Grade 11 Week 17

Week 17

The Cost of Discipleship ch 10 (Woman) - ch 13 (The Enemy-The Extraordinary)
Gilbert's History of the 20th Century pg 320-333 of ch 8 1945-1948 (13 pgs)
OR Modern Times second third of ch ch 11 up to pg 388 (8 pgs)
Mein Kampf Book 1 ch 9, 10
Here is Your War ch 8 (or other Ernie Pyle book)
The Men Behind Hitler Schreibner ch 4
Hiding Place ch 7
The Justice Trial (spend 3 weeks)
Amusing Ourselves to Death ch 5 "The Peek-a-Boo World"
Six Easy Pieces: pg 92-94 Development of dynamics
This term's Plutarch's Lives
This term's Shakespeare
Hazlitt Economics in One Lesson: ch 17. Government Price-Fixing
Essay:
The World: Life and Travel by Jan Morris pgs 199-205 (last part of ch 17; skip ch 18)
The Chosen by Chaim Potok ch 5, 6
Brideshead Visited second half of ch 5
Choose poetry from an anthology of modern poetry
Regular Copywork and Dictation
Continue your Math program
A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf by John Muir ch 5
Apologia or other science
Picture Study
Composer Study/Folksongs/Hymns
Foreign Language
On Writing Well ch 20
The Thinking Toolbox by Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn lesson 16

Grade 5 Week 17

Week 17
Abraham Lincoln's World: A Beautiful Uniform or a Spiked Helmet pg 213-215, Wilhelm der Goldaf pg 216, The Peace Festival pg 217-220, Napoleon III pg 220-224 (including Eugenie)
Trial and Triumph ch 40. Amy Carmichael Mother to Outcast Children (1867-1951) pg. 245
Biography of your choice - spread over the 12 week term as desired
Explore the Holy Land, Egypt, ch 3 OR Hillyer's Childs Geography of the World ch 31, 32 OR Halliburton
Christian Liberty Nature Reader 5: ch. 16, The Muscles [or, in the 2002 edition, 5. Muscles]
Story of Inventions Ch.7 cont: Offering the Machine to England - end of chapter (pgs 155-168)
Madam and Lady Why Ch 10 Field and Wild from "Another forest coming up from below?" to "even as wise as Sweep the retriever." (pg 209-214)
Optional: Physics Lab in A Housewares Store: Teflon Pots and Pans p. 47
Spread this term's Shakespeare play and Life (from Plutarch's Lives) over the 12 week term
Poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
biography of Alexander Graham Bell to be read over the 12 week term as desired
Oliver Twist: ch. 20-23
Age of Fable ch 22 Erisichthon

Grade 9 Week 17

Monday-
Declaration of Rights (1765)
Letters to His Son by Lord Chesterfield

Tuesday-
The God Who is There Section 2, ch 3, 4
Age of Revolution, The American Colonies
John Adams and the American Revolution ch 1, 2

Wednesday-
The English Constitution 4 The House of Lords second half
Common Sense by Thomas Paine 4 Of the Present Ability of America, with misc Reflexions

Thursday-
War of the Worldviews ch 3 The Christian Worldview
History of Rasselas ch 16-19
She Stoops to Conquer, a play; read Act IV

Friday-
Selbourne Letters XXXIII-XLIV
Marshall's English Literature ch 67 Pope

Grade 2 Week 17

Week 17
The Bible
Trial and Triumph 14. Peter Waldo and the Waldensians Faithful to the Word (1130-1217)
The Little Duke first half of ch 9
Tree in the Trail chapter 25
Burgess Animal Book XXXIII Buster bear's Big Cousins, XXXIV Unc' Billy and Old Mrs. Possum
Poetry of Eugene Field and James Whitcombe Riley
Wind in Willows: ch. 5
Pilgrim's Progress

Grade 5 Week 16

Week 16
The Bible
Abraham Lincoln's World: Gold pg 200-201, Canada pg 201-202, Corn and Potatoes pg 203, The Year 1848 pg 204-208
Christian Liberty Nature Reader 5: ch. 15, More About Bones [or, in the 2002 edition, 5. More About Bones]
Story of Inventions Ch.7 cont: Making His First Sewing Machine - Exhibiting the Machine (pgs 149-154)
Madam and Lady Why Ch 10 Field and Wild from "And where did men get the grass seeds from?" to "and lived quietly side by side for ages." (pg 203-209)
Poetry of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
biography of Alexander Graham Bell to be read over the 12 week term as desired
Oliver Twist: ch. 15-19
Age of Fable ch 22 The rural deities

Grade 2 Week 16

Week 16
The Bible
Tree in the Trail chapter 23, 24
Burgess Animal Book XXXI Bobby Coon Arrives, XXXII Buster Bear Nearly Breaks Up School
Poetry of Eugene Field and James Whitcombe Riley
Wind in Willows: ch. 4
Parables of Nature ch 9 The Circle of Blessing

