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Books Needed:
These books will be needed right away:
A Bible
A math program
Knowing God by J.I. Packer
The Great Democracies by Winston Churchill (volume 4 of his
History of the English Speaking Peoples) OR A History of the American
People by Paul Johnson
Arguing About Slavery by William Lee Miller
various speeches
The Story of Abraham Lincoln by Mary Hamilton (online here) or The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln by Helen Nicolay (online here)
Eothen by Alexander Kinglake (online
here)
The Law by Frederic Bastiat (online here)
Ourselves by Charlotte Mason (online here,
also available in a modern
paraphrase)
Plutarch's Lives (follow Ambleside
Online's rotation)
Character is Destiny by Russell Gough
The History of English Literature for Girls and Boys by H.E. Marshall
ch 74-85 (online
here)
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo (online
here) (plan to finish this book over the summer)
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe (online here)
Shakespeare play
Ralph Waldo Emerson essays (Art; Nature)
Poetry of Samuel Coleridge (download 23 poems here)
The Book on Writing: the Ultimate Guide to Writing Well by Paula
LaRocque
On the Art of Writing by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch (optional)
The Handbook of Nature Study by Anna Botsford Comstock (as a reference)
Apologia science text OR BJU Press Science
Six Easy Pieces by Richard P. Feynman
Walden by Henry David Thoreau (online here)
How To Read a Book revised edition by Mortimer Adler and Charles Van
Doren (3 years) (starts week 3)
The Story of Painting by H. W. Janson - The Age of Machines
These books will be needed later in
the school year:
Microbe Hunters by Paul de Kruf (chapters 3-8 this year) (starts in
week 9)
Frederick
Douglass essays (Reconstruction, An Appeal to Congress for
Impartial Suffrage, My Escape From Slavery) (starts week 11)
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler (vol 1 and
vol 2
online) OR Queen Victoria by Lytton Strachey (online
here) (shorter, but not previewed) (starts week 13)
The Deadliest Monster by Jeff Baldwin (starts week 13)
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (online
here) AND Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson (online
here) (starts week 13)
One Blood by Ken Ham (optional; online
here) (starts week 13)
Poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Robert Browning (starts week
13) (download poems here.)
The Attributes of God by A. W. Pink (online here)
OR The Imitation of Christ by
Thomas a Kempis (online here)
(starts week 21)
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee by Dee Alexander Brown (optional)
(appropriate for Term 3; week 25)
The Graves of Academe by Richard Mitchell (online here)
(starts week 25)
Sesame and Lilies by John Ruskin (online here) (starts
week 25)
How Should We Then Live by Francis Schaeffer (starts week 25)
Silas Marner by George Eliot (online
here) (starts week 25)
Poetry of Ralph Waldo Emerson and Walter Whitman (download poems here)
(starts week 25)
G.K. Chesterton essays (A Piece
of Chalk; The
Twelve Men; What
is Right With the World) (starts week 26)
On Liberty by John Stuart Mill (online here)
(starts week 32)
Term 1
Week 1
Bible: Isaiah 1-5:19; John 1:1-32
Knowing God ch 1, 2
Churchill: Victory Peace beginning to "it seemed that a corner had been
turned." (or Johnson's History of the American People Part 3: 284-292 to "Congress price, $1.25 an acre.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 1
Story of Abraham Lincoln, ch 1 Boyhood, or Boys Life of Lincoln ch 1 A President's Childhood
Eothen ch 1
The Law, Bastiat, The law perverted!, Life is a Gift From God, What is
Law?, A Just and Enduring Government, The Complete Perversion of the Law
Character is Destiny ch 1
History of English Literature ch 74 Wordsworth - The Poet of Nature
Uncle Tom's Cabin ch 1-4
Les Miserables Vol 1 Book 1 An Upright Man (two weeks)
Ralph Waldo Emerson essay: Art
The Book on Writing ch 1
Six Easy Pieces - pg ix-vviii Introduction
Walden 1. Economy - allow 2 weeks
The Story of Painting by H. W. Janson - The Age of Machines (work
through this section over the term)
Week 2
Bible: Isaiah 5:20-9; John 1:35-ch 2
Knowing God ch 3
Churchill: Victory Peace from "Once again in English history the
personal affairs" to end (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 292-301 from All the same, speculation and land" to "became a prosperous corporation.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 2
Story of Abraham Lincoln, ch 2 The Young Backwoodsman, or Boys Life of Lincoln ch 2 Captain Lincoln
Eothen ch 2
The Law, Bastiat, A Fatal Tendency of Mankind, Property and Plunder,
Victims of Lawful Plunder, The Result of Legal Plunder, The Fate of
Non-Conformists, Who Shall Judge?
