Matthew and Melissa - 11th graders:
Modern Chemistry (Hilger Higher Learning)
American Literature using real books and book studies. Some of the books will be: The Scarlet Letter, Billy Budd, Adventures of Huck Finn, Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, To Kill a Mockingbird, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and Old Man and the Sea. We will also be completing Intro to Poetry by Progeny Press. We will continue with Vocabulary from Classical Roots D-E.
Grammar
Saxon Advanced Math - Saxon (Matthew)
Saxon Algebra II - My daughter would prefer continuing with Teaching Textbooks, but we already own the Saxon Algebra II curriculum. Anyone have a Teaching Textbooks Algebra 2 we can borrow? PRAISE Report... a good friend had Teaching Textbook's Algebra 2 for sale, so I was able to buy it and stay in our budget! Thanks Theresa!
ACT Prep course (Hilger Higher Learning) and take test in the fall. This includes English, Reading, Math and some Science. ACT Prep course was completed on October 23 and the ACT test taken on October 25. Now, we are awaiting scores.
SAT Prep course and take test in the spring. We will be completing this prep course at home and take the SAT in May.
Art History with Christian World View. This class is more than art, more than history and more than worldview. We will study cultures and the art they produced and discuss how it is relevant to us today. Materials are based on college art texts and we will read Francis Scheaffer's How Shall We Then Live as well as C.S. Lewis's God in the Dock. Two field trips are planned and there will be a research paper project.
US History
Physical Education We will be logging the hours we work out this year. Also, the whole family is working through the Boy Scout's Personal Fitness Badge which includes a 12-week fitness program. Hoping to accumulate enough for one full high school credit.
Total Health If we have the time, I would like Matthew and Melissa to complete their health curriculum for high school. I have purchased the program through My Father's World along with their lesson plans. The students will also read I Kissed Dating Goodbye for this course.
Varsity Sports: Melissa tried out for and became a starter for our homeschool Varsity Soccer team. She chose to continue with soccer through the winter and is now playing for a select soccer team.
Theater: Matthew continues to audition and receive parts at both the Colonnade theater and now, at the Choo Choo Centenial Theater.
Michael - 9th grader:
Writing program: The Write Foundation. This program teaches organization skills along with writing skills. I'm excited to see how well it works. I was even able to speak with the author of the program for about an hour. She was able to give me insight into the program and answered my many questions. How cool is that!
Introduction to Literature. We will be reading books and doing a couple book studies. He will also be joining his siblings and completing an Intro to Poetry unit by Progeny Press.
Grammar. A Beka 9th Grade Grammar and Composition III. We will not be utilizing the composition part since we will be knee-deep in The Write Foundation writing program. We will continue with Spelling Power and Vocabulary from Classical Roots.
Apologia Physical Science
Around the World in 180 Days. This is a student-led curriculum which covers all 7 continents. The students are guided in their research. They learn vocabulary, geography and history of the continent, the culture and people, plants and animals, religion and current events. I'm learning alongside Michael!
Algebra 1 Saxon Algebra I or Teaching Textbook Algebra I Why two choices you ask? We own both of these programs. Remember, my daughter refused to use Saxon math! And the WINNER is.... Saxon Algebra 1!
Physical Education We will be logging the hours we work out this year. Also, the whole family is working through the Boy Scout's Personal Fitness Badge which includes a 12-week fitness program. Hoping to accumulate enough for one full high school credit.
Electives Undecided for now.
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