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2011 - 2012 Courses
Grades 6-8
World History & Geography
This course covers history, government, and geography, giving an in-depth overview of early civilizations, the Greek and Roman Empires, the Middle Ages, the Reformation, and the creation and expansion of America. We place a strong emphasis on inner character development and Biblical principles as we see God using individuals to accomplish His will and change society.
Literature & Composition
Students will develop a solid foundation in good writing skills using methods from the Institute for Excellence in Writing. Students learn to write with structure and style; learning the proper format of a paragraph and developing strong paragraphs by practicing various sentence structure. Grammar and punctuation is developed as they choose strong verbs, adjectives, and adverbs to create well developed sentences. Spelling will focus on spelling rules, prefixes, suffixes, and homophones. We also have lots of fun memorizing and writing poetry.
Required Books: (not all books for 6-8 are shown below)
Book List 6-8.pdf
Grades 9-12
World History & Geography
This will be an overview of history from Creation to the French Revolution. Units covered are: Creation & the Flood; the Rise of Civilizations; Egypt & the Exodus; Assyria & Babylon; the Persians & Medes; Greece & the Hellenists; the Rise of Rome; the Rise of the Church & the Fall of Rome; Byzantines & Muslims; the Holy Roman Empire & the Vikings; the Crusades & the Mongols; Seeds of Reformation & the late Middle Ages; the Renaissance & the Reformation; Puritans & the Divine Right of Kings; Revivals & Revolutions. Church history will cover the early church fathers, church creeds, the martyrs, Constantine, the crusades, Wycliffe, Huss, Luther, Zwingli, Calvin, and more. We will study individuals and events through history seeing how God used them for His purpose. When we see the effects of God working through the individual it gives us eyes to see how He can use us.
Literature & Composition
Student's will learn to:
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Take notes, make outlines, and add style to their compositions.
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Write narratives, summaries, position papers, and formal critiques using excerpts from a classical source, including Greek myths, the Canterbury Tales, and the Bible.
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To give a written response to various types of prompts; to research and document using MLA style.
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Build up reasoning and articulation skills, as well as the ability to complete a rhetorical analysis of a work.
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Analyze the book of Ruth, Beowulf, and Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, as well as poetry by authors such as Byron, Tennyson, Blake, Kipling, Stevenson, and MacDonald.
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Identify errors in reasoning and argumentation through informal logic.
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Develop the ability to understand, analyze, and apply figurative language.
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Read, understand, and memorize poetry; developing a love and appreciation for poetry.
Required Books:
Book List 9-12.pdf
