The Fine Young Man's plans are coming together nicely. He begins classes at the high school tomorrow, and only has about a week's work left to complete his ninth grade year (talk about cramming!). Most of his textbooks/spines and about half of his literature books are in the mail on the way to us, so should be here by the time he is ready to start. I still have a couple of things to put together, but we are close!
The FYM's schedule is different every day, so will take some getting used to. We wrote just this week's public school schedule in his agenda today, and he filled in the times when he wouldn't be there with his Green Dragon work. It is a full schedule, but he can do it- he showed himself that by completing most of his ninth grade work in one six-week term this summer!
Green Dragon Academy Classes:
History: Medieval (plus a little more) history, 400 A.D. to 1700 A.D. Text will be Spielvogel's Western Civilization. He will also use The Teaching Company's Renaissance, Reformation, and Rise of Nations Audio Course, and The Teaching Company's World History Video Course, The Fertile Crescent to The American Revolution. He will use the Brimwood Press Scroll timeline.
We will also be doing a small unit on American Govt./Civics. I am still working this up at this time.
Literature: See list in previous post.
English: Grammar: possibly Hake Grammar 8 (I own this one, but can I give him credit for this?Will there be enough grammar in Latin Book One or do we need this?? He still struggles with grammar-sigh.). He will be using A First Book of Sentence Diagramming. ; Bravewriter Intermediate online course, beginning in Late Sept..
Foriegn Language: Latin Book One
Science: Textbook-Holt Biology- Either Principles and Explorations, or Modern Biology, both of which have online editions, to make it more fun. Labs will be added (??). Thinking Connections, bk B-1 will be used as supplement, as well as Joy Hakim's The Story of Science, vols. 1 and 2. (I may have him do this subject second semester, as he has a larger load 1st semester.)
Fine Arts: We are looking for a new french horn teacher, and he will continue to take voice lessons monthly when his schedule allows.
Local High School Classes:
Math: Algebra 1
Occupational Education:Computer Graphics
Elective #1 (Fine Arts):Symphonic/Marching Band
Elective #2 (English?):Speech and Debate (as club, not formal class, though I will give him credit for it.)
Monday, September 03, 2007
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