Set 4 -- Planning

Days 30-39
Reading Chart for Set 4

Religion
on Faith --
Habits
Basic and Supernatural Virtues
Virtues for Practice this Year
Practicing Virtue
Habitual and Actual Faith
Professing the Faith
Great Teachers
More Great Teachers

read Modern Crusaders

History
Jacob
Joseph
Joseph in Egypt
The Pentateuch
Review of Chapter
Ancient Art #2 (Excursion to Ancient Egypt)
Old Testament: Israelites in Egypt

Grammar
Sentences #7 Predicative Nominatives
Sentences #8: Compound Predicate Nominatives

• Quiz #7

Sentences #9: Direct Objects and Predicate Nominatives

Sentences #10: Identifying Complements

Quiz #8

Composition
Analogy
Compare/Contrast
Elements of Circumstance
Narrative
introduce idea of summarizing

Vocabulary
Unit 2

Latin
Latin Boot Camp #5-6
Wheelock Chapter 3
Second Declension
Masculine Nouns and Adjectives
-Er Endings in Second Declension Masculine
Apposition
Word Order
Imperative Mood in Latin Verbs
Reading Latin

Science
Structure of Water
Solubility and PH
Organic Molecules
Macromolecules
DNA
Review Questions
Mystery of the Periodic Table

Geometry
Proving Triangles Congruent
Proving Corresponding Parts Equal
The Isoceles Triangle Theorem
Algebra Review
The SSS Congruence Theorem
Constructions
More Constructions
Summary and Review
Test on Congruent Triangles

Literary Analysis
Figurative Language
"In Media Res"
Read Books 9 - 12 of the Iliad

Literature and Reading
Mere Christianity
Screwtape Letters
Iliad (catch-up)
Instant Biology
Science Matters
King Solomon's Ring
How to Read a Book?
View from The Oak

Lesson Notes -- First Quarter

(I don't plan the lesson notes more than 2 weeks ahead since I change things on the Dashboard to adjust for the student).


We are on: 

Week 6
September 27-October 1
Day 23
Day 24
Day 25
Day 26
Day 27

Week 7
October 4-8
Day 28
Day 29
Review #3
Day 30 (minimum day/conference)
Day 31



Week 8
October 11-15
Day 32
Day 33
Day 34
Day 35
Day 36



Week 9
October 19-22
Day 37
Day 38
Day 39
Review #4
Day 40 (minimum day, end of quarter)

We have finished:

Week 3
September 6-10
Labor Day
Day 11
Day 12
Day 13
Day 14

Week 4
September 13-17
Day 15
Day 16
Day 17
Day 18
Day 19

Week 5
September 20-24
Review #2
Day 20
Day 21
Day 22

High School Focus

Grade 9 Themes

Reading non-fiction (very general level)
Reading literature (some lit analysis -- targeted towards his writing)
Composition:  exposure to "types" of writing/thinking/invention, focus on narrative as core of all writing
Vocabulary as entry point into material -- hanging concepts onto it.

During School Day

Oral review from Quizlet printouts
Discuss key concepts from readings (I need to list these)
Read Aloud (to both Paddy and Kieron)

Set 5 -- Planning

Days 40 - 49
Reading Chart Set 5

Religion
Practicing Faith
Seeds of Faith
Sins and Dangers against Faith
Increasing Faith
Review of Revelation
Spreading the Faith
Review

History
Akhnetaton 

OT: The Exodus
Ramses and Egypt
Sinai
The Wandering in the Wilderness
Forty Years
The Promised Land

Latin

Latin Boot Camp 7-8
Wheelock Chapter 4
Infinitive and Stem in Conjugations
Latin REview/Excursion
Second Declension Neuters
Adjectives
Present Indicative of Sum
Predicate Nouns and Adjectives
Substantive Adjectives


 Grammar
Parts of Sentences
Introduction to Prepositional Phrases
Finding Adjectives and Adverbs

• Review
• Exercise on Prepositional Phrases as Modifiers

Compound Sentences
Clauses in Sentences

Vocabulary
Unit 3:  Vocabulary for Freshmen

Composition
Descriptive
Summary Paragraphs
Uses of Types
Uses of Types 2
 Literature and Literary Analysis
Invention -- how earlier writers used stories already "out there"
Idea of Flawed Hero
Books 13-16 of the Iliad

Science of Life
Diversity
Heredity

Geometry
5 Inequalities
Properties of Inequality
The Exterior Angle Theorem
Algebra Review
Triangle Side and Angle Inequalities
The Triangle Inequality Theorem
Summary and Review
Test on Inequalities
Proving Lines Parallel

Updates

I made a new TADA list for putting chapters of books into. 