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 1-4
Character is Destiny ch 2
History of English Literature ch 75 Wordsworth and Coleridge - The Lake Poets
Uncle Tom's Cabin ch 5-8
Les Miserables Vol 1 Book 1 An Upright Man (two weeks)
The Book on Writing ch 2
Six Easy Pieces pg xix-xxiii Special Preface
Walden 1. Economy - allow 2 weeks
Week 3
Bible: Isaiah 10-14; John 3:1-36
Knowing God ch 4
Churchill: Canning the Duke from beginning to "still lingers in my ear
the melody of that voice." (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 301-311 from "It is a curious fact that" to many of the old tobacco plantations.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 3
Story of Abraham Lincoln, ch 3 Slavery, or Boys Life of Lincoln ch 3 Lawyer Lincoln
Eothen ch 3
The Law, Bastiat, The Reason Why Voting is Restricted, The Answer is to
Restrict the Law, The fatal Idea of legal Plunder, Perverted Law Causes
Conflict, Slavery and Tariffs are Plunder, Two Kinds of Plunder
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 5/6
Character is Destiny ch 3
History of English Literature ch 76 Coleridge and Southey - Sunshine and Shadow
Uncle Tom's Cabin ch 9-12
Les Miserables Vol 1 Book 2 The Fall (two weeks)
The Book on Writing ch 3
Six Easy Pieces pg xxv-xxix Feynmn's Preface
Walden 2. Where I Lived, & What I Lived for - allow 2 weeks
How to Read a Book, part 3 work in chapter 13 over the next two or
three weeks
Week 4
Bible: Isaiah 15-21; John 4:1-42
Knowing God ch 5
Churchill: Canning the Duke from "Canning's death at a critical moment"
to end (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 311-320 from "The Founding Fathers" to "made to achieve a compromise always.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 4, 5
Story of Abraham Lincoln, ch 4 Lincoln the Lawyer, or Boys Life of Lincoln ch 4 Congressman Lincoln
Eothen ch 4
The Law, Bastiat, The Law Defends Plunder, How to Identify legal
Plunder, Legal Plunder has Many Names, Socialism is Legal Plunder, The
Choice Before Us, The Proper Function of the Law, The Seductive Lure of
Socialism, Enforced Fraternity Destroys Liberty
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 6-9
Character is Destiny ch 4
History of English Literature ch 77 Scott - The Awakening of Romance
Uncle Tom's Cabin ch 13-16
Les Miserables Vol 1 Book 2 The Fall (two weeks)
The Book on Writing ch 4
Six Easy Pieces pg 1-4 Introduction
Walden 2. Where I Lived, & What I Lived for - allow 2 weeks
Week 5
Bible: Isaiah 22-26; John 4:43-5:15
Knowing God ch 6
Churchill: Reform and Free Trade from beginning to "alighted in the
course of their journey." (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 320-330 from "This second tradition, upheld for so long" to "of presidential charisma in American history.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 6
Story of Abraham Lincoln, ch 5Defeat of the Little Giant, or Boys Life of Lincoln ch 5 The Champion of Freedom
Eothen ch 5
The Law, Bastiat, Plunder Violates Ownership, Three Systems of Plunder,
Law is Force, Law is a Negative Concept, The Political Approach, The
Law and Charity, The Law and Education, The Law and Morals
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 9-11
Character is Destiny ch 5
History of English Literature ch 78 Scott - "The Wizard of the North"
Uncle Tom's Cabin ch 17-20
Les Miserables Vol 1 Book 3 The Year 1817 (two weeks)
The Book on Writing ch 5
Walden 3. Reading - allow 2 weeks
Week 6
Bible: Isaiah 27-30; John 5:16-6:21
Knowing God ch 7
Churchill: Reform and Free Trade from "In 1837 King William died." to
end (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 330-339 from "The presidential election of 1824" to "and essentially Virginian Ascendancy.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 7
Story of Abraham Lincoln, ch 6 The New President and Seccession, or Boys Life of Lincoln ch 6 The New President
The Law, Bastiat, 6, A Confusion of Terms, The Influence of Socialist
Writers, The Socialists Wish to Play God, The Socialists Despise
MankindD, A Defense of Compulsory Labor, A Defense of Paternal
Government