Grade Nine Week Sixteen

Tuesday-
CM's Ourselves Book 1 pg 163-166: Some Causes of Lying
The English Constitution 4 The House of Lords first half
Common Sense by Thomas Paine 3 Thoughts on the Present State of American Affairs
War of the Worldviews ch 2 Worldviews in Conflict

Wednesday-
History of Rasselas ch 13-15
She Stoops to Conquer, a play; read Act III
Land of Little Rain 5 OR Selbourne Letters XXIII-XXXII OR Life of the Fly ch 6

Thursday-
The God Who is There Section 2, ch 1, 2
Age of Revolution, use this week to catch up if necessary
Letters to His Son by Lord Chesterfield
Autobiography of Ben Franklin

Grade 5 Week 15

This Country of Ours ch 78. Taylor - Union Or Disunion
Abraham Lincoln's World: Authors and Visitors pg 184-186, Telegraph and Photograph pg 187-189, On To The West pg 190-196, To The Halls of Montezuma pg 197-199
Christian Liberty Nature Reader 5: ch. 14, The Bones [or, in the 2002 edition, 5. Bones]
Story of Inventions Ch.7: Elias Howe and the Invention of the Sewing Machine - The First Sewing Machines (pgs 141-148)
biography of Alexander Graham Bell to be read over the 12 week term as desired
Age of Fable ch 20 Ariadne

Week 15, Grade 2

Week 18
The Little Duke second half of ch 9
Tree in the Trail chapter 26, 27
Burgess Animal Book XXXV Lightfoot, Blacktail and Forkhorn, XXXVI Bugler, Flathorns and Wanderhoof
Wind in Willows: ch. 6

Grade Nine Week Fifteen

Monday-
The God Who is There Section 1, ch 5
Age of Revolution; Austrian Succession

Tuesday-
She Stoops to Conquer, a play; read Act II
The English Constitution 3 The Monarchy second half

Wednesday-
Letters to His Son by Lord Chesterfield
Autobiography of Ben Franklin (this book has no chapters; estimate and read portions over 16 weeks)

Thursday-
Common Sense by Thomas Paine 2 Of Monarchy and Hereditary Succession
War of the Worldviews ch 1 Preparing for Battle (second half)
History of Rasselas ch 9-12

Friday-
Land of Little Rain 4 OR Selbourne Letters XII-XXII OR Life of the Fly ch 5
How to Read a Book, part 3 work in chapter 16 over the next 2 or 3 weeks
Simonds History of American Literature IV. Poetry of the Revolution

Grade 5 Week 14

Abraham Lincoln's World: Rebellion in Canada pg 174-175, Steam Across the Atlantic pg 176-177, Behind Japan's Closed Door pg 178-180, Wedding Bells pg 180-183
Christian Liberty Nature Reader 5: ch. 13, The Smell, the Taste and the Touch [or, in the 2002 edition, 4. Smell, Taste and Touch]
Story of Inventions Ch.6 cont: Inventing the Cotton Gin - end of chapter (pgs 129-140)
biography of Alexander Graham Bell to be read over the 12 week term as desired
Oliver Twist: ch. 4-8
Age of Fable ch 20 Bacchus

Grade 2 Week 14

Week 14
The Little Duke second half of ch 7
Tree in the Trail chapter 20, 21
Burgess Animal Book XXVII Reddy Fox Joins the School, XXVIII Old Man Coyote and Howler the Wolf
Wind in Willows: ch. 2

Grade Nine Week Fourteen

Tuesday-
The God Who is There Section 1, ch 3, 4
Age of Revolution, Sir Robert Walpole
Autobiography of Ben Franklin (23 paragraphs)

Wednesday-
Letters to His Son by Lord Chesterfield
The English Constitution 3 The Monarchy first half

Thursday-
Common Sense by Thomas Paine 1 Of the Origin and Design of Government in General
War of the Worldviews ch 1 Preparing for Battle 21 (first half)

Friday-

History of Rasselas ch 4-8
She Stoops to Conquer, a play; read Act I (there are 5 acts; do one per week)
Land of Little Rain ch 3 OR Selbourne Letters V-XI OR Life of the Fly ch 3, 4
Simonds History of American Literature III. The Second Half of the Century

Grade 11 Week 13

Week 13
Monday

The Cost of Discipleship ch 1 (Costly Grace)

Gilbert's History of the 20th Century pg 264-278 of ch 7 1940-1941 (14 pgs)

Tuesday

Mein Kampf Book 1 ch 1, 2Here is Your War ch 1, 2

Franklin Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor address, December 8, 1941 "a day that will live in infamy" #4Amusing Ourselves to Death ch 1

Wednesday

"The Medium is the Metaphor"Short essay about the Trial of Nuremberg

Study/Folksongs/HymnsForeign Language

Thursday

On Writing Well ch 16

The Thinking Toolbox by Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn lesson 12

