How do I grade the writing assignments? Teaching writing skills can sometimes feel more like an art than a science. We know good writing when we read it, but trying to explain why we like it is like trying to explain why we like a particula... High School Parent Support
Does the order of the high school courses matter? Exploring World History , Exploring America , and Exploring World Geography are each one-year courses. Exploring Government and Exploring Economics are each half-year courses. Taken together these fou... High School Parent Support
What countries do you cover in your curriculum? Notgrass History curriculum covers the history, geography, and government of the United States in these courses: America the Beautiful (middle school) Exploring America (high school) Exploring Economi... Elementary High School Middle School
What assigned and alternate literature goes with Exploring Economics? Assigned Literature The Exploring Economics curriculum assigns the following four books. Silas Marner byGeorge Eliot (Units 1-3) The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells (Units 4-7) The Travel... High School Parent Support
What assigned and alternate literature goes with Exploring Government? Assigned Literature The Exploring Government curriculum assigns the following four books. Mornings on Horseback by David McCullough (Units 1-4) The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge by Calvin Coolidge ... High School Parent Support
What are the differences between Our Great Big World and Exploring World Geography? Notgrass History offers two separate courses that explore the subject of world geography. Both courses include a book of primary sources. They also incorporate literature and offer a variety of activi... Elementary High School