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 12/13
Character is Destiny ch 6
History of English Literature ch 79 Byron - "Childe Harold's Pilgrimage"
Uncle Tom's Cabin ch 21-24
Les Miserables Vol 1 Book 3 The Year 1817 (two weeks)
Ralph Waldo Emerson essay: Nature
The Book on Writing ch 6
Walden 3. Reading - allow 2 weeks
Six Easy Pieces pg 4-10 Matter is Made of Atoms
How to Read a Book, part 3 work in chapter 14 over the next 2 or 3 weeks
Week 7
Isaiah 31-36; John 6:22-60
Knowing God ch 8
Churchill: The Crimean War from beginning to "arts and to socialism in
politics." (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 339-349 from "To Jackson, then, it was a hostile city" to "million in gifts and annuities.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 8
Story of Abraham Lincoln, ch 7 The War, or Boys Life of Lincoln ch 7 Lincoln and the War
Eothen ch 6
The Law, Bastiat, The Idea of Passive Mankind, Socialists Ignore Reason
and Facts, Socialists Want to Regiment People, A Famous Name and an
Evil Idea, A Frightful Idea
Character is Destiny ch 7
History of English Literature ch 80 Shelley - The Poet of Love
Uncle Tom's Cabin ch 25-28
Les Miserables Vol 1 Book 4 To Trust is Sometimes to Surrender
The Book on Writing ch 7
Walden 4. Sounds - allow 2 weeks
Week 8
Bible: Isaiah 37-40; John 6:61-7:27
Knowing God ch 9
Churchill: The Crimean War from "Foreign affairs and the threat of war"
to end (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 349-358 from "Cass was a sophisticated man" to "Depression made it certain he would lose.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 9
Story of Abraham Lincoln, ch 8 Victory, or Boys Life of Lincoln ch 8 Unsuccessful generals
Eothen ch 7
The Law, Bastiat, The Leader of the Democrats, Socialists Want Forced
Conformity, Legislators Desire to Mold Mankind, Legislators Told How to
Manage Men, A Temporary Dictatorship, Socialists want Equality of Wealth
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 14/15
Character is Destiny ch 8, 9
History of English Literature ch 81 Keats - The Poet of Beauty
Uncle Tom's Cabin ch 29-32
Les Miserables Vol 1 Book 5 The Descent
The Book on Writing ch 8
Six Easy Pieces ppg 10-15 Atomic Processes
Walden 4. Sounds - allow 2 weeks
Week 9
Bible: Isaiah 41-43; John 7:28-53
Knowing God ch 10
Churchill: Palmerston from beginning to "bitter mark in the memory of
both countries." (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 358-367 from "If there were any justice in politics" to "written about a river, Life on the Mississippi.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 10, 11
Story of Abraham Lincoln, ch 9 O Captain My Captain, or Boys Life of Lincoln ch 9 Freedom for the Slaves
Eothen ch 8
The Law, Bastiat, The Error of the Socialist Writers, What is Liberty?,
Philanthropic Tyranny, The Socialists Want Dictatorship, Dictatorial
Arrogance, The Indirect Approach to Despotism
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 15/16
Character is Destiny ch 10
History of English Literature ch 82 Carlyle - The Sage of Chelsea
Uncle Tom's Cabin ch 33-36
Les Miserables Vol 1 Book 6 Javert
The Book on Writing ch 9
Walden 5. Solitude - allow 2 weeks
Microbe Hunters ch 3 Pasteur (there are 8 sections; space it out for
the week if desired)
How to Read a Book, part 3 work in chapter 15 over the next 2 or 3 weeks
Week 10
Bible: Isaiah 44-47; John 8:1-47
Knowing God ch 11
Churchill: Palmerston from "While these events unrolled in India" to
end (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 367-377 from "At their peak, there were 6,000" to "He did all these things.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 12
Boys Life of Lincoln ch 10 The Man Who Was President
Eothen ch 9
The Law, Bastiat, Napoleon Wanted Passive Mankind, The Vicious Circle
of Socialism, The Doctrine of the Democrats, The Socialist Concept of
Liberty, Socialists Fear All Liberties, The Superman Idea, The
Socialists Reject Free Choice
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 16-18
Character is Destiny ch 11, 12
History of English Literature ch 83 Thackeray - The Cynic?
