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Page 1: St. Thomas School Grade Nine Curriculum

St. Thomas SchoolCurriculum for Grade Nine

(© 2011 Jean W. and Maria C. M. Rioux)

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CATECHISM TWICE WEEKLY

Introduction to Catholicism: A Complete Course

__ Chapter One__ Chapter One__ Chapter Two__ Chapter Two__ Chapter Three__ Chapter Three__ Chapter Four__ Chapter Four__ Chapter Five__ Chapter Five__ Chapter Six__ Chapter Six__ Chapter Seven__ Chapter Seven__ PAPER__ PAPER__ Chapter Eight__ Chapter Eight__ Chapter Nine__ Chapter Nine__ Chapter Ten

__ Chapter Ten__ Chapter Eleven__ Chapter Eleven__ Chapter Twelve__ Chapter Twelve__ Chapter Thirteen__ Chapter Thirteen__ Chapter Fourteen__ Chapter Fourteen__ PAPER__ PAPER__ Chapter Fifteen__ Chapter Fifteen__ Chapter Sixteen__ Chapter Sixteen__ Chapter Seventeen__ Chapter Seventeen__ Chapter Eighteen__ Chapter Eighteen__ Chapter Nineteen__ Chapter Nineteen

__ Chapter Twenty__ Chapter Twenty__ Chapter Twenty-One__ Chapter Twenty-One__ PAPER__ PAPER__ Chapter Twenty-Two__ Chapter Twenty-Two__ Chapter Twenty-Three__ Chapter Twenty-Three__ Chapter Twenty-Four__ Chapter Twenty-Four__ Chapter Twenty-Five__ Chapter Twenty-Five__ Chapter Twenty-Six__ Chapter Twenty-Six__ Chapter Twenty-Seven__ Chapter Twenty-Seven__ PAPER__ PAPER

APOLOGETICS ONCE WEEKLY

What Catholics Really Believe (Keating)

The Teaching Church and Its Authority:__ Questions 1-3__ Questions 4-6

__ Questions 7-8The Bible: Its Inerrancy and Authenticity:__ Questions 9-10

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__ Questions 11-12__ Questions 13-15The Mass and the Sacraments:__ Questions 16-17__ Questions 18-20__ Questions 21-22__ Questions 23-24__ Questions 25-26The Immaculate Conception, Apparitions, and

the Rosary:__ Questions 27-28__ Question 29Our Eternal Destiny:__ Questions 30-32__ Question 33

__ Questions 34-36__ Questions 37-38Evangelization, Missionaries, and Better

Homilies:__ Questions 39-40__ Questions 41-42__ Question 43Catholic Customs, Devotions, and Disciplines:__ Questions 44-45__ Question 46__ Question 47The Spirit World and Superstitions:__ Questions 48-49__ Questions 50-52

By What Authority? (Shea)

__ Of Kicking Ladders and Counting Rings__ The Traditions of Men__ A Commensense Look at Jesus of Nazareth__ Famous Last Words__ Blind Alleys

__ The Dog That Didn't Bark__ The Lens in My Eye__ The Tradition of God__ Circles and Lines__ Dying and Rising

SCRIPTURE STUDY TWICE WEEKLY

The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation by Cavins and Christmyer

__ Session 1: Introduction__ Session 2: Early World-Part 1__ Session 3: Early World-Part 2__ Session 4: Patriarchs Part 1__ Session 5: Patriarchs Part-2

__ Session 6: Egypt and Exodus Part 1__ Session 7: Egypt and Exodus Part 2__ Session 8: Desert Wanderings__ Session 9: Conquest and Judges Part 1__ Session 10: Conquest and Judges Part 2

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__ Session 11: Royal Kingdom Part 1__ Session 12: Royal Kingdom Part 2__ Session 13: Divided Kingdom Part 1__ Session 14: Divided Kingdom Part 2__ Session 15: Exile__ Session 16: Return__ Session 17: Maccabean Revolt

__ Session 18: Messianic Fulfillment Part 1__ Session 19: Messianic Fulfillment Part 2__ Session 20: Messianic Fulfillment Part 3__ Session 21: The Church Part 1__ Session 22: The Church Part 2__ Session 23: The Church Part 3__ Session 24: Conclusion

History's Golden Thread by Sofia Cavelletti

__ Chapter 1__ Chapter 2__ Chapter 3__ Chapter 4__ Chapter 5__ Chapter 6__ Chapter 7__ Chapter 8__ Chapter 9__ Chapter 10__ Chapter 11__ Chapter 12__ Chapter 13

