Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Grade 11 Week 8

Week 08

Tuesday
The Holiness of God by R. C. Sproul second half of ch 6
Gilbert's History of the 20th Century pg 153-174 of ch 4 and 5 1924-1927 (21 pgs)
Roosevelt's Letters to His Children from 71 Incidents of a Southern Trip to 82 A Quentin Anecdote

Wednesday

Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain ch 8
The Americanization of Edward Bok ch 22-25
Speech: Franklin

Thursday

Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address
March 4, 1933 "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."
#37 Men Who Rule the World from the Grave ch 8 Sigmund Freud
Ourselves by CM Book II pg 83 (Indecision)-87
Hazlitt Economics in One Lesson: ch 8. Spread-the-Work Schemes

Friday

Essay:The World: Life and Travel by Jan Morris pgs 89-99 (ch 8 and 9)
Our National Parks by John Muir ch 8
The Thinking Toolbox by Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn lesson 7

Grade 9, Week 8

Tuesday-
Are You Liberal, Conservative? pg 100-111 ch 24
Mere Christianity 10. Hope, 11. Faith, 12. also titled Faith

Wednesday-
Tale of a Tub: Section IX.--A Digression Concerning The Original
Coverley Papers: 125, 126, 127

Thursday-
Autobiography of Ben Franklin (23 paragraphs)
Essay on Man: 3- Society
Marshall's English Literature 64 Swift

Friday-
Christian Life by Sinclair Ferguson
Gulliver's Travels Part III-A Voyage to Laputa, Etc ch 4-7

Grade 5 Week 8

Week 8

Tuesday
Trial and Triumph ch 38. John Paton Witness to the Cannibals (1824-1907) pg. 233
Of Courage Undaunted pg 100-111

Wednesday
Christian Liberty Nature Reader 5: ch. 8, Brain and Nerves [or, in the 2002 edition, 3. The Brain and Nerves]
Story of Inventions Ch.3 cont: Stephenson's First Locomotive - end of chapter 69-82)

Thursday
Madam and Lady Why Ch 9 The Coral-Reef from "But what are these curious sea-creatures called" to "teased her till she was quite angry." (pg 166-171)

Friday
Pyle's King Arthur: Merlin ch. 4 and conclusion, Pellias ch. 1 or Roger Lancelyn Green: Bk 3 ch 3 Adventure of Sir Percivale, ch 4 Adventures of Sir Bors de GannisAge of Fable ch 18 Atalanta

Grade 2 Week 8

Week 8

Tuesday:
The Little Duke - second half of chapter 4

Wednesday:
Tree in the Trail chapter 11, 12

Thursday:
Burgess Animal Book XV Two Unlike Little Cousins, XVI Danny's Northern CousinsS, and Nimbleheels

Friday:
Understood Betsy: ch. 7
Pilgrim's Progress

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Grade 11 week 7

Week 07

Tuesday

The Holiness of God by R. C. Sproul first half of ch 6
Gilbert's History of the 20th Century pg 133-153 of ch 4 1921-1924 (20 pgs)
Roosevelt's Letters to His Children from 62 Abernethy the Wolf Hunter to 70 Advice Regarding Newspaper Annoyances

Wednesday

Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain ch 7
The Americanization of Edward Bok ch 20, 21
7 Men Who Rule the World from the Grave ch 7 "The Coming of the Strange Fire"
Ourselves by CM Book II pg 79-83

Thursday

Hazlitt Economics in One Lesson: ch 7. The Curse of Machinery
Essay:
The World: Life and Travel by Jan Morris pgs 78-88 (ch 7)
All Quiet on the Western Front ch 7

Friday

The Great Gatsby ch 6
Poetry: Edna St Vincent Millay
Our National Parks by John Muir ch 7
The Thinking Toolbox by Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn lesson 6