Uncle Tom's Cabin ch 37-39
Les Miserables Vol 1 Book 7 The Champmathieu Affair (two weeks)
The Book on Writing ch 10
Walden 5. Solitude - allow 2 weeks
Week 11
Bible: Isaiah 48-52:10; John 8:48-ch 9
Knowing God ch 12
Churchill: Canada and South Africa entire chapter (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 377-386 from "He also got America into war" to "Unknown President Polk.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 13
Boys Life of Lincoln ch 11 The Turning Point of the War
Eothen ch 10
The Law, Bastiat, The cause of French Revolutions, The Enormous Power
of Government, Politics and Economics, Proper Legislative Functions,
Law and Charity are Not the Same
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 18-21
Character is Destiny ch 13
History of English Literature ch 84 Dickens - Smiles and Tears
Uncle Tom's Cabin ch 40-42
Les Miserables Vol 1 Book 7 The Champmathieu Affair (two weeks)
Frederick Douglass essay: Reconstruction
The Book on Writing ch 11
Six Easy Pieces pg 15-23 Chemical Reactions
Walden 6. Visitors - allow 2 weeks
Week 12
Bible: Isaiah 52:10-ch 58; John 10
Knowing God ch 13
Churchill: Australia and New Zealand entire chapter (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 386--395 from "The great California gold rush of 1849" to "was having a college education.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 14
Boys Life of Lincoln ch 12, 13 Conqueror of a Great rebellion/14th of April
The Law, Bastiat, The High Road to Communism, The Basis for Stable
Government, Justice Means Equal Rights, The Path to Dignity and
Progress, Proof of an Idea, The Desire to Rule Over Others, Let Us Now
Try Liberty
Character is Destiny ch 14
History of English Literature ch 85 Tennyson - The Poet of Friendship
Uncle Tom's Cabin ch 43-45
Les Miserables Vol 1 Book 8 Counter-Stroke
The Book on Writing ch 12
Walden 6. Visitors - allow 2 weeks
Optional Exam Week
Term 2
Week 13
Bible: Isaiah 59-64; John 1:1-44
Knowing God ch 14
Churchill: American Epic from beginning to "the inexperience of their
leaders in such affairs." (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 395-405 from "By any statistical standards, America made enormous progress" to "pristine morality of the American ideal.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 15
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 1 ch 1, 2 OR Lytton Strachey's
Victoria ch 1
Eothen ch 11
One Blood Preface, introduction
The Deadliest Monster prologue
Frankenstein preface, introduction, etc
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde introduction
Les Miserables Vol 2 Book 1 Waterloo (two weeks)
The Book on Writing ch 13
Six Easy Pieces pg 23 Basic Physics Introduction
Walden 7. The Bean-Field - allow 2 weeks
Week 14
Bible: Isaiah 65, 66; Amos 1, 2; John 1:45-12:19
Knowing God ch 15
Churchill: American Epic from "The westward tide rolled on" to end (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 405-414 from "The first Americsn intellectual and writer" to "--the commercial salesman.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 16
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 1 ch 3, 4 OR Lytton Strachey's
Victoria ch 2
Eothen ch 12
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 21-25
One Blood ch 1 Cain's Wife
The Deadliest Monster ch 1
Frankenstein ch 1, 2
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ch 1
Les Miserables Vol 2 Book 1 Waterloo (two weeks)
The Book on Writing ch 14
Walden 7. The Bean-Field - allow 2 weeks
Week 15
Bible: Amos 3-8; John 12:20-50
Knowing God ch 16
Churchill: Slavery and Secession entire chapter (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 414-419 from "Whitman first published his central work" to end of chapter)
Arguing About Slavery ch 17
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 1 ch 5, 6 OR Lytton Strachey's
Victoria ch 3
Eothen ch 13
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 25/26
One Blood ch 2 Natural Selection
Frankenstein ch 3, 4, 5
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ch 2
Les Miserables Vol 2 Book 2 The Ship Orion
The Book on Writing ch 15
Walden 8. The Village
How to Read a Book, part 3 work in chapter 16 over the next 2 or 3 weeks
Week 16
Bible: Amos 9; Micah 1-5; John 13
Knowing God ch 17
Churchill: The Union in Danger from beginning to "marshalled the
