LIVE COURSE DETAILS
Age & Group Size 
Age: 14+
Skills needed to start the course: 9th-10th grade reading level. The ability to read 3-5 pages of non-fiction text. The ability to write 1-2 pages.​
Group Size: 15-20 students.
Term & Time: 
Term: Fall Semester 
Date Range: 16 Weeks - The week of August 30 - Week of December 20
The Week of November 22nd = Thanksgiving Break
Live Session: Tu 3:30-4:30 EST via Zoom. 
NOTE - Recorded Sessions: All LIVE sessions are recorded and posted for students in case they miss a class session or would like to review.
Work Time: 4-5 hours (Time will vary based upon reading speed) 
PDF Schedule: Coming Soon
Instructor: Michael Grether
Required Curriculum Materials: There will be two books utilized for this course. Both area available digitally and through print. All other lessons are delivered online through the course Learning Management System (LMS).​
Required Books: Life, Liberty & the Pursuit of Happiness through OpenStax/Bill of Rights Institute.​​ (Cost: Free. Currently Digital Only) "400 Souls" - Edited by Ibram Kendi.
Optional Reading Enrichment List: Coming Soon.
Credits:  ~60-80 Work Hours 
Grading
Who: All work will be graded by the instructor.
Type of Work:  Students will answer application questions in a short answer format based on readings, videos, maps, art, music, literature and primary source documents rooted in each era. The course builds towards a more formal research paper by the end of the semester. 
How it will be submitted: Students will submit their work through Canvas. Students may choose to complete their work on Google Drive and then submit the "Share" link.
How the work will be graded:  There will be three types of assignments - Daily Course Work, Unit Tests, End of Unit Activities. Daily work will be assessed as "complete" if it met the requirements or "incomplete" with any necessary feedback before the student resubmits. Unit Tests are automatically graded by the system. Unit Activities come at the end of the Unit, wi