and their foreign and domestic policies will be studied
• Nobel Prize Winners
• World powers and their leaders
• Wars and Battles
• Humanities (art, music, & architecture)
• Rhetoric & Logic will start with Value debate also known as Lincoln-Douglas debate. A new era of political rhetoric was ushered in at this time. Political speech and debate and the emotion packed brainwashing rhetoric (propaganda) of Hitler.

Other areas include:
• Economics
• Literature & Composition
• Modern Geography
• World Events
• Events in American History
• Vocabulary will pertain to the subjects of study
• Inventions & Innovations