Join us for a journey through American history and culture through music, art, architecture, theater, dance, and literature -- from life on the prairie to post-war jazz, learn how the arts express the essence of life in America.

How to get the most out of America’s Artistic Legacy, Part Two with Carol Reynolds, Ph.D.:

• First, be clear about this: the course materials do not, by and large, lie on the Caravel Site. They are part of the site www.professorcarol.com containing courses I teach. You will be going there to watch the weekly pre-recorded class lecture (the basis of the academic work for each unit), consult any ancillary materials, complete the assignments, and take the quizzes.  Access to this site is dependent on being registered for the course.

  • https://www.professorcarol.com/americas-artistic-legacy/

• Being registered here is the equivalent of purchasing a textbook for another course.

• You, as students of Homeschool Connections, will have a special code for a special price if you use this code:

  •   aal2021hsc 

• With this code, for $30, you will have more-than-sufficient access to the course materials: 150 days from the time you register.  I repeat the only way for a student to have access to the requisite materials (lectures, explanatory information, assignments, quizzes, etc.). Once you have registered, you will find all of the material, easily available.

• For each week's course, watch in advance the pre-recorded video lecture (Module 1)  before our weekly session together.  You need already to be familiar with the material for each week and prepared to ask questions or inject issues for discussion. 

• Read or, at least, look over the assignment for each unit before our weekly live class meetings  You are welcome to start or complete these items if you have time (otherwise, you will do that subsequent to our live meeting). 

• Have a notebook handy for all of our live sessions as new material is likely to come up.

• After every two live class sessions there will be a quiz covering two units.  You will have one week to complete the quiz and submit the grade to me. 

• Then make sure to watch the pre-recorded video lecture in anticipation of the next live session together. 

• Once the course is completed to the professor's satisfaction, there will be a Certificate of Completion at the end to be filled in for your records.

Special Notes: This is Part Two of a 2-part course. 

Total Classes: 12

Duration: 55 minutes

Prerequisite: None.

Suggested Grade Level: 8th to 12th grade

Suggested Credit: 1 full semester American History, Music & Art Appreciation, American Culture

Instructor: Carol Reynolds, Ph.D.

Course Description: This two-semester online course will take you on a journey through American music, art, literature, history, and culture. From the Puritans and Native Americans; through the founders and pioneers; to the immigrants of Ellis Island and today’s newest immigrants, Americans have used music, paintings, poetry, dance and architecture to express the essence of life in America.

This course features dozens of colorful video sequences filmed by Professor Carol on location across the country. Each of the 24 course modules includes approximately 1 hour of video instruction with extensive materials for additional exploration. The course spans the period from Native Americans and the earliest European Settlers through Jazz and Broadway.

Course Outline: 

• Week 1: Unit 13 - The Building Up of Arts Institutions and Mass Culture

• Week 2: Unit 14 - American Arts Enter the World Stage

• Week 3: Unit 15 - From Boston to the Prairie

• Week 4: Unit 16 - New Technologies and the Gilded Age

• Week 5: Unit 17 - The New Century Starts with a Bang

• Week 6: Unit 18 - Opulent and Turbulent

• Week 7: Unit 19 - Aftermath of WWI and the Roaring Twenties

• Week 8: Unit 20 - The 1930s and the Flowering of American Arts

• Week 9: Unit 21 - The Path to World War II

• Week 10: Unit 22 - America’s Music: Jazz

• Week 11: Unit 23 - Moving Into the War Years

• Week 12: Unit 24 - The Post-War Years

Course Materials: The formal video class lectures and study materials for this course are found within Dr. Reynolds' website. Students of America’s Artistic Legacy must register on that site to access the pre-recorded lectures (one hour each) for each unit of this 12-unit course, as well as the assignments, lists of terms, quizzes, and exams.  http://www.professorcarol.com/homeschool-connections-courses/.  A code will be provided that allows Homeschool Connections students a significant discount for these materials. The code (hsc2020aaa) will be currently active and will assist your purchase of the Circle of Scholars subscription (1/2 price = $30 per semester).

Homework: 

• Before our weekly live class: “Attending” (watching) the formal video class (one hour long) in anticipation of each live class.

• After out HSC week live class: Complete all aspects of the assignments: including review of terminology, chronology, and points of discussion. 

• Biweekly Quiz: Before moving further, take the quiz which covers two units (for example, the quiz for Units 1-2 should be taken before our live class covering Unit 3.) 

• Time needed per week: 3-5 hours in addition to the live class, plus time devoted to preparing for the mid-term test and a final exam.

• At least one writing assignment will be given as well. 

If you have any questions please contact us at homeschoolconnections@gmail.com.

©2021 Homeschool Connections and Carol Reynolds, Ph.D.. All rights reserved. This course is designed by Carol Reynolds, Ph.D.

• This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment (yes, the 7th commandment) and in violation of US and International copyright laws. 

• You may print or download to local hard disk extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.