Western Thought 2 Syllabus
Goals and Expectations
By the end of the school year, students should be able to discern worldview issues relating to the period of the Renaissance through the Russian Revolution. We explore God’s Word and discover what it has to say about the issues we confront during this class.
Students will:
1. Recognize the progression of ideas that were key during the Renaissance.
2. Follow the impact of thought and philosophy from the Renaissance into the Reformation and be able to discuss its causes and key ideas.
3. Recognize and be able to discuss the impact of these two movements on the culture through the arts and literature.
4. Understand the role of these movements on the ideas that formed governments in Western culture.
5. Have a good understanding of the American Revolution, its foundations and its impact on the role of government.
6. Be able to discuss the French Revolution and its impact, as well as compare it to the American Revolution.
7. Understand the foundations of the Russian Revolution as we move through history toward the modern Western world.
Summer reading:
· Dante’s Divine Comedy (Inferno, Purgatory, Paradise).
· Complete the portions of the Western Civilizations Workbook pertaining to this reading.
All homework should be completed before students attend class.
· Homework for that week is due and checked on Mondays by a parent grader.
o This is given a grade based on the amount of work you have completed.
o It is worth 25 points each week.
o Your homework must be evident in your workbook by taking good and thorough notes in the spaces provided.
· Periodically, I will give a quiz or in-class writing assignment to test your level of preparedness.
· Essay assignments are due on Wednesdays.
o Essays and other typed assignments must follow the PEP Style Manual. This can be found on the PEP web site.
o A list of all essays can be found in Appendix A at the end of this syllabus
· Grades will be based on class participation, completion of homework in book, quizzes, essays, projects, and other written assignments.
“Therefore, preparing your minds for action, and being sober-minded, set your hope fully on the grace that will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ”
-1 Peter 1:13
“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.”
-1 Peter 3:15
First Quarter Syllabus
· **Follow the Quine workbook assignment instructions.**
· When questions in the workbook cover the viewing of a video, we will watch it in class.
· Mondays: Your books will be turned in to the study hall monitor to be checked by a parent grader.
· Wednesdays: if an essay is due, hand them in to me on Wednesdays.
· Either day: Expect an in-class writing assignment
· Dates are subject to change
DATE
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/ DESCRIPTIONWeek 1
08/ 22 & 24DUE ON WEDNESDAY / · Quine Vol. 1; pg. Intro 3-11
· Appendix B of this syllabus / · Read: “On the Readings of Old Books,” C.S. Lewis
o **SEE APPENDIX B**
· Read: The Universe Next Door, James Sire
o Chapter 2
· Complete: A Universe Charged with the Grandeur of God: Christian Theism [Intro 4-6]
· The Roman Age (Intro 7-8) video will be watched and completed in class.
· Read: The Renaissance-Reformation: A Conflict in Ideas [Intro 9-11]
Week 2
08/ 29 & 31 / · Quine Vol. 1; pg. Intro 12-20 / · Complete: Speaking to Our Culture: Thoughts by Dr. Schaeffer [Intro 12-19]· Read: The God Who Is There, Francis Schaeffer
o Appendix B: “The Problem of the Middle-class Church in the Latter Half of the Twentieth Century” [p. 189-197]
· Read: Escape from Reason, Francis Schaeffer
o Forward [p. 207-208]
· Read: The God Who Is There, Francis Schaeffer
o Appendix A: “The Question of Apologetics” [p. 175-187]
· Read: The God Who Is There, Francis Schaeffer
o Finding the Point of Tension [p. 129-136]
· Read: The God Who Is There, Francis Schaeffer
o From the Point of Tension to the Gospel [p. 137-142]
· Read: The God Who Is There, Francis Schaeffer
o Applying the Gospel [p.143-148]
· Middle Ages video will be watched and completed in class
DATE
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/ DESCRIPTIONWeek 3
09/07 / · Quine Vol. 1; pg Ren 1-14 / · The Renaissance (Ren 3-4) video will be watched and completed in class.· Complete In-Class: The Renaissance and the Arts [Ren 5-6]
o You will need the “Adventures in Art” Galleries I-III to complete this.
· Read and Complete: How Should We Then Live, Francis Schaeffer
o Chapter 3: The Renaissance
· Read and Complete: Dante: The Divine Comedy [Ren 9-11]
· Read: The Divine Comedy: Hell, Dante
o Introduction [pg. 15-31; 43]
o Introduction [pg. 67-69]
· Read and Complete: The Structure: The Divine Comedy [Ren 12-14]
Week 4
09/ 12 & 14 / · Quine Vol. 1; Ren 15-66· Appendix A of this syllabus / · In class assignment (Terza rima challenge)
· Review: The Divine Comedy: Inferno
· Due Wednesday: Essay #1 [55-66]
Week 5
09/ 19 & 21 / · Quine Vol. 1; Ren 67-90 / · In Class Presentations: The Divine Comedy: Inferno· In Class Presentations: The Divine Comedy: Purgatorio
Week 6
09/ 26 & 28 / · Quine Vol. 1; Ren 91-96 / · In Class Presentations: The Divine Comedy: Paradisio· The Reformation (Men 5-6) video will be watched and completed in class.
