Grade Eleven, Week 4

Week 04
The Holiness of God by R. C. Sproul first half of ch 4
Gilbert's History of the 20th Century pg 61-79 of ch 2 1911-1914 (18 pgs)
Roosevelt's Letters to His Children from 30 Concerning Getting Smashed 42 A Day With a Juggler
Microbe Hunters ch 12 Paul Ehrlich (2 sections)

Tuesday
Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain ch 4
The Americanization of Edward Bok ch 10-12
7 Men Who Rule the World from the Grave ch 4 Marx
Ourselves by CM Book II pg pg 74, 75 History, The Informed Patriot
Microbe Hunters ch 12 Paul Ehrlich (2 sections)

Wednesday
Hazlitt Economics in One Lesson: ch 4. Public Works Mean Taxes
The World: Life and Travel by Jan Morris pgs 37-50 (finish ch 3)
All Quiet on the Western Front ch 4
The Great Gatsby ch 3 (second half)
Poetry: Edna St Vincent Millay
Microbe Hunters ch 12 Paul Ehrlich (2 sections)

Thursday
Microbe Hunters ch 12 Paul Ehrlich 1900
Our National Parks by John Muir ch 4
On Writing Well ch 6
The Thinking Toolbox by Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn lesson 3

Grade 2 Week 4

Week 4

Tuesday
An Island Story ch 25 William the Conqueror - The Story of Hereward the Wake
Child's History of the World ch 49 The End of the World (ch 47 in 1st ed)

Wednesday
The Little Duke - second half of chapter 2
Tree in the Trail chapter 5, 6

Thursday
Burgess Animal Book VII Johnny Chuck Joins the Class, VIII Whistler and Yap Yap Join the Class

Friday
Understood Betsy: ch. 3
Pilgrim's Progress

Grade 5 Week 4

Week 4

Tuesday
This Country of Ours ch 67 Jefferson - How the Door Into the Far West Was Opened
Pyle's King Arthur
Of Courage Undaunted pg 50-54
Age of Fable ch 16 Pegasus and the Chimaera,

Wednesday
This Country of Ours ch 67 Abraham Lincoln's World: A Boy and a Fish pg 44,
Pyle's King Arthur:Part III, The Winning of a Queen, ch. 1
Of Courage Undaunted pg 54-58
Age of Fable ch 16 the Centaurus,
Madam and Lady Why Ch 8 Madam How's Two Grandsons from "Well; that is very curious." to "right way, in which Madam How made it." (pg 151-154)

Thursday
This Country of Ours ch 67 Napoleon Defeated pg 45-48,
Pyle's King Arthur: Part III, The Winning of a Queen, 2
Of Courage Undaunted pg 58-61
Age of Fable ch 16 the Pygmies
Wild Animals I Have Known: Silverspot, first half

Friday
This Country of Ours ch 67 The Very Young William Gladstone pg 48-50,
Just Before and After the End pg 51-55
Trial and Triumph ch 37. David Livingstone Missionary Explorer (1813-1873) pg. 227
Story of Inventions Ch.2 cont: Studying Art in London - Experimenting with Steamboats (pgs 37-45)
Christian Liberty Nature Reader 5: ch. 4, The Stomach and the Teeth
Age of Fable ch 16 the Gryphon

Explore the Holy Land, Turkey, ch 2

Grade 9 Week 4

Tuesday-
Autobiography of Ben Franklin
Life of Washington ch 5
CM's Ourselves Book 1 pg 136-139: Justice Universal

Wednesday-
Coverley Papers: 113 Steele, 114, 115 Addison
Isaac Bickerstaff ch 8 Love and Sorrow, ch 9 Love and Reason
Days with Sir Roger DeCoverley: The Picture Gallery

Thursday-
Christian Life by Sinclair Ferguson
Age of Revolution, Continental War (last half this week)
Gulliver's Travels Part II-A Voyage to Brobdingnag ch 1-3

Friday-
Are You Liberal, Conservative? pg 49-61 Washington's Farewell Address-ch 12
Simonds History of American Literature I. The First Half of the Century
Tale of a Tub: Section III.--A Digression Concerning Critics