Also starting a new website to work on as time provides A Catholic Literary Education

How to Read a Book -- Notes

I think I will do a "reading" course with some of the ideas from HTRAB rather than just have him read the book itself.  Have him read it in sophomore or junior year.

Also, have a "main concept" for each science lesson and possibly for each history lesson.

Also, have "strands" or main themes for each course.

Weekly Planning

Another change I want to make is to do a weekly overview, where I figure out what I want accomplished for that time period. Then the specific lessons can have more repetition and unity, and hopefully take less time to plan.

So each week should have a primary "core" goal like knowing the 5 kingdoms, or the 1st declension paradigm, etc.  

When I put in a Quizlet there should be a pattern like:

1. PRactice
2. Practice
3. Sample Test
4. Test Offline.
5. Retake or break

For a map puzzle or quiz, etc:

1. Puzzle
2. Puzzle
3. Practice quiz
4. Quiz Offline
5. Retake or break

Books and Reading

I think we will do our lessons in a slightly different way than what we have been doing up till now.   Kieron doesn't really notice the book assignments in the lessons.   So I think I will print him out a sheet of readings.  He can mark them as he finishes.   He can choose whether to discuss them right after reading or to wait until later.     I am going to try to write study notes for the books he is reading so we can talk about them a bit.   He might need some guidance learning how to read for a seminar type format. 

He can read separately from the lessons, or alongside.  

I also think we really need a Morning Time.  Plan out the readings or just make do until it evolves. 

Religion, Set 3

Lesson #2 Part 4 The Holy Bible

Lesson #2 Part 5 Sacred Tradition

Lesson #2 Part 6 Belief in Revelation

• Review

The Unity and Trinity of God
A Great Mystery of Our Faith

• Review

Our Guides to our Goal
Lesson 3
Reason -- A Natural Guide
Lesson 4
Lesson 5

Latin Set 3

Epitome Historiae Sacrae.
Latin Boot Camp Class 3-4.

Focus on using a dictionary, finding subject and verb.

Also review first and second declension, first and second conjugation present indicative.

Science of Life Set 3

I: ATOMS AND MOLECULES

Atoms
Electrons and energy
Chemical Bonding
Chemical reactions and molecules

For Review:

Summary of Chemistry of Life (this is an audiovisual presentation in 6 parts)

English Studies Set 3

Composition

Process
Cause and Effect
Analogy and Comparison
Elements of Circumstance

Grammar

Sentences #4: Expletives

Sentences #5: Interjections

Sentences #6: Compound Verbs

• Quiz #6

Vocabulary

Unit 2 Freshman Vocabulary

Ancient History Set 3

Lesson 15: Early Egypt
Lesson 16: More about Egypt

Lesson 16: Harappa

Ancient Art Recognition #1


UNIT THREE: Patriarchs

Chapter 2: Father in Faith

Abraham
Readings on Abraham
Readings on Abraham #2
World of the Patriarchs

Geometry Set 3

3 Rays and Angles

Lesson 17: Complementary and Supplementary Angles
Lesson 18: Algebra Review
Lesson 19:Linear Pairs and Vertical Angles
Lesson 20: Parallel and Perpendicular Lines
Lesson 21: Summary and Review
Lesson 22: Test on Rays and Angles

4 Congruent Triangles

Triangles
Congruent Polygons
Proving Triangles Congruent

Set 3 -- Planning

Readings


Formal Logic
about chapters 6 and 7 of Traditional Logic -- categorical propositions and their relationships

Geometry
about rays and angles, and congruency

History
from Egypt over to Abraham

English
More on paragraphs; sentences; unit 2 of vocabulary

Science
Chemistry

Latin
Translations; boot camp; review of 1st/2nd declension and conjugation

Religion
God's perfections; Trinity; Reason and Faith

Introduction to Formal Logic -- Set 3

Listen to Class III and Class IV
(on chapters 6-7 of Traditional Logic)
-- 7 days
homework for both chapters
2 days

Extra Resources

Study Vocabulary for chapters 6-7
Exercise on Categorical Propositions

Sample Tests and Quizzes here
Critical Thinking text here

Goals:

• He should understand the square of opposition.
• He should know what types of categorical propositions match which letters

Chemistry of Life Unit

Mystery of the Periodic Table
There are 18 chapters -- read 3 per week.
a review (and unit)

Study Questions

Comic Book Periodic Table

Periodic Table Game
Element Game (different levels)

a presentation on DNA
Hippocampus Chemistry of LIfe

Minimum Days

Conference -- Goal Setting
Nature Walk/Field Trip
Lab Project
Writing Project


Update Notebook
Plan

Review #4

Review #4