Week 7
10/ 3 & 5 / · Quine Vol. 1; Ren 97 – Men 14· Appendix A of this syllabus / · Read: Escape from Reason, Francis Schaeffer
o Chapter 1 [pg. 209-216]
o Chapter 2 [pg. 217-224]
· Complete: Escape from Reason [Ren 105-108]
· Read and Complete: The Reformation & Theological Issues – Renaissance vs Reformation [Men 3-4]
· The Reformation (Men 5-6) video will be watched and completed in class.
· Read: Reformation Overview Leader’s Guide
o Program 1: John Wycliffe
o You will get a copy of “The Reformation Overview Leader’s Guide” for filling in the workbook.
· Complete: John Wycliffe [Men 7-9]
o John Wycliffe: The Morningstar video will be watched and completed in class.
· Read: Reformation Overview Leader’s Guide
o Program 2: John Hus
· Complete: John Hus [Men 10-14]
o John Hus video will be watched and completed in class.
ASSIGNMENT
/ DESCRIPTIONWeek 8
10/ 10 & 12 / · Quine Vol. 1; Men 15-35 / · Read: Reformation Overview Leader’s Guide· Program 3: Martin Luther
· Complete: Martin Luther [Men 15-18]
· Martin Luther video will be watched and completed in class.
· Read and Complete: Disputation “95 Theses” [Men 19-26]
· Read and Complete: Hymns by Martin Luther [Men 27-35]
· Due Wednesday: Essay #2
· Plan ahead; read ahead! (Begin reading Institutes of Christian Religion)
· Week 10 (second week of second quarter) covers Week 10 in book, which is approximately pp 69-98. Lots to do!
Second Quarter: Western Thought 2
· Plan ahead! Do not get caught with a lot of reading one week and no reading another week! Spread out your reading!
· All assignments are due on the Monday class.
· Essays are due on Wednesdays.
· Dates are subject to change
DATE
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/ DESCRIPTIONWeek 9 &10
10/ 17 & 1910/ 24 & 26 / · Quine Vol. 1; Men 36-56, 59-60, 62-68 / · Roundtable: Predestination & Free Will
· Read: Reformation Overview Leader’s Guide
o Program 4: The Swiss Reformation
· Complete: John Calvin [Men 36-39]
o The Swiss Reformation video will be watched and completed in class.
· Complete: The Institutes of Christian Religion [Men 40-68]
· Read: The Institutes of Christian Religion
o Book One: Chapters 1-5
o Book One: Chapters 6, 7, & 9
o Book One: Chapters 13-15
o Book One Chapters 16-17
o Book Two: Chapters 1-3
o Book Two: Chapters 6-9
o Book Two: Chapters 12-16
o Book Three: Chapters 1-3
o Book Three: Chapters 11-19
o Book Three: Chapters 21-25
o Book Four: Chapters 1-3, 12
o Book Four: Chapters 14-17
(Weeks 9 & 10 may take longer than 2 weeks.)
DATE
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/ DESCRIPTIONWeek 11
10/31-11/2 / · Quine Vol. 1; Men 69-98 / · Read: A History of the Origins and Formation of The Westminster Confession of Faith [Men 69-78]· Read and Complete: excerpts from The Westminster Confession of Faith [Men 79-98]
· Look up the scriptures and explain only the following points in the Westminster Confession:
o Chapter I: points I, IV and X.
o Chapter II: read points I & II, study point III.
o Chapter VI: point II.
o Chapter VII: points I-III
· In-class Project: Confession group project
Week 12
11/ 7 & 9 / · Quine Vol. 1; Men 98-132 / · Read and Complete: excerpts from The Westminster Confession of Faith [Men 98-132]· Look up the scriptures and explain only the following points in the Westminster Confession:
o Chapter VIII: point VIII.
o Chapter IX: points IV and V.
o Chapter X: points III and IV.
o Chapter XI: point V.
o Chapter XX: point IV.
o Chapter XXIII (all).
o Chapter XXXII (all).
o Chapter XXXIII (all)
· In-class workday (possible)
· In-class Project: Confession group project presentations
Week 13
11/ 14 & 16 / · Quine Vol. 1; Men 161-185· Appendix A of this syllabus / · Read: Reformation Overview Leader’s Guide
o Program 5: The Radical Reformation: The Anabaptists
· Complete: The Radical Reformation [Men 161-166]
· The Anabaptists video will be watched and completed in class.
· Read: Reformation Overview Leader’s Guide
o Program 6: God’s Outlaw: William Tyndale
· Complete: God’s Outlaw: William Tyndale [Men 167-170]
· William Tyndale video will be watched and completed in class.