Monday, October 17, 2011

Grade 2 Week 7

Week 7
The Bible
An Island Story ch 27 The Story of William the Red
Child's History of the World ch 50 Real Castles (ch 48 in 1st ed) OR Synge's Discovery of New Worlds ch 15 The Hardy Northmen/Story of Mankind ch 31 Central Europe
The Little Duke - first half of chapter 4
Tree in the Trail chapter 10
Burgess Animal Book XIII A Worker and a Robber, XIV A Trader and a Handsome Fellow
Poetry of Walter de la Mare
Understood Betsy: ch. 6
Lamb's or Nesbit's Shakespeare: Romeo and Juliet
Pilgrim's Progress
Spelling list

Grade 5 Week 7

Week 7
The Bible
This Country of Ours ch 70. Madison - War With Great Britain
Abraham Lincoln's World: Benito Juarez A Boy of Mexico pg 84-87, Toda America Es Mi Patria pg 88-91, Citizens of the World pg 92-94, Victoria Is Born pg 95
Of Courage Undaunted pg 86-98
Explore the Holy Land, Israel, ch 1 OR Hillyer's Childs Geography of the World ch 12, 13 OR Halliburton
Wild Animals I Have Known: Bingo
Christian Liberty Nature Reader 5: ch. 7, Breathing [or, in the 2002 edition, 3. Breathing]
Story of Inventions Ch.3: George Stephenson & the Invention of the Locomotive - The First Railroads & Locomotives (pgs 55-68)
Madam and Lady Why Ch 9 The Coral-Reef from beginning to "old guess is actual fact and true." (pg 162-166)
Optional: Physics Lab in A Housewares Store: Bottle-cap Opener, p. 32
Spread this term's Shakespeare play and Life (from Plutarch's Lives) over the 12 week term
Poetry of Rudyard Kipling
biography of Isaac Newton to be read over the 12 week term as desired
Pyle's King Arthur: The Three Worthies: Prologue and Merlin ch. 1, 2, and 3 or Roger Lancelyn Green: Bk 3 ch 1 Holy Grail Came to Camelot, ch 2 First Adventures of Sir Galahad
Age of Fable ch 18 Meleager
Spelling List

Grade Nine Week Seven

Tuesday-
Autobiography of Ben Franklin (23 paragraphs)
Life of Washington ch 8
CM's Ourselves Book 1 pg 140-149: Justice to the Persons of Others

Wednesday-
Christian Life by Sinclair Ferguson
Age of Revolution, Marlborough (first half this week)

Thursday-
Tale of a Tub: Section VII--A Digression In Praise Of Digressions, Section VIII.--A Tale Of A Tub
Coverley Papers: 121, 122, 123

Friday-
Are You Liberal, Conservative? pg 86-99 ch 19-23
Mere Christianity 7. Forgiveness, 8. The Great Sin, 9. Charity
Gulliver's Travels Part III-A Voyage to Laputa, Etc ch 1-3

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Week 6, Grade 11

Week 05
Tuesday
The Holiness of God by R. C. Sproul second half of ch 4
Gilbert's History of the 20th Century ch 3 (pg 80-111) 1914-1918 (31 pgs)
Roosevelt's Letters to His Children from 43 Merits of Military and Civil Life to 53 Bill the Lizard

Wednesday
Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain ch 5
The Americanization of Edward Bok ch 13-16
Speech: Woodrow Wilson, entering World War I, April 2, 1917 "War Message" #19
7 Men Who Rule the World from the Grave ch 5 Marxism

Thursday
Ourselves by CM Book II pg 75-77 Philosophy
Hazlitt Economics in One Lesson: ch 5. Taxes Discourage Production
The World: Life and Travel by Jan Morris pgs 51-63 (ch 4 and 5)
Short Story: Nathaniel Hawthorne - My Kinsman, Major Molineax

Friday
All Quiet on the Western Front ch 5
The Great Gatsby ch 4
Our National Parks by John Muir ch 5
On Writing Well ch 7
The Thinking Toolbox by Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn lesson 4

Grade Nine Week Six

Tuesday-
Christian Life by Sinclair Ferguson
Age of Revolution, The Spanish Succession (last half this week)
Are You Liberal, Conservative? pg 74-85 ch 16-18

