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All 36 weeks of 10th grade history, planned and ready, with the exact topic for every week below. Start with Week 1 free, no card needed.
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History is taught from primary sources: students read real documents, letters, and speeches, then analyze who wrote them and why.
Topics and standards come straight from the live course. Standards codes are listed for reference; Life Academy is built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states.
| Week | Topic | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Revolutions open: 1688–1789 map of ideas | C3 D2.His.1.9-12 |
| 2 | American Revolution documents (global frame) | D2.His.14.9-12 |
| 3 | French Revolution phases (factual chronology) | C3 D2.His.2.9-12 |
| 4 | Haitian Revolution significance (primary-aware) | D2.Eco.1.9-12 |
| 5 | Industrial Revolution open: energy and labor | C3 D2.His.3.9-12 |
| 6 | Industrialization: urbanization and reform documents | D2.His.5.9-12 |
| 7 | Nationalism and 19th-c revolutions map | C3 D2.His.4.9-12 |
| 8 | Abolition and reform networks (transatlantic) | C3 D2.His.14.9-12 |
| 9 | Imperialism documents (Berlin Conference context) | D2.His.16.9-12 |
| Week | Topic | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Meiji Japan / Ottoman reform comparisons | D2.Geo.3.9-12 |
| 11 | World War I causes (alliances, militarism, crises — factual) | D2.Eco.15.9-12 |
| 12 | WWI warfare and home fronts documents | D2.Civ.10.9-12 |
| 13 | Treaty of Versailles and unfinished peace | C3 D3.1–D3.4.9-12 |
| 14 | Interwar ideologies survey (factual, careful) | D4.1.9-12 |
| 15 | Rise of WWII: aggression and appeasement documents | D4.2.9-12 |
| 16 | WWII global theaters map literacy | |
| 17 | Cold War origins documents | |
| 18 | Decolonization wave (Asia/Africa cases) |
| Week | Topic | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Cold War crises case (Cuba/Berlin) documents | |
| 20 | 1945–1991 timeline defense | |
| 21 | Globalization 1990s–present factual survey | |
| 22 | Climate and energy politics documents (multi-view factual) | |
| 23 | Post-Cold War conflicts case study (one region deep) | |
| 24 | Document-based modern world review | |
| 25 | Modern world themes: rights, markets, technology | |
| 26 | Technology and society documents | |
| 27 | DBQ practice modern world |
| Week | Topic | Standards |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | Thematic essay: continuity/change 1750–present | |
| 29 | Primary source stations | |
| 30 | Timeline 1750–present defense prep | |
| 31 | Thematic oral defenses | |
| 32 | Modern world defense rehearsal | |
| 33 | World History II / Modern World defense | |
| 34 | History viva | |
| 35 | History map polish | |
| 36 | Modern World credit summary |
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Week 1 is free with no card needed: open the Week 1 history lesson. Weeks 2–36 unlock with a Student plan ($35/month) or a Family plan for up to 4 students ($69/month).
Plan on about 50–60 minutes a day for history. There is one lesson per week of the school year, broken into short daily steps.
No. Life Academy is not accredited. It's built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states, and parents are the school of record. Why that's usually fine.
Yes. Every lesson prints as a worksheet with a separate parent answer key.
Each full-year course is worth 1.0 credit on the parent-issued transcript. Colleges set their own admission rules, so check with the schools your teen is considering.
Life Academy is a parent-directed online K–12 curriculum, built to help meet homeschool requirements in all 50 states. It is not accredited, and parents issue the homeschool transcript. Nothing here is legal advice. Check your state's law at HSLDA. Questions? Email david.dukes77102@gmail.com.