__ Chapter 14__ Chapter 15__ Chapter 16__ Chapter 17__ Chapter 18__ Chapter 19__ Chapter 20__ Chapter 21__ Chapter 22__ Chapter 23__ Chapter 24__ Chapter 25__ Chapter 26

__ Chapter 27__ Chapter 28__ Chapter 29__ Chapter 30__ Chapter 31__ Chapter 32__ Chapter 33__ Chapter 34__ Chapter 35__ Chapter 36__ Chapter 37__ Chapter 38__ Chapter 39

__ Chapter 40__ Chapter 41__ Chapter 42__ Chapter 43__ Chapter 44__ Chapter 45__ Chapter 46__ Chapter 47__ Chapter 48__ Chapter 49__ Chapter 50__ Chapter 51

MATHEMATICS THREE TIMES WEEKLY

Algebra 1 (Saxon)(Lessons 1-35 are review; 111-126 are advanced)This text is also used, but not completed, in Grade 8. __ Lesson 1__ Lesson 2__ Lesson 3

__ Lesson 4__ Lesson 5__ Lesson 6

__ Lesson 7__ Lesson 8__ Lesson 9

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__ Lesson 10__ Lesson 11__ Lesson 12__ Lesson 13__ Lesson 14__ Lesson 15__ Lesson 16__ Lesson 17__ Lesson 18__ Lesson 19__ Lesson 20__ Lesson 21__ Lesson 22__ Lesson 23__ Lesson 24__ Lesson 25__ Lesson 26__ Lesson 27__ Lesson 28__ Lesson 29__ Lesson 30__ Lesson 31__ Lesson 32__ Lesson 33__ Lesson 34__ Lesson 35__ Lesson 36.__ Lesson 37.__ Lesson 38.__ Lesson 39.__ Lesson 40.__ Lesson 41.__ Lesson 42.__ Lesson 43.

__ Lesson 44.__ Lesson 45.__ Lesson 46.__ Lesson 47.__ Lesson 48.__ Lesson 49.__ Lesson 50.__ Lesson 51.__ Lesson 52.__ Lesson 53.__ Lesson 54.__ Lesson 55.__ Lesson 56.__ Lesson 57.__ Lesson 58.__ Lesson 59.__ Lesson 60.__ Lesson 61.__ Lesson 62.__ Lesson 63.__ Lesson 64.__ Lesson 65.__ Lesson 66.__ Lesson 67.__ Lesson 68.__ Lesson 69.__ Lesson 70.__ Lesson 71.__ Lesson 72.__ Lesson 73.__ Lesson 74.__ Lesson 75.__ Lesson 76.__ Lesson 77.

__ Lesson 78.__ Lesson 79.__ Lesson 80.__ Lesson 81.__ Lesson 82.__ Lesson 83.__ Lesson 84.__ Lesson 85.__ Lesson 86.__ Lesson 87.__ Lesson 88.__ Lesson 89.__ Lesson 90.__ Lesson 91.__ Lesson 92.__ Lesson 93.__ Lesson 94.__ Lesson 95.__ Lesson 96.__ Lesson 97.__ Lesson 98.__ Lesson 99.__ Lesson 100.__ Lesson 101.__ Lesson 102.__ Lesson 103.__ Lesson 104.__ Lesson 105.__ Lesson 106.__ Lesson 107.__ Lesson 108.__ Lesson 109.__ Lesson 110.__ Lesson 111

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__ Lesson 112__ Lesson 113__ Lesson 114__ Lesson 115__ Lesson 116

__ Lesson 117__ Lesson 118__ Lesson 119__ Lesson 120__ Lesson 121

__ Lesson 122__ Lesson 123__ Lesson 124__ Lesson 125__ Lesson 126

Alternative Text:Math U See Algebra 1

__ __ __Commutative and Associative Properties

__ __ __Order of Operations__ __ __Solving for an Unknown with One

Variable__ __ __Distributive Property__ __ __Cartesian Coordinates__ __ __Graphing a Line__ __ __Slope-Intercept Formula__ __ __Graphing Parallel Lines and the

Equation of a Line__ __ __Graphing Perpendicular Lines__ __ __Finding the Slope-Intercept Formula

with Different Givens__ __ __Graphing Inequalities__ __ __Solving Simultaneous Equations by

Graphing__ __ __Solving Simultaneous Equations by

Substitution__ __ __Solving Simultaneous Equations by

Elimination__ __ __Coin Problems__ __ __Consecutive Integers__ __ __Multiplication and Division with