overwhelming forces of the union." (or Johnson's History of the American People Part 4 pgs 423-433 from beginning of chapter to "supply and 6,000 [annually] for sale.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 18, 19
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 1 ch 7, 8 OR Lytton Strachey's
Victoria ch 4
Eothen ch 14
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 26-28
One Blood ch 3 Genetics
The Deadliest Monster ch 2
Frankenstein ch 6, 7
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ch 3
Les Miserables Vol 2 Book 3 Fulfillment of the Promise Made to the
Departed (two weeks)
Frederick Douglass essay: An Appeal to Congress for Impartial Suffrage
The Book on Writing ch 16
Six Easy Pieces pg 27-32 Physics Before 1920
Walden 8. The Village
Week 17
Bible: Micah 6, 7; Hosea 1-4; John 14
Knowing God ch 18
Churchill: The Union in Danger from "Both sides set to work to form
armies." to end (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 433-442 from "Actually, Virginia was living on its slave" to "was obvious and recognized.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 20, 21
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 1 ch 9, 10 OR Lytton Strachey's
Victoria ch 5
Eothen ch 15
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 29-31
One Blood ch 4 One Race
Frankenstein ch 8, 9
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ch 4
Les Miserables Vol 2 Book 3 Fulfillment of the Promise Made to the
Departed (two weeks)
The Book on Writing ch 17
Walden 9. The Ponds - allow 2 weeks
Week 18
Bible: Hosea 5-10; John 15
Knowing God ch 19
Churchill: The Campaign Against Richmond from beginning to "the Army of
Northern Virginia." (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 442-451 from "At Bloomington on May 29" to "he remained his brother's dependant.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 22
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 1 ch 11, 12 OR Lytton Strachey's
Victoria ch 6
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 31/32
One Blood ch 5 Interracial Marriage
The Deadliest Monster ch 3
Frankenstein ch 10, 11, 12
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ch 5
Les Miserables Vol 2 Book 4 The Old Gorbeau House
The Book on Writing ch 18
Walden 9. The Ponds - allow 2 weeks
Week 19
Bible: Hosea 11-14; Nahum 1-3; John 16
Knowing God ch 20, 21
Churchill: The Campaign Against Richmond from "Lee now made the first
of his offensive" to end (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 451-461 from "it is important to grasp that, when Davis spoke" to "Congress as the State of West Virginia in 1863.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 23
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 1 ch 13, 14 OR Lytton Strachey's
Victoria ch 7
Eothen ch 16
One Blood ch 6 Curse on Ham?
Frankenstein ch 13, 14, 15
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ch 6
Les Miserables Vol 2 Book 5 A Dark Chase Requires a Silent Hound (two
weeks)
The Book on Writing ch 19
Six Easy Pieces pg 32-38 Quantum Physics
Walden 10. Baker Farm - allow 2 weeks
How to Read a Book, part 3 work in chapter 17 over the next 2 or 3 weeks
Week 20
Bible: Zeph 1-3; Jeremiah 1-2:25; John 17
Knowing God ch 22
Churchill: Lee and McClellan from beginning to "a struggle unsurpassed
in history." (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 461-470 from "General Lee, the state's most distinguished soldier" to "a basic issue of Christian principle.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 24
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 1 ch 15, 16 OR Lytton Strachey's
Victoria ch 8
Eothen ch 17
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 33-40
One Blood ch 7 Arguments Refuted
The Deadliest Monster ch 4
Frankenstein ch 16, 17
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ch 7
Les Miserables Vol 2 Book 5 A Dark Chase Requires a Silent Hound (two
weeks)
The Book on Writing ch 20
Walden 10. Baker Farm - allow 2 weeks
Week 21
Bible: Jeremiah 2;26-5; John 18
The Attributes of God Preface, ch 1 OR work through The Imitation of
Christ for the next 16 weeks
Churchill: Lee and McClellan from "Lincoln had hoped for a signal
victory" to end (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 470-480 from "Moreover, having split, the Christian churches promptly" to "Too bad! Too bad! OH! TOO BAD!")
