Curriculum Plans 2024/2025

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Flora: Grade 9

English

Literature: CenterforLit Junior High, Shakespeare Play Tips  (Romeo and Juliet, CenterforLit),  "Traditions in the Short Story": America Reads: Traditions in Literature

Independent Studies Literary Analysis

Composition: Hake 8, Put That in Writing (Key), Book of Mottoes

Vocabulary: Vocabulary 8 for Young Catholics?, Rummy Roots card game, Word trees, Daily Warm-Ups Vocabulary, Level I, WordUp!

Spelling: The Word Wasp, Spelling 8 for Young Catholics, Natural Speller (use for review), High School Spelling Words, SpellingYouSee F (Ancient Achievements), 100 Spelling Mnemonics Cards

Grammar: Hake 8, English Grammar Recitation II

Poetry: Daily Poem Podcast, Child's Introduction to Poetry, Harp and Laurel Wreath

Handwriting: Better Handwriting for Young Catholics

Math:

Teaching Textbooks Algebra  (We might use Saxon Algebra 1 Dive DVD to help clarify certain things.)

RightStart Math: A Hands-on Geometry Approach  (We have the first edition and will use what we have.)

Science:

Exploring Creation with Physical Science (2nd edition) with Lectures  (3 days a week, 40 minutes)

Outdoor School book: Wildflower, and Mushroom Spotting

Geography:

Draw Europe

Draw Africa

World Geography Power Basics  (Use only for Europe and Africa.)

Van Loon's Geography  (Ch. 1-29)

Buschmann, Buddha, Tuareg

Complete Book of Marvels  (Videos)

History/American History:

Early American and World History  (Beautiful Feet)  (89 lessons, 2-3 per week)

U.S. History Detective  (Book 1)

Early American History: Natives, Colonists, and Revolutionaries  (Live Ed)

America the Story of Us, America the Story of Us Ideas

Master Books British History (Teacher Guide)

Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser Hörbuch  (Educators' Guide)

Religion: Introduction to Catholicism

The Catholic Faith Handbook for Youth

The Young People's Book of Saints

The Catholic Youth Bible

Scripture Memory  (Use this CD.)

Art/Picture Study:

Catholic World Culture

Local art classes

Charcoal drawing

Handwork:

Metal embossing kit

Block printing

Music/Composer Study:

The Composers' Specials Teacher's Guide for Bach's Fight for Freedom (library), Handel's Last Chance (library), Rossini's Ghost, Liszt's Rhapsody, Strauss: The King of Three-Quarter Time (library), Bizet's Dream

Classics for Kids: Franz Liszt, Georges Bizet, Gioachino Rossini, Johann Strauss, Johann Sebastian Bach, Georg Friedrich Händel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Ludwig van Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi

Song of the Unicorns

Mr. Bach Comes to Call

Beethoven Lives Upstairs

Hallelujah Handel

Mozart's Magnificent Voyage

Mozart's Magic Fantasy

Tchaikovsky Discovers America

Vivaldi's Ring of Mystery

Franz Liszt  (Thomas Tapper)  Franz Liszt  (Harriette Brower)

Private Life of the Great Composers  (Bach, Handel, Rossini)

Catholic Hymn Study  (Our Catholic Hymns)

All About the Symphony Orchestra

Music Activities Kit  (continue)

Character:

Self-Knowledge (Ourselves) by Charlotte Mason:

Term 1: Book 1: pp. 1-32

Term 2: Book 1: pp. 33-65

Term 3: Book 1: pp. 66-98

Beautiful Girlhood, 

French:

Getting Started with French

Rosetta Stone French

Skoldo French Book 3  (Finish)

Lernbox Französisch AOL Grundwortschatz

German:

Gezielt fördern Intensivkurs LRS 5./6. Klasse  (finish)

Gezielt fördern Intensivkurs LRS 7./8. Klasse

Das sagt man so!

Abschreiben erwünscht

Kleider machen Leute, Der geheime Bericht über den Dichter Goethe, So zärtlich war Suleyken, Pole Poppenspäler, Damals war es Friedrich

Latin:

Getting Started with Latin  (finish)

Keep Going with Latin

Lumina Artes Latinae

Biblical Greek

Getting Started with Ancient Greek

Elementary Greek I  (finish)

Student News/Civics:

CNN10, worksheet

Logic:

Fallacy Detective

Typing:

The Good and the Beautiful Typing 3, Ratatype

Home Economics:

Landmark's Baptist Freedom Home Economics 

Home Ec for Everyone

Main Lessons: 

1. History: Revolutions: Live Education!: Revolutionaries and Romantics, Kovacs: The Age of Revolution: Ch. 17-34, Novel: Scarlet Pimpernel, Eine kurze Weltgeschichte für junge Leser Hörbuch  (Educators' Guide)  September
2. Earth Science/Geography: World Physical Geography  (First four chapters) and Workbook to learn countries, etc.  October
3. Biology: Anatomy Physiology: Kovacs: Muscles and Bones: Ch. 35-48, DVD: Biology 101, Lyrical Life Science 3, Blood and Guts, Life Science for Young Catholics  November/December
4. History: British History: Master Books British History (Teacher Guide), Great Britain: Engineering an Empire, Viewing Guide  January
5. Art History: BBC: Sister Wendy's Story of Painting (10 episodes), The Story of Painting (Thomas Craven), make an art history notebook  February
6. History: British History: Master Books British History (Teacher Guide), Great Britain: Engineering an Empire, Viewing Guide  April
7. Physics: Thermodynamics: DVD: Physics 101, TOPS Heat, Tiner: The World of Physics: Ch. 6  (4 weeks)  May
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