Math-Teaching Textbooks Algebra I.
Language Arts-
There are are couple lessons left over
from season three of Analytical Grammar that I would like Ben to
complete. We'll do that at the start of the year and get it out of the
way. I have been very pleased with this program.
To tie literature in with our Early Modern history studies, I will have Ben use Excellence in Literature, American
Literature, from Janice Campbell. I'm really happy with the research
aspect of her curriculum and hope Ben enjoys this delving-in as well.
His selections will be: Autobiography by Benjamin Franklin, Rip Van Winkle and Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, The Last of the Mohicans by James Fennimore Cooper, and either The Scarlet Letter or The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel hawthorn.
Writing was hard for me to figure out this year, but I've decided to begin with Teaching the Essay
from Analytic Grammar. I've been happy with her grammar program, and
her style of teaching so I'm hoping this will be a clear, concise course
both for me to teach and for Ben to learn from, damn it. (Sorry.
Didn't want to end my sentence with a preposition. ) I also have Epi
Kardia's Essay Style's for High School on my shelf which we can
continue with either after Teaching the Essay, or next year.
Poetry will be covered at tea time along with Will and Charlie.
Ben can revisit poems that are familiar to him as Charlie learns them for the first time; I plan to use one of our favorite series of books
to highlight Robert Frost or Lewis Carroll, along with seasonal
selections from Poetry Speaks to Children and Favorite Poems Old and New.
Also during the course of the year, we'll read some meatier selections
from Anne Bradstreet, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Poe,
and Longfellow, and tie them in with our American history studies. I'll use The Harp and the Laurel Wreath for guidance in analyzing some of these poems, but as always, poetry at tea time will be mainly for enjoyment.
Science this year will be
Biology. I believe we will be using Holt Biology, along with the syllabus from Oak Meadow.
History, as always, is a bear. It will be Early Modern with a heavy focus on American history. I'd like to use American Odyssey
for Ben's core readings. Art and
music appreciation will be woven into this fabled curriculum. We'll
look at many primary documents. The rest is still fuzzy.
Government will come from iCivics and The Complete Idiot's Guide to American Government. Perfect to get the job done!
PE -Membership to the local YMCA, 50 mile bike trip in the fall with scouts.
Health-Review nutrition and substance abuse topics, and cover anatomy and sexual health in biology.
Foreign Language- Right now Klingon seems like a viable choice. Or maybe Mango for Libraries German?
- Introduction to Engineering Design (IED)
- Designed for 9th or 10th grade students, the major focus of IED is the design process and its application. Through hands-on projects, students apply engineering standards and document their work. Students use industry standard 3D modeling software to help them design solutions to solve proposed problems, document their work using an engineer’s notebook, and communicate solutions to peers and members of the professional community.
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