Wednesday-
Autobiography of Ben Franklin (23 paragraphs)
Life of Washington ch 7
Coverley Papers: 119 Addison, 120

Thursday-
Mere Christianity 5. Sexual Morality, 6. Christian Marriage
How to Read a Book, part 3 work in chapter 14 over the next 2 or 3 weeks
Marshall's English Literature 63 Swift

Friday-
Gulliver's Travels Part II-A Voyage to Brobdingnag ch 7, 8
Tale of a Tub: Section V.--A Digression In The Modern Kind, Section VI.--A Tale Of A Tub

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Week 5 grade 11

Tuesday
The Holiness of God by R. C. Sproul second half of ch 4
Gilbert's History of the 20th Century ch 3 (pg 80-111) 1914-1918 (31 pgs)
Roosevelt's Letters to His Children from 43 Merits of Military and Civil Life to 53 Bill the Lizard

Wednesday
Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain ch 5
The Americanization of Edward Bok ch 13-16
Speech: Woodrow Wilson, entering World War I, April 2, 1917 "War Message" #19
7 Men Who Rule the World from the Grave ch 5 Marxism

Thursday
Ourselves by CM Book II pg 75-77 Philosophy
Hazlitt Economics in One Lesson: ch 5. Taxes Discourage Production
The World: Life and Travel by Jan Morris pgs 51-63 (ch 4 and 5)
Short Story: Nathaniel Hawthorne - My Kinsman, Major Molineax

Friday
All Quiet on the Western Front ch 5
The Great Gatsby ch 4
Our National Parks by John Muir ch 5
On Writing Well ch 7
The Thinking Toolbox by Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn lesson 4

Week 5 Grade 2

Week 5

Tuesday
This Country of Ours ch. 1 (How the Vikings...)

Wednesday
Trial and Triumph 11. Alfred the Great Christian King (847-899 AD)
The Little Duke - first half of chapter 3

Thursday
Tree in the Trail chapter 7
Burgess Animal Book IX Two Queer Little Haymakers, X Prickly Porky and Grubby Gopher

Friday
Understood Betsy: ch. 4
Pilgrim's Progress

Grade 5 Week 5

Week 5

Tuesday
Abraham Lincoln's World: Back to the Kings Again pg 56-60, Of Courage Undaunted pg 63-77
Wild Animals I Have Known: Silverspot, 2nd half

Wednesday
Abraham Lincoln's World: Trails to the West pg 65-66
Christian Liberty Nature Reader 5: ch. 5, More About the Teeth [or, in the 2002 edition, 2. More About Teeth]
Story of Inventions Ch.2 cont: Building the Clermont - end of chapter (pgs 46-54)

Thursday
Abraham Lincoln's World: Goes to Indiana pg 67-70,
Madam and Lady Why Ch 8 Madam How's Two Grandsons from "And what was that?" to "orming at the bottom of the sea." (pg 154-158)
Pyle's King Arthur: Part III, The Winning of a Queen, ch. 3 and 4

Friday
Abraham Lincoln's World: Abe Robert Lee of Virginia pg 71-73
Age of Fable ch 17 The Golden Fleece
This Country of Ours ch 68. Jefferson - About an American Who Wanted To Be a King

Grade Nine Week Five

Tuesday-
Autobiography of Ben Franklin (23 Paragraphs)
Life of Washington ch 6
Essay on Man: 2- Himself as an Individual

Wednesday-
Christian Life by Sinclair Ferguson
Age of Revolution, The Spanish Succession (first half this week)
Are You Liberal, Conservative? pg 62-73 ch 13-15

Thursday-
Gulliver's Travels Part II-A Voyage to Brobdingnag ch 4 and 6
Mere Christianity 2. The Cardinal Virtues, 3. Social Morality, 4. Morality and Phsycoanalysis
Coverley Papers: 116 Budgell, 117 Addison, 118 Steele

Friday-
Isaac Bickerstaff ch 10 A Business Meeting, ch 11 Duello, ch 12 Happy Marriage
Days with Sir Roger DeCoverley: A Country Sunday
Tale of a Tub: Section IV.--A Tale Of A Tub