Pharos History Through Fiction: Through the Fading Darkness, 18-Week Colonial History Course
An 18-week colonial American history course for grades 7–12, built around a novel of the 1774 Virginia frontier. Full course, no subscription needed. One family license.
Through the Fading Darkness is an 18-week course in colonial American history built around the novel of the same name by Zac Northup with Nancy Bruns. Students read or listen to the story of 1774 in western Virginia and the Ohio country, from the Yellow Creek massacre to the Battle of Point Pleasant and the peace at Camp Charlotte, then test it against the record: letters, ledgers, laws, newspapers, memoirs and the work of archaeologists and scientists. Every lesson asks the same question in a new way: what in the story is real, what is invented, and how do we know?
What’s included
- All 18 lessons as PDFs, one lesson a week, each with four sessions
- The capstone final assessment
- The course guide, with the 18-week schedule
- A section in every lesson headed “For the parent or teacher,” with answer keys, discussion guidance and a rubric
Grades: 7–12. Every writing task has a separate Grades 7–8 prompt.
Length: 18 weeks · 7 units · 18 lessons · capstone · about 3–4 hours a week.
Subjects: History and ELA, with Science, Math and Civics.
How access works: $249 one-time ($179 for active Pharos Terminal subscribers). Full course, no subscription needed, one family license. Yours to keep, with or without a Pharos Terminal subscription. Lessons 1–2 also come with an active Pharos Terminal subscription. One purchase per family: if you already own the course, checkout won’t sell it again. The novel is sold separately (Amazon print and Kindle, Audible).