Class Description: 
Key of Liberty is a 2-semester practice scholar project that explores the Revolutionary time period of America, including gaining knowledge and understanding of the underlying reasons for the revolution, learning details of the revolution (1st semester) and the building up of our nation – Manifest Destiny (2nd semester), and how the revolutionary era affects and impacts us today. Scholars will gain a vision of God, self, and country – and how they, as individuals, fit into this vision. They will learn about the knowledge the founders had of natural rights, divine providence, and principles of truth, and how they applied that understanding in their lives and on behalf of our country. The scholar will have opportunities to gain and apply skills such as time-management, study of original documents, discussing timeless ideas of freedom & liberty (among other ideas), closely examining colonial life and sharing that information through presentations, expressing personal opinions and ideas through writing and other forms of communication, studying and memorize the Declaration of Independence and other inspired words/quotes (1st semester), and immerse themselves in simulated events similar to the events of that time period.

Come join us for this interactive and exciting class as we delve into understanding, upholding, and promoting ideas of freedom and liberty through history and in our lives and in the lives of our families and communities. We can - just like the founders - live by, in, and through truth as we gain knowledge and apply it. So, "A man (or woman) can stand up" - Johnny Tremain

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Manual needed:

Key of Liberty Student Manual with Founding Documents 

https://scholarprojects.com/shop/ols/products/key-of-liberty-student-manual-with-founding-documents

 

1st semester books: Links to Amazon are included, but feel free to order from other websites or borrow from the library system or from someone else who owns the book.

• "The Light and the Glory": By Peter Marshall & David Manuel https://www.amazon.com/Light-Glory-Young-Readers-Discovering/dp/0800733738?asin=0800733738&revisionId=&format=4&depth=1

• The Landing of the Pilgrims by Daugherty https://www.amazon.com/Landing-Pilgrims-Landmark-Books/dp/0394846974/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=landing+of

• John Adams, the Reluctant Patriot of the Revolution by Leonard Falkner https://scholarprojects.com/shop/ols/products/john-adams-reluctant-patriot-of-the-revolution-by-leonard-falkner

• A mentor-approved George Washington biography, such as:

  • The Making of George Washington by William H. Wilbur https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&cm_sp=SearchF-_-home-_-Results&tn=the%20making%20of%20george%20washington&an=william%20h.%20wilbur

  • George Washington by Janet & Jeff Benge https://www.amazon.com/George-Washington-Patriot-Heroes-History/dp/1883002818/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1GQYTC1ZS05JM&keywords=george+washington+benge&qid=1689954885&s=books&sprefix=george+washington+benge%2Cstripbooks%2C156&sr=1-1

  • Being George Washington by Glenn Beck https://www.amazon.com/Being-George-Washington-Indispensable-Youve/dp/1451659261/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=being+george+washington+glenn+beck&qid=1689954970&sprefix=being+george+%2Caps%2C194&sr=8-1

• The American Revolution by Bruce Bliven Jr. https://www.amazon.com/American-Revolution-Landmark-Books/dp/0394846966/ref=sr_1_1?crid=36LGVUHX5BNFI&keywords=the+american+revolution+by+bruce+biven&qid=1689971264&sprefix=the+american+revolution+by+bruce+biven+%2Caps%2C388&sr=8-1

   

 

 

2nd semester books: (Subject to change)

• Red Scarf Girl by Ji-li Jiang

• Freedom Factor by Gerald Lund

• Fifty-Five Fathers by Selma R. Williams

• The Great Little Madison by Jean Fritz

• The Proper Role of Government by Ezra Taft Benson or The Law by Frederick Bastiat

• Our Constitution Rocks by Juliette Turner

• What Would the Founding Fathers think? By David Bowman