Grade 5 Week 3

Tuesday-
The Bible
This Country of Ours ch 66. Jefferson - How the Territory of the United States Was
Doubled
Abraham Lincoln's World: 1812 in South America pg 32-35, To Moscow and Return pg 36-38, Don't Give Up the Ship pg 39-40, Andrew Jackson the Indian Fighter pg 41-44
Of Courage Undaunted pg 33-49

Wednesday-
Explore the Holy Land, Turkey, ch 2 OR Hillyer's Childs Geography of the World ch 5 Wild Animals I Have Known: Lobo, last 3rd
Christian Liberty Nature Reader 5: ch. 3, Mother Earth [or, in the 2002 edition, 1. The Dust of the Earth]

Thursday-
Story of Inventions Ch.2: Robert Fulton & the Invention of the Steamboat - Fulton's Early Life pgs 25-36)
Madam and Lady Why Ch 8 Madam How's Two Grandsons from "Why?" "Think now.." to "every time you breathe." (pg 148-151)

Friday-
Poetry of Rudyard Kipling
biography of Isaac Newton to be read over the 12 week term as desired
Pyle's King Arthur: Part II, The Winning of a Sword, ch. 2 and 3 or Roger Lancelyn Green: Bk 2 ch 1 Sir Gawain and Green Knight, ch 2 First Quest of Sir Launcelot
Age of Fable ch 16 Monsters, The Sphinx

Grade 2 Week 3

Tuesday-
Child's History of the World ch 48 Getting a Start (ch 46? in 1st edition) OR
Synge's Discovery of New Worlds ch 13 King Arthur and His Knights
The Little Duke - first half of chapter 2

Wednesday-
Tree in the Trail chapter 4
Burgess Animal Book V The Squirrels of the Trees, VI Striped Chipmunk and His Cousins

Thursday-
Poetry of Walter de la Mare
Understood Betsy: ch. 2
An Island Story ch 24 The Battle of Hastings

Friday-
Pilgrim's Progress
Parables of Nature ch 4 Knowledge Not The Limit of Belief
The Bible

Grade 9 Week 3

Tuesday-
Christian Life by Sinclair Ferguson
Age of Revolution, Continental War (first half this week)
Autobiography of Ben Franklin

Wednesday-
Life of Washington ch 4
Essay on Man: 1 - The Universe
Are You Liberal, Conservative? pg 36-48 ch 6-10

Thursday-
The Problem of Pain 2 Divine Omnipotence
How to Read a Book, part 3 work in chapter 13 over the next two or three weeks
Coverley Papers: 110 Addison, 112

Friday-
Isaac Bickerstaff ch 5 Marriage of Sister Jenny, ch 6 A Case of Spleen, ch 7 The Dream of Fame
Gulliver's Travels Part I-A Voyage to Lilliput ch 6-8
Tale of a Tub: Section II.

Grade 11 Week Three.

Week 03
Monday
The Holiness of God by R. C. Sproul ch 3
Gilbert's History of the 20th Century pg 41-61 of chs 1 and 2 1907-1911 (20 pgs)
Roosevelt's Letters to His Children from 18 Western Customs and Scenery to 29 Proper Place for Sports

Tuesday
Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain ch 3
The Americanization of Edward Bok ch 7-9
7 Men Who Rule the World from the Grave ch 3 "Social Darwinism"
Ourselves by CM Book II pg 71-73 Poetry, Novels, Essays

Wednesday
Hazlitt Economics in One Lesson: ch 3. The Blessings of Destruction
Essay: Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation by Ronald Reagan
The World: Life and Travel by Jan Morris pgs 27-37 (middle of ch 3)
Short Story Nathaniel Hawthorne - Young Goodman Brown
All Quiet on the Western Front ch 3

Thursday
The Great Gatsby ch 3 (first half)
Microbe Hunters ch 11 Walter Reed (there are 7 sections; space it out for the week if desired) 1902
Our National Parks by John Muir ch 3 Yosemite: 'Nearly all the park is a profound solitude. Yet it is full of...God's thoughts.'

