In 10th grade, we shift our focus from more recent US history (1700-present) back to earlier world history. We’ll use Church History in Plain Language as our major source, and add various real books appropriate for each historical period. Here are the real books and the approximate historical periods they cover:
Apostle, a Life of Paul by John Pollock – 1st century
Augustine of Hippo by Peter Brown – 300-400AD
Confessions by St. Augustine – 300-400AD
St. Francis by G. K. Chesterton – 1100AD
St. Thomas by G. K. Chesterton – 1200AD
Inferno by Dante 1300 AD
And reading throughout: History of Art for Young People
Other subjects:
Saxon Advanced Mathematics (pre-calculus)
Abeka Economics: Work and Prosperity
Beginning around age 16, intelligent students will enjoy the engaging history lectures from The Teaching Company. 12 different series are available on DVD or CD covering the foundations of western civilization, through Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, right through to the United States and World War II. Your local library likely has some of these.