This one-year high school-level curriculum provides lesson plans for eight high school subjects: Bible, American History, English, Lab Science (Biology), Math (Algebra I), Foreign Language I (Latin I), Health (1 semester), and Government (1 semester). To accommodate for learning style differences, we offer two curriculum options for two of the subjects (history and science). This guide includes lesson plans for each option.

• Two options for combined American History, Bible, and English credit (full year, 3 Credits) - Choose One:
• Option 1: Condensed American (full year): Notgrass Exploring America (textbook-based) with the following American Literature:
• The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Narrative of the Life of David Crockett by David Crockett
• Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass
• Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
• Co. Aytch by Sam Watkins
• Humorous Stories and Sketches by Mark Twain
• In His Steps by Charles Sheldon
• Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington
• Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes
• Miracle in the Hills by Mary T. Martin Sloop and LeGette Blythe
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• The Giver by Lois Lowry

Note: The curriculum + literature bundle from Notgrass includes all of the literature listed above.

• Option 2: American History (full year): Dave Raymond’s American History (video-based) with the following American Literature (with settings up to the early 1900s):
• The Last of the Mohicans
• The Scarlet Letter
• Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
• Excerpts from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (in appendix of the Truth Trek One Guide)
• The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• Uncle Tom’s Cabin
• Co. Aytch by Sam Watkins (in lieu of The Red Badge of Courage)
• My Antonia by Willa Cather
• Up from Slavery
• Select short stories and poetry (refer to Truth Trek Supplemental Resources)
• Optional: Barron’s American Literature (EZ-101 Study Keys)

• Two options for Biology (full year lab science, 1 credit) - Choose One:: 
• Option 1: Experience Biology with readings from The Riot and the Dance
• Option 2: Discovering Design with Biology

• Health (1st Semester, 1/2 credit): Apologia’s Exploring Creation with Health and Nutrition

• Government (2nd Semester, 1/2 credit): Notgrass Exploring Government. You will need only the Exploring Government Curriculum Package and the corresponding Student Review Pack. These lesson plans are compatible with both the 2016 edition of Exploring Government and the updated 2023 edition of Exploring Government.

• Math - Algebra I (full year, 1 credit): Math U See Algebra I Legacy Edition (brown cover)

• Foreign Language I (full year, 1 credit): Visual Latin 1 along with Lingua Latina (Familia Romana).

Each week consists of four days of instructions for students and wraps up with a “Co-op or Parent Meeting Day” that walks parents or co-op teachers through a discussion of the current week’s topics and confirms that the student understands the material. To download a sample, click here.

For families with children in Grades 1-8, the Mission Lasting Liberty program teaches corresponding subjects at the elementary and middle school levels. This provides a unified approach to teaching and learning in the home as all students in Grades 1-12 study similar content areas.

Format: PDF Download (Mac & PC Compatible), 256 pages. For individual family use only. A link to download the PDF Document will be automatically sent to the Paypal email address used at checkout.

Suggested grades: 9th grade (or high schoolers who need to take a course in any of the following: American Literature, American History, American Government, Biology I, Health, or Foreign Language).