Friday
On Writing Well ch 5
The Thinking Toolbox by Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn lesson 2
Janson's History of Art - work through Part IV: 4 20th Cent Painting and Sculpture during this term

Grade 11 Week 2

Week 02
Gilbert's History of the 20th Century pg 22-41 of ch ch 1 1904-1907
Roosevelt's Letters to His Children from 7 Advice and News to 17 Tame Wild Creatures
Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain ch 2

tuesday

The Americanization of Edward Bok ch 4-6
Speech: Teddy Roosevelt "The Man with the Muck Rake"--April 15, 1906 #16
7 Men Who Rule the World from the Grave ch 2 "Thinking Further About Science" d

wednesday

Ourselves by CM Book II pg 69-70 Moral Judgements and a Virtuous Life
This term's Plutarch's Lives
This term's Shakespeare

thursday

Hazlitt Economics in One Lesson: Pt Two: The Lesson Applied ch 2. The Broken Window
Essay: Wikipedia's entry defining what an essay is

friday

The World: Life and Travel by Jan Morris pgs 11-27 (half of ch 2, part of ch 3)
All Quiet on the Western Front ch 2
The Great Gatsby ch 2
Microbe Hunters ch 10 Ross vs Grassi (there are 8 sections; space it out for the week if desired) 1900

Grade Five, Week Two

Week 2

Monday
This Country of Ours ch 65. Adams - How He Kept Peace With France
Abraham Lincoln's World: Ships and Trops and Businessmen pg 18-22,
Explore the Holy Land, Turkey, ch 1

Tuesday
Abraham Lincoln's World: Tecumseh The Falling Star pg 23-24,
Wild Animals I Have Known: Lobo, 2nd third
Of Courage Undaunted pg 20-31


Wednesday
Pyle's King Arthur: Part I The Winning of Kinghood, ch. 3,
Madam and Lady Why Ch 8 Madam How's Two Grandsons from "So now Analysis has got the upper hand" to "believe that he understands what he says." (pg 145-148)

Thursday
Abraham Lincoln's World: Sam Houston Becomes The Raven pg 25-27,
Story of Inventions Ch.1 cont: Finding the Trouble - end of chapter (pgs 11-24)
Poetry of Rudyard Kipling

Friday
Abraham Lincoln's World: The Year 1812 in North America pg 28-31
Pyle's King Arthur: Part II The Winning of a Sword, ch. 1
Age of Fable ch 15 The Sea Monster, the wedding feast

Week Two Grade Two

Week 2
Monday
An Island Story ch 23 The Battle of Stamford Bridge
Child's History of the World ch 47 Two Empires, Two Empires (ch 45 in 1st ed) Charlemagne

Tuesday
The Little Duke - second half of chapter 1
Tree in the Trail chapter 2,

Wednesday
Tree in the Trail chapter 3
Burgess Animal Book III More of Peter's Long-Legged Cousins, IV Chatterer and

Thursday
Happy Jack Join
Understood Betsy: ch. 1

Friday
Pilgrim's Progress

Poetry of Walter de la Mare everyday

Grade Nine Week 2

Monday-

Christian Life by Sinclair Ferguson
Age of Revolution, William of Orange (last half this week)
Autobiography of Ben Franklin (this book has no chapters; estimate and read portions over 16 weeks)

Tuesday-
Essay on Man: The Design
Simonds American Literature IV Puritan Poetry in New England, last section on Cotton and Increase Mather

Wednesday-
Microbe Hunters ch 2 Spallanzani (there are 7 sections; space it out for the Week if desired)
Coverley Papers: 107 Steele, 108 Addison, 109 Steele
Isaac Bickerstaff ch 3 Pacolet's Story, ch 4 Recollections

Thursday-
Life of Washington ch 3
Are You Liberal, Conservative? pg 17-35 ch 2-5
Mere Christianity 4. What Lies Behind the Law, 5. We Have Cause to be Uneasy OR The Problem of Pain 1 Introductory

Friday-

Days with Sir Roger DeCoverley: Mr Will Wimble
Gulliver's Travels Part I-A Voyage to Lilliput ch 3-5
Tale of a Tub: Section I.--The Introduction

Welcome Back Grade Nine, Week One

Tuesday-
Christian Life by Sinclair Ferguson
Age of Revolution, William of Orange (first half this week)
Are You Liberal, Conservative? pg 10-16 Introduction-ch 1
Gulliver's Travels Part I-A Voyage to Lilliput ch 1, 2

Wednesday-
Autobiography of Ben Franklin (this book has no chapters; estimate and read portions over 16 weeks)
Life of Washington ch 1, 2
CM's Ourselves Book 1 pg 131-135: Gladness