Arguing About Slavery ch 25
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 1 ch 17 OR Lytton Strachey's
Victoria ch 9
Eothen ch 18
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 41-43
One Blood ch 8 Stone Age People
Frankenstein ch 18, 19
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ch 8
Les Miserables Vol 2 Book 6 Petit-Picpus
Frederick Douglass essay: My Escape From Slavery
The Book on Writing ch 21
Walden 11. Higher Laws - allow 2 weeks
Week 22
Bible: Jeremiah 6-8; John 19
The Attributes of God ch 2, 3 OR work through The Imitation of Christ
for the next 16 weeks
Churchill: Chancellorsville and Gettysburg from beginning to "facing
each other on the Raphidan." (long section!) (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 480-489 from "General Meade was criticized for not following" to "verdict and Whitman's concurred.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 26
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 1 ch 18 OR Lytton Strachey's
Victoria ch 10
Eothen ch 19
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 43/44
One Blood ch 9 Darwin's Body Snatchers
The Deadliest Monster ch 5
Frankenstein ch 20, 21
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ch 9
Les Miserables Vol 2 Book 7 A Parenthesis
The Book on Writing ch 22
Six Easy Pieces pg 38-47 Nuclei and particles
Walden 11. Higher Laws - allow 2 weeks
Week 23
Bible: Jeremiah 9-12; John 20
The Attributes of God ch 4 OR work through The Imitation of Christ for
the next 16 weeks
Churchill: Chancellorsville and Gettysburg from "We must now turn to
the West" to end (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 489-498 from "Yet it is curious how little impact" to "issued December 8, 1863.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 27
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 1 ch 19
Eothen ch 20
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 44-48
One Blood ch 10 Ota Benga
Frankenstein ch 22, 23
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde ch 10
Les Miserables Vol 2 Book 8 Cemeteries Take What is Given Them (two
weeks)
The Book on Writing ch 23
Walden 12. Brute Neighbors - allow 2 weeks
Week 24
Bible: Jeremiah 13-16; John 21
The Attributes of God ch 5 OR work through The Imitation of Christ for
the next 16 weeks
Churchill: The Victory of the Union entire chapter (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 498-507 from "His first practical step was to" to end of chapter)
Arguing About Slavery ch 28, 29
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 1 ch 20
One Blood ch 11 The Last Adam's Race, What Does It Matter?
The Deadliest Monster ch 6
Frankenstein ch 24-end
Les Miserables Vol 2 Book 8 Cemeteries Take What is Given Them (two
weeks)
The Book on Writing ch 24
Walden 12. Brute Neighbors - allow 2 weeks
Optional Exam Week
Term 3
Week 25
Bible: Jeremiah 17-20; 1 Thessalonians 1, 2
The Attributes of God ch 6 OR work through The Imitation of Christ for
the next 16 weeks
Churchill: The Rise of Germany from beginning to "the sentence was not
carried out." (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 511-517 from beginning of chapter to "adventure-game for rich city-dwellers.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 30
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 2 ch 1, 2, 3
Eothen ch 21
Graves of Academe Foreword
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 49-52
Sesame and Lilies - 1/4 of Lecture I
How Should We Then Live ch 1
Silas Marner ch 1, 2
Les Miserables Vol 3 Book 1 Paris Atomized
Six Easy Pieces pg 47/48 Relation of Science Introduction
Walden 13. House-Warming - allow 2 weeks
Week 26
Bible: Jeremiah 21-23; 1 Thessalonians 3-5
The Attributes of God ch 7 OR work through The Imitation of Christ for
the next 16 weeks
Churchill: The Rise of Germany from "The war seemed over." to end
(short section) (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 517-526 from "The years of vast expanses and high profits" to by sheer weight of numbers.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 31
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 2 ch 4, 5, 6
Eothen ch 22
Graves of Academe Propositions Three and Seven
Sesame and Lilies - 1/4 of Lecture I
