House of Education - Year 7

Curriculum Outline for 2005-2006

English1 credit

  1. Reading
  2. Literature selections: Watership Down by Richard Adams, The Once and Future King by T. H. White, The Age of Chivalry by Thomas Bullfinch, Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott , A Taste of Chaucer by Anne Malcolmson and The History of English Literature for Girls and Boys by H. E. Marshall
  3. Grammar
  4. Easy Grammar by Wanda Phillips
  5. Weekly review of basic grammar
  6. Composition
  7. Weekly practice in various forms of composition writing
  8. Poetry
  9. Selected poems: Anthology of Poetry, John Keats, Alfred Lord Tennyson
  10. The Grammar of Poetry by Matt Whitling
  11. Shakespeare
  12. Three plays, one per term: Henry V, Merchant of Venice and A Winter's Tale
  13. Copywork/Transcription
  14. Selected passages from Scripture, Poems, and Shakespeare

Social Studies1 credit

  1. General World History and Culture (400-1400)
  • The Birth of Britain by Sir Winston Churchill
  • Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English, Asser's Life of Alfred, William of Malmesbury's account of the Battle of Hastings, The Magna Charta , History of Deeds Done Beyond the Sea by William of Tyre
  1. Historical Fiction
  1. In Freedom's Cause by G. A. Henty, The Daughter of Time by Josephine Tey
  1. Historical Biography
  • The Life of King Alfred by Asser, Joan of Arc by Mark Twain
  1. Geography
  • The Brendan Voyage by Tim Severin, How the Heather Looks by Joan Bodger
  • Map drills of the Roman Britain during the time of Middle Ages (400-1600); Map of the Brendan Voyage and map of modern day England.
  1. Citizenship
  • Plutarch's Lives (one life per term), Ourselves by Charlotte Mason,
  1. Economics
  • Whatever Happened to Penny Candy by Richard Maybury
  1. Current Events
  • God's World News Magazine - weekly reading and commentary

Science1 credit

  1. General Science
  • Observing God's Creation by A Beka
  • Selected experiments to demonstrate topics under study
  1. Natural History
  • The Lay of the Land by Dallas Lore Sharpe and The Life of the Spider by J. Henri Fabre
  1. Nature Study
  2. Handbook of Nature Study by Anna B. Comstock; nature journaling

Math1 credit

  1. Pre-Algebra
  • Spectrum Math 8

Bible1 credit

  1. Bible Reading
  • King James Bible
  • Survey of Old and New Testaments
  • Map Drills with Oxford Atlas of the Bible
  1. Recitation
  • Psalm 45, Psalm 46, Psalm 51
  1. Worldview
  • Pursuit of Godliness by Jerry Bridges

Electives

  1. Foreign Language
  • Rosetta Stone Language Study: French I
  • Learn Language Now Series: Introduction to French
  1. Music Appreciation
  • Great Men of Music by Harriette Brower; Music Talks with Children by Thomas Tapper
  • Composer Study, one per term: Ludwig von Beethoven, Richard Strauss, Johann Strauss
  • Folk Songs and Hymns, one per term.
  • Instrument Lessons: Intermediate Piano
  1. Art Appreciation
  • Story of Painting by H. W. Janson
  • Artist Study, one per term: Michelangelo , Jan Vermeer, Henri Matisse
  1. Physical Education - weekly
  2. Logic
  • How to Read a Book by Mortimer J. Adler
  1. Life Skills
  • Household Chores, Office work, Community involvement (Awana/Youth)

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