Thursday-
Microbe Hunters ch 1 Leeuwenhook (there are 4 sections; space it out for the Week if desired)
Tale of a Tub: The Preface
Coverley Papers: 1 Addison, 2 Steele, 106 Addison

Friday-
Days with Sir Roger DeCoverley: Sir Roger's Family
Royal Road to Romance ch 1, 2
Mere Christianity 1. Law of Human Nature, 2. Some Objections, 3. The Reality of the Law

Welcome Back Grade Eleven Week One

Term 1 1900-1940

Week 01
Tuesday
The Holiness of God by R. C. Sproul ch 1
The Americanization of Edward Bok ch1 -4
Six Easy Pieces: pg 69-72 What is energy?
7 Men Who Rule the World from the Grave Preface, Introduction, ch 1 (Darwin)
Ourselves by CM Book II pg 68,69 Sound Moral Judgement

Wednesday
Matthew nery's Commentary
Roosevelt's Letters to His Children from 1 In The Spanish War to 6 The Pig Named Maude
Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain introduction and ch 1
Haslitte economics: chapter one
This term's Plutarch's Lives
This term's Shakespeare
In Defense of the Essay By Christopher Orlet

Thursday
South chapter 1
All Quiet on the Western Front ch 1
The Great Gatsby ch 1
Microbe Hunters ch 9 Bruce (there are 9 sections; space it out for the week if desired) 1924

Friday
Our National Parks by John Muir ch 1: 'Give a month at least to this precious reserve. The time will not be taken from the sum of your life. Instead of shortening, it will indefinitely lengthen it and make you truly immortal. Nevermore will time seem short or long, and cares will never again fall heavily on you, but gently and kindly as gifts from heaven.'
Picture Study
Foreign Language
On Writing Well ch 1, 2
The Thinking Toolbox by Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn introduction or preface
Janson's History of Art - work through Part IV: 4 20th Cent Painting and Sculpture during this term(3 pages week)
Gilbert's History of the 20th Century pg 1-21 of ch 1 1900-1904 (21 pgs)

Welcome Back Grade Five Week One

Week 1
Monday
The Bible
This Country of Ours ch This Country of Ours ch 64. Washington First in War, First in Peace
Abraham Lincoln's World: 1809 pg ix-x, Napoleon pg 5-8, The Next Emperor pg 9-10, Because of England and Napoleon pg 11--14, Young Creoles of Venezuela pg 15-18

Tuesday
Trial and Triumph ch 36. William Carey Father of Modern Missions (1761-1834) pg. 219
Of Courage Undaunted (Across the Continent with Lewis and Clark) pg 13-20
Explore the Holy Land, Turkey, ch 1

Wednesday
Wild Animals I Have Known: Lobo, first third
Christian Liberty Nature Reader 5: ch. 1, What is Made from the Blood (teeth, tears, etc) [or, in the 2002 edition, 1. What is Made from Blood? part a]

Thursday
Madam and Lady Why Ch 8 Madam How's Two Grandsons from beginning to "beautiful work than he has ever yet done in the world." (pg 141-145 in the Yesterday's Classics reprint)
Story of Inventions Ch.1: James Watt & the Invention of the Steam Engine - Captured by Steam (pgs 1-10)


Friday:
Poetry of Rudyard Kipling
Pyle's King Arthur: Part I, The Winning of Kinghood, ch. 1 and 2 or Roger Lancelyn Green: Bk 1 ch 1 The Two Swords, ch 2 Balyn and Balan
Age of Fable ch 15 The Graeae, Perseus and Medusa, Perseus and Atlas
Isaak Newton (word doc for kindle)

Welcome Back Grade One Week 1

Week 1

MONDAY
The Bible
An Island Story ch 22 Harold
Trial and Triumph 10. Charlemagne Protector of the Church (742-814 AD)

TUESDAY
The Little Duke - first half of chapter 1
Tree in the Trail chapter 1

WEDNESDAY
Burgess Animal Book I Jenny Wren Gives Peter Rabbit an Idea, II Peter and Jumper Go To School

THURSDAY
Poetry of Walter de la Mare
Lamb's or Nesbit's Shakespeare: The Two Gentlemen of Verona

FRIDAY
Pilgrim's Progress: about 800 words every week (you can download a text file that is broken down into weekly readings for two years, or 72 portions)