Grade 5 Week 12

This Country of Ours ch 75. Tyler - Florida Becomes a State
Abraham Lincoln's World: Slavery What To Do About It pg 150-153, Abe Lincoln of New Salem pg 154-157, Remember the Alamo pg 158-162, On To Oregon pg 162-164
Of Courage Undaunted pg 153-163
Story of Inventions Ch.5 cont: Richard Arkwright & the Water Frame - end of chapter (pgs 107-120)
Madam and Lady Why Ch 9 The Coral-Reef from "But you said that the coal was made from plants" to end of chapter (pg 183-187)
Pyle's King Arthur: Gawaine ch. 2 and 3 or Roger Lancelyn Green: Bk 4 ch 3 The Last Battle, Epilogue: Avalon
Age of Fable ch 19 Theseus

Grade 2 week 12

Week 12
An Island Story ch 32 Henry Plantagenet -The Story of the Conquest of Ireland
Child's History of the World ch 53 a Great Adventure ch 51 in 1st ed)
The Little Duke - second half of ch 6
Tree in the Trail chapter 17, 18
Burgess Animal Book XXIII Digger and His Cousn Glutton, XXIV Shadow and His Family
Understood Betsy: ch. 11

Grade Nine Week Thirteen

Tuesday-
Age of Revolution, The House of Hanover
Autobiography of Ben Franklin
CM's Ourselves Book 1 pg 156-162: Spoken Truth

Wednesday-
The English Constitution 2 The Constitution second half
Common Sense by Thomas Paine Introduction
War of the Worldviews Preface and Introduction

Thursday-
Land of Little Rain ch 1, 2 OR Selbourne to end of Letter IV OR Life of the Fly ch 1, 2
The Story of Painting by H.W. Janson - this term, work through the section "Toward Revolution"
Simonds History of American Literature II. Benjamin Franklin
Poetry

Friday-
The God Who is There Section 1, ch 1, 2
Letters to His Son by Lord Chesterfield
History of Rasselas ch 1-3 (these are very short chapters)

Grade 11 Week 12

Week 12
The Holiness of God by R. C. Sproul ch 9
Gilbert's History of the 20th Century pg 240-263 of ch 6 1936-1939 (23 pgs)
Roosevelt's Letters to His Children from 115 Four Sheepish Small Boys to 126 Quentin Grown-up
Testament of Youth by Vera Brittain ch 12
The Americanization of Edward Bok ch 36-end
Speech: Winston Churchill "Their finest hour" June 18, 1940
Six Easy Pieces: pg 81-88 Other forms of energy
7 Men Who Rule the World from the Grave ch 12 "Who Shall Overcome?"
Ourselves by CM Book II pg 93 (The Words of Christ)-96
Hazlitt Economics in One Lesson: ch 12. The Drive for Exports
The World: Life and Travel by Jan Morris pgs 133-144
Foreign Language
On Writing Well ch 15
The Thinking Toolbox by Nathaniel and Hans Bluedorn lesson 11

Grade Nine Week Twelve

Tuesday-
Christian Life by Sinclair Ferguson
Age of Revolution, Treaty of Utrechte (last half this week)

Wednesday-
Autobiography of Ben Franklin (26 paragraphs)
Life of Washington ch 13

Thursday-
Coverley Papers: 359 Budgell, 383 Addison, 517
Gulliver's Travels Part III-A Voyage to the Houyhnhnms ch 9-12
Battle of the Books--take 2 weeks to read this

Friday-
The English Constitution 2 The Constitution first half
Mere Christianity 10. Nice People or New Men?, 11. The New Men
Marshall's English Literature 66 Dick Steele

Grade 5 Week 11

Week 11
The Bible
This Country of Ours ch 74. Harrison - The Hero of Tippecanoe
Abraham Lincoln's World: Time Makes an Old Idea New pg 139-142, The Sultan's Guest pg 142-144, India pg 145-146, Li Hung Chang A Boy of China pg 147-149
Of Courage Undaunted pg 137-152
Explore the Holy Land, Israel, ch 3 OR Hillyer's Childs Geography of the World ch 20, 21 OR Halliburton
Wild Animals I Have Known: Redruff
Christian Liberty Nature Reader 5: ch. 11, How the Eye is Guarded [or, in the 2002 edition, 4. How the Eye is Guarded]
Story of Inventions Ch.5: Invention of the Spinning Machines - James Hargreaves & the Spinning Jenny (pgs 101-106)
Madam and Lady Why Ch 9 The Coral-Reef from "That is the history of the cocoa-nut crab." to "nothing is impossible with God." (pg 179-182)
Optional: Physics Lab in A Housewares Store: Chopsticks, p. 36
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: Pellias ch. 6, Gawaine ch. 1 or Roger Lancelyn Green: Bk 4 ch 1 Launcelot and Guinevere, ch 2 The Plots of Sir Mordred
Age of Fable ch 19 Hebe and Ganymede