· Due Wednesday: Essay #3
Second Quarter: Western Thought 2
· All assignments are due on the Monday class.
· Essays are due on Wednesdays.
DATE
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/ DESCRIPTIONWeek 14
11/ 28 & 30 / · Quine Vol. 1; Fine Arts 1-8· Appendix C of this syllabus / · Read: Reformation Thought
· Read: How Should We Then Live?, Francis Schaeffer
o Chapter 4: The Reformation [pg 79-104]
· Music & Art Project: As you do Week 14, study the following musicians. Find their music on the Web or on someone’s cd collection. Look at the art of the masters mentioned in Week 15 in Quine. You can find their art and their music on the links listed in Appendix C.
o This project will be done with a partner, in order to encourage a deeper discussion and understanding of the art.
o In class presentation of Music and Art Project
o **SEE APPENDIX C**
Week 15
12/ 5 & 7 / · Quine Vol. 1; Fine Arts 9-15· Appendix D of this syllabus / · Read and Complete: William Shakespeare [Fine Arts 9-15]
· Shakespeare Project: ** SEE APPENDIX D*
· Due Wednesday: Shakespeare Project Essay #4 [Fine Arts 9-15]
Week 16
12/ 12 & 14 / · Quine Vol. 2; Revolutions 9-10, 23-4· Curtis Vol. 1; pg 219-29; pg 329-49
· Quine Vol. 1; Fine Arts 18-23 / · Read: “Foundations of Modern Political Theory” (Handout)
· Read: Great Political Theories Vol. 1
o The Prince and The Discourses, Machiavelli p. 219-29
o Leviathan, Hobbes p. 329-49
· Complete: The Prince Study Guide (Handout)
· Complete: Power Politics – The Prince [Rev 9-10]
· Complete: The Leviathan Study Guide (Handout)
· Complete: Power Politics: The Prince and Leviathan [Rev 23-24]
· Read: Paradise Lost, Milton
o This will be read over Christmas break.
· Complete: Paradise Lost [Fine Arts 20-23]
Third Quarter
· All assignments are due on the Monday class.
· Essays are due on Wednesdays.
· Dates are subject to change
DATE
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/ DESCRIPTIONWeek 17
01/ 9 & 12 / · Quine Vol. 2; Revolutions 25-46 / · The Revolutionary Age (Rev 25-26) video will be watched and completed in class.· Read: Reformation Thought [Rev 27]
· Read: The English Revolution [Rev 28]
· Read: Magna Carta & Its American Legacy [Rev 29-32]
· Read: Magna Carta [Rev 33-38]
· Read: Petition of Right [Rev 39]
· Read: English Bill of Right [Rev 40-45]
· Complete: Magna Carta…Petition of Right…English Bill of Rights [Rev 46]
Week 18
01/ 16 & 18 / · Shaara; p. vii-192· Quine Vol 2.; pg 49-52 / · Read: Rise to Rebellion Jeff Shaara
o Introduction
o Part One: The Right and the Power
· Complete: Rise to Rebellion Study Guide questions that apply to Part One.
· Read and Complete: Colonial America – 1607-1753: Political Life [Rev 49-52]
· Read: The Patriot’s Handbook, George Grant
· “Mayflower Compact,” pg 9-10
Week 19
01/ 23 & 25 / · Shaara; p. 195-339· Quine Vol. 2; pg. Revolutions 70-80, 91-103, 105-6 / · Read: Rise to Rebellion Jeff Shaara
o Part Two: Lions and Lambs
· Complete: Rise to Rebellion Study Guide questions that apply to Part Two.
· Read and Complete: Crevecoeur: Letters from an American Farmer [Rev 70-80]
· Read: “Rights of the British Colonies – 1766,” James Otis [Rev 91-103]
· Read: No Taxation without Representation [Rev 105-6]
Third Quarter: Western Thought 2
· All assignments are due on the Monday class.
· Essays are due on Wednesdays.
DATE
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/ DESCRIPTIONWeek 20
01/30-2/1 / · Shaara; p. 343-492· Quine Vol. 2; pg. Revolutions 111-3, 116-20, 122-7, 130, 131-4, 135-6
· Appendix A of this syllabus / · Read: Rise to Rebellion Jeff Shaara
o Part Three: The Flag Unfurled
o Afterword
· Complete: Rise to Rebellion Study Guide questions that apply to Part Three.
· Read: A Circular Letter Against Taxation [Rev 111-3]
· Read: Samuel Adams: The Rights of the Colonies [Rev 116-20]
· Read: Resistance to the Tax on Tea [Rev 122-7]
· Read: A Proposal for a Continental Congress [Rev 130]
· Read: Declaration and Resolves of the Continental Congress [Rev 131-4]
· Read: The Battle of Lexington and Concord [Rev 135-6]
· Due Wednesday: Essay #5
Week 21