Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Grade 10 week 31

Grade 10 Week 31

Tuesday
Churchill: Home Rule for Ireland from beginning to "they had paid the penalty."
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee first half of chapter 11
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Book 2 ch 3-7
Fallacy Detective by N and H Bluedorn - Lesson 31
History of Art Pt 4 Modern World ch 3 Post Impressionism (work through this chapter over the term)

Wednesday
The Oregon Trail ch 20
Plutarch: follow Ambleside Online's schedule
How Should We Then Live ch 8
Sesame and Lilies - 1/3 of Lecture II
Walden 16. The Pond in Winter - allow 2 weeks

Thursday
Current Events: Keep up with your choice of periodicals or blogs
Graves of Academe The Pygmies Revenge
Silas Marner ch 11
Microbe Hunters ch 7 Metchnikoff (there are 8 sections; space it out for the week if desired)

Friday

Moby Dick ch 64-77
Les Miserables Vol 3 Book 6 The Conjunction of Two Stars
Shakespeare: follow Ambleside Online's schedule
Poetry
Simonds Longfellow spend two weeks


Everyday
Writing Assignments
Science/Apologia
Copywork
Dictation
Math program: Algebra 2
Nature Study
Picture Study: follow Ambleside Online's schedule
Composer Study: follow Ambleside Online's schedule
Hymn/Foreign Language song/Folksong
Foreign Language
Work and Life Skills

Grade 8 Week 31

TUESDAY-
Poetry of Milton
This term's Shakespeare play
Whatever Happened to Justice pg 197-203 ch 38, 39

WEDNESDAY-
Roar on the Other Side pg 113 Sing Darker
William Harvey and the Discovery of the Circulation of Blood (take 3 or 4 weeks as needed)
This term's Life from Plutarch's Lives

THURSDAY-
Churchill's The New World ch 22 beginning "the dominant fact..."
Galileo's Daughter
Kon Tiki, chapter 7: To the South Sea Islands (spend 4 weeks)
I Promessi Sposi

FRIDAY-
Desiring God John Piper
John Bunyan's The Holy War
CM's "Ourselves" pg 118-125 ch IX Loyalty

EVERYDAY-
Math: Saxon Algebra 2
Switched on Schoolhouse: Language 800
Apologia: Biology
French: Rosetta Stone

Monday, April 18, 2011

Grade 8 Week 30

Tuesday-
Whatever Happened to Justice pg 193-196 ch 37
This term's Shakespeare play
Desiring God John Piper

Wednesday-
Churchill's The New World ch 22 beginning "The Cavalier Parliament"
John Bunyan's The Holy War
Poetry of Milton

Thursday-
Galileo's Daughter
Kon Tiki, chapter 7: To the South Sea Islands (spend 4 weeks)
This term's Life from Plutarch's Lives

Friday-
I Promessi Sposi
Simond's Literature http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/270 English in Virginia
William Harvey and the Discovery of the Circulation of Blood (take 3 or 4 weeks as needed)

Grade 8 Week 30

Tuesday-
Whatever Happened to Justice pg 193-196 ch 37
This term's Shakespeare play
Desiring God John Piper

Wednesday-
Churchill's The New World ch 22 beginning "The Cavalier Parliament"
John Bunyan's The Holy War
Poetry of Milton

Thursday-
Galileo's Daughter
Kon Tiki, chapter 7: To the South Sea Islands (spend 4 weeks)
This term's Life from Plutarch's Lives

Friday-
I Promessi Sposi
Simond's Literature http://www.bibliomania.com/2/3/270 English in Virginia
William Harvey and the Discovery of the Circulation of Blood (take 3 or 4 weeks as needed)

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Week 29 Grade 10

Week 29 Tuesday Imitation of Christ or Pilgrim's Progress
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee ch 7, 8

Wednesday Churchill:
American "Reconstruction" entire chapter
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Book 1 ch17
The Oregon Trail ch 18
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 58/59
Six Easy Pieces pg 49-59 Biology (allow two weeks)
Fallacy Detective by N and H Bluedorn - Lesson 29

Thursday
Plutarch:follow Ambleside Online's schedule
How Should We Then Live ch 5
Sesame and Lilies - 1/3 of Lecture II
Current Events: Keep up with your choice of periodicals or blogs
Graves of Academe The Seven Deadly Principles
Walden 15. Winter Animals - allow 2 weeks

Friday
Simonds Poe spend two weeks
Silas Marner ch 9
Moby Dick ch42-53
Les Miserables Vol 3 Book 4 The Friends of the ABC (two weeks)
Shakespeare: follow Ambleside Online's schedule
History of Art Pt 4 Modern World ch 3 Post Impressionism

Everyday
Poetry
Writing Assignments
Copywork
Dictation
Science/Apologia
Saxon Math: Algebra 2
Nature Study Hymn/Foreign Language song/Folksong Foreign Language Work and Life Skills

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Grade 8 Week 29

Tuesday-
Desiring God John Piper ch 7
Whatever Happened to Justice pg 189-192 ch 36
Poetry of Milton

Wednesday-
Kon Tiki, chapter 6: Across the Pacific (spend 4 weeks)
Francis Bacon essay - Of Praise
This term's Life from Plutarch's Lives

Thursday-
I Promessi Sposi
The Holy War
Marshall's English Literature Ch LIX Bunyan--"The Pilgrim's Progress"

Friday-
Churchill's The New World ch 21 beginning "The Wheel had not..." to ch 22 section ending "you have made the word of a king for it. (Longest parliament, Clarendon Code)
Galileo's Daughter read about 35 pages a week, as desired
This term's Shakespeare play

Everyday-
Math: Saxon Algebra 1
Switched on Schoolhouse: Language 800
Apologia: Biology
French: Rosetta Stone

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Week 28 Grade 8

Tuesday-
Poetry of Milton
I Promessi Sposi
CM's "Ourselves" pg 112-117 ch VIII Courage

Wednesday-
Marshall's English Literature Ch LVIII Milton--Darkness and Death
Roar on the Other Side pg 99 Genres
Whatever Happened to Justice pg 183-188 ch 34, 35
This term's Life from Plutarch's Lives

Thursday-
Galileo's Daughter read about 35 pages a week, as desired
Kon Tiki, chapter 6: Across the Pacific (spend 4 weeks)
John Bunyan's The Holy War

Friday-
Desiring God John Piper
Churchill's The New World ch 21, beginning of chapter
A Coffin for King Charles ch 5 first half