How Should We Then Live ch 2
Silas Marner ch 3
Les Miserables Vol 3 Book 2 The Grand Bourgeois
G.K. Chesterton essay: A Piece of Chalk
Walden 13. House-Warming - allow 2 weeks
Microbe Hunters ch 4 Koch (there are 8 sections; space it out for
the week if desired)
How to Read a Book, part 3 work in chapter 18 over the next 2 or 3 weeks
Week 27
Bible: Jeremiah 24-26; 2 Thessalonians 1-3
The Attributes of God ch 8 OR work through The Imitation of Christ for
the next 16 weeks
Churchill: Gladstone and Disraeli from beginning to "from this
glittering prospect." (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 526-536 from "The violent phase in the West's history" to "managers had their hands in the till.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 32, 33
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 2 ch 7, 8, 9
Eothen ch 23
Graves of Academe The End of the String
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 52-55
Sesame and Lilies - 1/4 of Lecture I
How Should We Then Live ch 3
Silas Marner ch 4, 5
Les Miserables Vol 3 Book 3 The Grandfather and the Grandson
Six Easy Pieces pg 48/49 Chemistry
Walden 14. Former Inhabitants; & Winter Visitors - allow 2
weeks
Week 28
Bible: Jeremiah 27-30:11; 1 Corinthians 1, 2
The Attributes of God ch 9 OR work through The Imitation of Christ for
the next 16 weeks
Churchill: Gladstone and Disraeli from "In 1876 the Eastern Question"
to end (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 536-545 from "These public suspicions were intensified" to "sixth-largest rail-stock owner in the nation.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 34
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 2 ch 10, 11, 12
Eothen ch 24
Graves of Academe The Wundter of It All
Sesame and Lilies - 1/4 of Lecture I
How Should We Then Live ch 4
Silas Marner ch 6, 7, 8
Les Miserables Vol 3 Book 4 The Friends of the ABC (two weeks)
Walden 14. Former Inhabitants; & Winter Visitors - allow 2
weeks
Microbe Hunters ch 5 Pasteur (there are 7 sections; space it out for
the week if desired)
Week 29
Bible: Jeremiah 30:12-32:25; 1 Corinthians 3, 4
The Attributes of God ch 10 OR work through The Imitation of Christ for
the next 16 weeks
Churchill: American "Reconstruction" entire chapter (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 545-554 from "These financiers were not without redeeming features" to "himself called a positive genius.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 35
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 2 ch 13, 14, 15
Eothen ch 25
Graves of Academe The Seven Deadly Principles
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 56/57
Sesame and Lilies - 1/3 of Lecture II
How Should We Then Live ch 5
Silas Marner ch 9
Les Miserables Vol 3 Book 4 The Friends of the ABC (two weeks)
Six Easy Pieces pg 49-59 Biology (allow two weeks)
Walden 15. Winter Animals - allow 2 weeks
Week 30
Bible: Jeremiah 32:26-ch 35; 1 Corinthians 5-7:16
The Attributes of God ch 11 OR work through The Imitation of Christ for
the next 16 weeks
Churchill: America as a World Power entire chapter (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 554-564 from "Carnegie's ability to make first-class steel" to "gold outflow from the United States.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 36
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 2 ch 16, 17, 18
Graves of Academe The Principles March On
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 58/59
Sesame and Lilies - 1/3 of Lecture II
How Should We Then Live ch 6, 7
Silas Marner ch 10
Les Miserables Vol 3 Book 5 The Excellence of Misfortune
Walden 15. Winter Animals - allow 2 weeks
Microbe Hunters ch 6 Roux and Behring (there are 4 sections; space it
out for the week if desired)
How to Read a Book, part 3 work in chapter 19 over the next 2 or 3 weeks
Week 31
Bible: Jeremiah 36-38; 1 Corinthians 7:17-ch 8
The Attributes of God ch 12 OR work through The Imitation of Christ for
the next 16 weeks
Churchill: Home Rule for Ireland from beginning to "they had paid the
penalty." (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 564-573 from "In October 1907 Morgan was coming up to his" to "then cut to 200 feet in 1911.)")
