Help with High School Plans
Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 3:45 pm
Hello,
I am considering using Ressurection to Reformation with my two 9th graders next year. Here is what I am considering using to beef it up:
Literature
AIG Pilgrim's Progress Study
Total Language Plus Lit Study of The High King by Lloyd Alexander
Total Language Plus Lit Study of Treasure Island
History
Drive Thru History East Meets West
The Story of Liberty by Charles Coffin (with study guide)
Courage and Conviction
Bible
The Most Important Thing You'll Ever Study by Starr Meade
The Story of Liberty by Charles Coffin is a book that I want my children to read before they graduate. It covers the time period of 1200 - 1600 AD. I am hoping that it would be a good fit to put this book in there as an extension for high school.
We used HOD's CTC a couple of years ago, and then we left HOD for a couple of years. Now we are considering coming back. My 2 oldest have never studied RTR's time period, and it won't be covered in depth during the high school guides ( I'm assuming that there won't be time during the world history guide to really study this time period in depth). My son especially loves this time period and, as I said, I wanted to do it so I could make sure they read the Story of Liberty. Since we have spent the last 2 years studying early American history, this is the guide sequence I am considering for high school:
9th - RTR beefed up for high school
10th World Geography
11th World History
12th Modern American History
How does that look to all of you? Since this is my first time through high school, I am a little unsure of my choices/decisions.
Placement Check: I checked the placement guide and my only area of concern is in language arts. We have not been doing Rod and Staff Grammar, and I am not sure where they would place in that. Writing is another matter of concern for me. My children are currently in an IEW writing class at co op and they have been struggling some with it. I'm wondering if it would be better for me to use Essentials in Writing for 9th grade next year instead of IEW's Medieval history writing. I really want to build their confidence and give them concrete, step by step instruction that will prepare them for the writing in the high school HOD guides.
I appreciate your thoughts, suggestions and input.
In His love,
RuthAnn
I am considering using Ressurection to Reformation with my two 9th graders next year. Here is what I am considering using to beef it up:
Literature
AIG Pilgrim's Progress Study
Total Language Plus Lit Study of The High King by Lloyd Alexander
Total Language Plus Lit Study of Treasure Island
History
Drive Thru History East Meets West
The Story of Liberty by Charles Coffin (with study guide)
Courage and Conviction
Bible
The Most Important Thing You'll Ever Study by Starr Meade
The Story of Liberty by Charles Coffin is a book that I want my children to read before they graduate. It covers the time period of 1200 - 1600 AD. I am hoping that it would be a good fit to put this book in there as an extension for high school.
We used HOD's CTC a couple of years ago, and then we left HOD for a couple of years. Now we are considering coming back. My 2 oldest have never studied RTR's time period, and it won't be covered in depth during the high school guides ( I'm assuming that there won't be time during the world history guide to really study this time period in depth). My son especially loves this time period and, as I said, I wanted to do it so I could make sure they read the Story of Liberty. Since we have spent the last 2 years studying early American history, this is the guide sequence I am considering for high school:
9th - RTR beefed up for high school
10th World Geography
11th World History
12th Modern American History
How does that look to all of you? Since this is my first time through high school, I am a little unsure of my choices/decisions.
Placement Check: I checked the placement guide and my only area of concern is in language arts. We have not been doing Rod and Staff Grammar, and I am not sure where they would place in that. Writing is another matter of concern for me. My children are currently in an IEW writing class at co op and they have been struggling some with it. I'm wondering if it would be better for me to use Essentials in Writing for 9th grade next year instead of IEW's Medieval history writing. I really want to build their confidence and give them concrete, step by step instruction that will prepare them for the writing in the high school HOD guides.
I appreciate your thoughts, suggestions and input.
In His love,
RuthAnn