A student who finds something out remembers it. A student who is told it forgets by February.
The Fourfold Method is four moves that turn study into something a student keeps. In history, Gather means recording where every fact came from, the habit that separates history from a collection of claims. Test means asking why then, and what the source leaves out. Connect ties it to earlier causes, later effects, and arguments happening now. Commit means telling it in your own words.
Inside:
- The method explained, with a signed note from the author
- Vocabulary pages, because republic, commonwealth, and liberty meant specific things to the people using them
- Course map, sources, grades, and an hours log
- Period overview and four timeline pages
- Twenty-six two-page entry spreads
- Eight primary source analysis pages: who wrote it, what they wanted, and what it can be trusted for
- Five cause-and-effect spreads
- Four competing accounts spreads, for sources that disagree
- Person studies and three map pages
- An index of entries, Looking Back pages, and a course description page for your transcript
Works with any history course. Your student writes in their own period, texts, and units.
What you receive
- A printable PDF, 108 pages including the cover, 8.5 × 11 inches, designed to print clearly in black and white on a home printer.
- A family license: print as many copies as your household needs, for every child, every year.
- Your file is available only from the download page. It is not sent through a link in your order confirmation email, so please download it from the download page.
A first edition, shaped by the families who use it
Written by Gina Steffy. This is a first edition, and we would love your help making the next one better. If a page is unclear, something is missing, or an idea would work better at your table, please tell us. We welcome every suggestion and will build the best of them into future editions.
Every purchase includes free updates. When a new edition is released, you will receive it at no additional cost.
Lisa Nehring and her husband, Dr. David Nehring, a Clinical Psychologist, and Biblical Scholar speak together on a wide variety of topics, including education, classical education, vision, mission, parenting, marriage, and more.
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