In our book club meetings, John De Gree gives an overview of the main topics of the book and explains which type of open-ended questions can be discussed based on the readings. He critiques the author's work and provides insight into his own opinions.  De Gree then shows which other resources in The Dolphin Society can help the teacher lead discussions in the content area. 

WESTERN CIVILIZATION, ​A BRIEF HISTORY 
by Marvin Perry, 2021/2022



​Discussion #1
1. The Ancient Near East, The First Civilizations
2. The Hebrews: A New View of God and the Individual
3. The Greeks: From Myth to Reason
Discussion #2
4. Rome: From City-State to World Empire
5. Early Christianity: A World Religion
6. Discussion Among Book Club Members

​Discussion #3
​7.  The Middle Ages: The Christian Centuries 500-1400
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​Discussion #4
Chapters 8-10: Modernity From the Renaissance
to the Enlightenment, 1350-1789


​Discussion # 5
Chapters 11-14: The Modern West: Progress and 
Breakdown, 1789-1914

A PATRIOT'S HISTORY ​OF THE UNITED STATES
by Larry Schweikart and Michael Allen, 2020/2021

​1. Discussion #1
Introduction
1. The City on the Hill, 1492-1707
2. Colonial Adolescence, 1707-1763
3. Colonies No More, 1763-1783

​Discussion #2
4. A Nation of Law, 1776-1789
5. Small Republic, Big Shoulders, 1789-1789

Discussion #3
6. The Promise and Perils of Jackson's America, 1815-1836
7. Red Foxes and Bear Flags, 1836-48
8. The House Dividing, 1848-60
9. The Crisis of the Union, 1860-65
​10. Ideals and Realities of Reconstruction, 1865-76

​Discussion #4
11. Lighting Out for the Territories, 1861-1890
12. Sinews of Democracy, 1876-1896

Discussion #5
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13. Building Best, Building   Greatly, 1896-1912
14. War, Wilson, and   Internationalism, 1912-1920
15. The Roaring Twenties and   the Great Crash, 1920-1932
16. Enlarging the Public Sector,   1932-1940


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Discussion #6
17: Democracy's Finest Hour, 1941-1945
18. America's "Happy Days," 1946-1959

Discussion #7
19. The Age of Upheaval, 1960-1974

Discussion #8
20. Retreat and Resurrection, 1974-1988
21. The Moral Crossroads, 1989-2000
22. Decline and Restoration: The Twenty-First Century