Week 8, Y9 & Y7Lite

I recorded week 7 but not week 8 and here it is the middle of week 9. I’ll get to week 9 probably next week.

Together subjects:

Bible Study: Exodus 8-14, Plagues, Passover and Red Sea Crossing.
Latin: Lesson 26, worksheet 5, derivatives and Latin prayer (written and recited), Quiz; Lesson 27 intro and worksheets 1-3
Logic: Art of Argument, video
Ohio Study: Researched tribes in Ohio; working on presentation of chosen tribe (Fox chose Sauk, Lee chose Chippewa)
Science: CK12 Earth Science, review what to do in case of an earthquake, lesson on rocks and worksheet
Poetry: Roar on the Other Side, Stepping Stones from chapter 2
Plutarch: Pericles, Anne White’s study guide, Lesson 7
Art/Music: Felix Mendelssohn (A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Wedding March and Overture); WCLV classical radio; Renoir, Les Grands Boulevards

Lee, Y9, 10th grade:

Bible: reading- 1 Samuel 3-5, 2 Corinthians 3-4 (narration); devotion- Christian Life ch 7 (narration); verse- recited Ephesians 6:10-18, read, wrote and recited Galatians 5:16-21; commentary- Galatians 3:6-14 (written narration)

Foreign Language: Greek (Hey Andrew! Teach Me Some Greek, Level 6, Lesson 2- still); Sign Language (Signing Savvy)

History/Geography: A History of the American People, pp 103-107 (written narration); Autobiography of Ben Franklin (narration); Washington, the Indispensible Man, pp 70-80; Peter the Great; The Royal Road to Romance, ch 9 & 10

Citizenship: Ourselves by Charlotte Mason, pp 99-103 (narration); An Essay of Man by Alexander Pope, Epistle II, Canto (?) III (Individual, Passion) (narration); Government: Are You Liberal, Conservative, Confused? ch 8 (narration); Current Events: At least 1 story each day (various online news sources: Student Daily News, CNN student news, NY and Washington Times, Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), Worldmag.com), but none recorded

Math: Geometry, pp 36-39 (Mastering Essential Math Skills)

English (Literature, Grammar & Poetry): Isaac Bickerstaff by Richard Steele, ch 16-17; Days with Sir Roger Coverley (“The Chase”); Traditional English Sentence Style, finished ch 2; The Roar on the Other Side, ch 2 (Stepping Stones {writing activities}); Commonplace book entry (1-2 each day)

Home Ec: chores (dishes, sweeping, vacuuming, food preparation); menu for the week; WealthQuest for Teens (every day); Letter writing

Fox, Y7Lite, 8th grade

Bible: reading- Judges 17-19, Acts 16-17 (narration; written narration for Judges 15); devotion- Mere Christianity by C. S. Lewis, Bk 1, ch 3 (narration, discussion); verse- recited Psalm 51:11-12, copied entire verse, verses 11 & 12 three additional days

Foreign Language: German (Transparent Language)

Citizenship: Young Marines; Current Events: 1 story each day (various online news sources: Student Daily News, CNN student news, NY and Washington Times, Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), or Worldmag.com), recorded

History/Geography: The Birth of Britain, pp 111-122 (narration); In Freedom’s Cause by G. A. Henty ch 5 (narration); Age of Chivalry by Thomas Bulfinch, ch 8; Joan of Arc by Mark Twain, Bk 2, ch 2-4; Asser’s Life of King Alfred; The Brendan Voyage by Tim Severin, ch 4 (narration); Seterra, 25 minutes

Natural science- The Glow-Worm by Fabre (list of scientific names and unfamiliar words from reading)

Math: Algebra (No-Nonsense Algebra, Lesson 2-8 and 2-9)

English (Literature, Grammar, Poetry & Penmanship): History of English Literature for Boys and Girls by H. E. Marshall, ch 7; Ivanhoe, ch 9; Jensen’s Grammar (sentences Lessons 47, 1/2 Lesson 48); Idylls of the King by Tennyson; The Roar on the Other Side, ch 2 (Stepping Stones {writing activities}); Pictures in Cursive, Book E

Home Ec: chores (dishes, sweeping, vacuuming, food preparation), prepared menu for the week; Letter writing