Arguing About Slavery ch 37
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 2 ch 19, 20, 21
Eothen ch 26
Graves of Academe The Pygmies Revenge
Sesame and Lilies - 1/3 of Lecture II
How Should We Then Live ch 8
Silas Marner ch 11
Les Miserables Vol 3 Book 6 The Conjunction of Two Stars
G.K. Chesterton essay: The Twelve Men
Walden 16. The Pond in Winter - allow 2 weeks
Microbe Hunters ch 7 Metchnikoff (there are 8 sections; space it out
for the week if desired)
Week 32
Bible: Jeremiah 39-43; 1 Corinthians 9, 10
The Attributes of God ch 13 OR work through The Imitation of Christ for
the next 16 weeks
Churchill: Home Rule for Ireland from "The position of the Liberal
Party" to end (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 573-583 from "Horizontal expansion in Chicago" to "most clamoring for stained-glass windows.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 38
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 2 ch 22, 23, 24
Eothen ch 27
John Stuart Mill On Liberty ch 1
Graves of Academe Problem-Solving in the Content Area
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 60/61
Sesame and Lilies - 1/2 of Preface to Later Editions
How Should We Then Live ch 9
Silas Marner ch 12, 13
Les Miserables Vol 3 Book 7 Patron-Minette
Six Easy Pieces pg 59-61 Astronomy
Walden 16. The Pond in Winter - allow 2 weeks
Week 33
Bible: Jeremiah 44-47; 1 Corinthians 11
The Attributes of God ch 14 OR work through The Imitation of Christ for
the next 16 weeks
Churchill: Lord Salisbury's Government from beginning to "were on the
grand scale." (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 583-592 from "But Tiffany put his best ideas" to "escape from Biltmore's problems.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 39
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 2 ch 25, 26, 27, 28
Eothen ch 28
John Stuart Mill On Liberty ch 2
Graves of Academe Every Three Second
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 61-63
Sesame and Lilies - 1/2 of Preface to Later Editions
How Should We Then Live ch 10
Silas Marner ch 14, 15
Les Miserables Vol 3 Book 8 The Noxious Poor (four weeks)
Six Easy Pieces pg 61-63 Geology
Walden 17. Spring - allow 2 weeks
Week 34
Bible: Jeremiah 48, 49; 1 Corinthians 12, 13
The Attributes of God ch 15 OR work through The Imitation of Christ for
the next 16 weeks
Churchill: Lord Salisbury's Government from "In January 1893 the
Independent" to end (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 592-601 from "Between 1880 and 1920 more, and bigger" to "antisocial exploitation of corporate power.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 40
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 2 ch 29, 30, 31, 32
Eothen ch 29
John Stuart Mill On Liberty ch 3
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 63/64
Sesame and Lilies - 1/3 of Lecture III
How Should We Then Live ch 11
Silas Marner ch 16
Les Miserables Vol 3 Book 8 The Noxious Poor (four weeks)
Six Easy Pieces pg 63/64 Psychology
Walden 17. Spring - allow 2 weeks
Week 35
Bible: Jeremiah 50-51:53; 1 Corinthians 14-15:20
The Attributes of God ch 16 OR work through The Imitation of Christ for
the next 16 weeks
Churchill: The South African War from beginning to power with a large
majority." (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 601-611 from "In 1906 Theodore Roosevelt termed" to "That was a task for American leadership.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 41
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 2 ch 33, 34, 35, 36
John Stuart Mill On Liberty ch 4
Ourselves, Book 2 pg 64-67
Sesame and Lilies - 1/3 of Lecture III
How Should We Then Live ch 12
Silas Marner ch 17, 18, 19
Les Miserables Vol 3 Book 8 The Noxious Poor (four weeks)
Six Easy Pieces pg 64-69 How Did it Get This Way?
Walden 18. Conclusion - allow 2 weeks
Week 36
Bible: Jeremiah 51:54-ch 52; Habakkuk 1-3; 1 Corinthians 15:21-ch 16
The Attributes of God ch 17 OR work through The Imitation of Christ for
the next 16 weeks
Churchill: The South African War from "On January 22, 1901, Queen
Victoria died." to end (or Johnson's History of the American People pgs 611-620 from "It was against this background that America drifted" to "336 to 140, Parker carrying Southern states only.")
Arguing About Slavery ch 42
Queen Victoria by Sarah Tytler Vol 2 ch 37, 38, 39, 40
John Stuart Mill On Liberty ch 5
Sesame and Lilies - 1/3 of Lecture III
How Should We Then Live ch 13
Silas Marner ch 20-end
Les Miserables Vol 3 Book 8 The Noxious Poor (four weeks)
G.K. Chesterton essay: What is Right With the World
Walden 18. Conclusion - allow 2 weeks
Microbe Hunters ch 8 Theobald Smith (there are 6 sections; space it out
for the week if desired)
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