Tuesday, June 10, 2008

MiddleSchool Scope and Sequence -- Catholic Classical


What's below looks complicated and like too much -- but I'll list about 3-5 topics per month in addition to the core classes -- Catechism, Math, Latin, Greek, Logic -- and then go from there.

Reading, working with hands, art, and oral/writtten composition are the other components.

It's helpful to have this laid out for the future. Anyone reading this can ignore it, though, since it's extremely rough right now.

Plans for Middle School (Seventh and Eighth Grade)

Religion

  • Faith and Life 7-8
  • Bible History (Schuster)
  • Gospel of Mark, Luke
  • saints' bios (list to follow)
  • Apologetics (list to follow)

Math

  • Ray's Higher Arithmetic
  • Key to Algebra

Latin

  • Latina Christiana, Henle

Greek

  • Basic Greek in 30 Minutes a Day

Logic

  • Introductory Logic,
  • Traditional Logic 1

Literature


History -- US History & Modern World

Geography

  • Physical
  • Historical

Civics

  • Plutarch (history of political life)
  • Growing in the Virtues of Jesus
  • Ourselves (maybe)
  • Joyful Mysteries of Life
  • Whatever Happened to Penny Candy (maybe) -- OR
  • Land of Fair Play (for economics -- 1 quarter)

Science

  • Nature Study
  • Design a Study -- Science, keep notebook of projects and reading -- I think I will alternate Life Science with Physical Science
  • Periodic Table, Chemical History of a Candle (others -- list to follow)

Composition

  • Composition in the Classical Tradition (spine)
  • List of topics to follow
  • Scope and sequence to follow

Art

  • Knights of Art
  • Correlated with US History study -- American Artists
  • list of artists to follow

Music

  • various composers and genres -- list to follow
  • start piano


Other

  • Arts and Crafts
  • Life Skills
  • Vocational
  • PE
  • (lists to follow)

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