Exponents

__ __ __Negative Exponents and Raising Exponents to a Power

__ __ __Addition and Multiplication of Polynomials

__ __ __Factor Polynomials__ __ __Factor Trinomials with Coefficients__ __ __Factor Trinomials with Negative

Numbers__ __ __Square Roots and Dividing

Polynomials__ __ __Difference of Two Squares and

Oriental Squares__ __ __Repeated Factoring of Polynomials__ __ __Solving Equations with Factoring__ __ __Unit Multipliers__ __ __Square Unit Multipliers__ __ __Metric Conversions__ __ __Fractional Exponents__ __ __Significant Digits and Scientific

Notation__ __ __Bases Other Than Ten__ __ __Graphing a Circle and an Ellipse__ __ __Graphing a Parabola and a

Hyperbola

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Life of Fred (Stanley F. Schmidt)

Chapter One:__ pp.15-21 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 22-28 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 29-31 (The Cities)Chapter Two:__ pp.32-38 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 38-47 __ pp. 48-51 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 52-56 (The Cities)Chapter Three:__ pp. 57-61 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 62-67 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 67-71 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 71-77__ pp. 77-79 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 80-82__ pp. 83-86 (The Cities)Chapter Four:__ pp. 87-92 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 93-97__ pp. 98-101 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 101-104__ pp. 105-108 (The Cities)Chapter Five:__ pp. 109-114__ pp. 115-117 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 117-122 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 123- 128__ pp. 128-132__ pp. 132-135 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 136-139 (The Cities)

Chapter Six:__ pp. 140-144__ pp. 144-147 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 147- 153__ pp. 154- 156 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 156- 159__ pp. 160-164 (The Cities)Chapter Seven:__ pp. 165- 170 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 170-175 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 175-177 Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 178-181 Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 181-186 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 187- 189 (The Cities)Chapter Eight:__ pp. 191-195__ pp. 195-200 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 200-205__ pp. 206-209 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 210-212 (The Cities)Chapter Nine:__ pp. 213-216__ pp. 217-222__ pp. 222-224 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 224-229__ pp. 229-231 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 232-235 (The Cities)Chapter Ten:__ pp. 236-241__ pp. 241-243 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 243-248 (Your Turn to Play)

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__ pp. 248-255__ pp. 256-258 (The Cities)Chapter Eleven:__ pp. 259-264 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 264-270__ pp. 270-272 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 272-277 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 277-179

__ pp. 280-284 (The Cities)Chapter Twelve:__ pp. 285-290__ pp. 290-292 (Your Turn to Play)__ pp. 293-297__ pp. 298-299 (your Turn to Play)__ pp. 300-301__ pp. 302-305 (The Cities)

GRAMMAR THREE TIMES WEEKLY

Warriner's English Grammar and Comp., Third Course

Part One: GrammarChapter One__ Pages 15-19.__ Pages 20-24.__ Pages 25-29.__ Pages 30-34.__ Pages 35-38Chapter Two __ Pages 38-42.__ Pages 43-48.__ Pages 49-53.__ Pages 54-58.__ Pages 58-63.__ Pages 64-68.__ Pages 69-74.__ Pages 74-77.Chapter Three__ Pages 78-82.__ Pages 83-88.__ Pages 88-92.__ Pages 93-97.

__ Pages 98-102.__ Pages 102-105.Chapter Four__ Pages 106-110.__ Pages 111-116.__ Pages 117-121.__ Pages 122-126.

Part Two: UsageChapter Five__ Pages 129-133.__ Pages 133-137.__ Pages 138-142.__ Pages 143-146.__ Pages 147-149.__ Pages 150-152Chapter Six__ Pages 153-157.__ Pages 157-160.__ Pages 161-164.__ Pages 165-168.

__ Pages 169-172.__ Pages 173-178.Chapter Seven__ Pages 179-182.__ Pages 183-186.__ Pages 187-190.__ Pages 191-194.__ Pages 195-198.__ Pages 199-201Chapter Eight__ Pages 202-206.__ Pages 207-210.__ Pages 210-214.__ Pages 214-219.Chapter Nine__ Pages 220-226.__ Pages 227-231.__ Pages 232-235.__ Pages 236-239.

Part Three: Sentence

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StructureChapter Ten__ Pages 243-249__ Pages 249-254.__ Pages 254-258.Chapter Eleven__ Pages 259-264.__ Pages 265-271.__ Pages 272-276.__ Pages 277-282.__ Pages 283-189.

Part Four: Composition.Chapter Twelve__ Pages 293-298.__ Pages 299-305.__ Pages 306-311.__ Pages 311-316.__ Pages 317-324.__ Pages 325-331.Chapter Thirteen__ Pages 332-337.__ Pages 338-344.__ Pages 344-351.__ Pages 351-358.__ Pages 359-364.__ Pages 365-370.Chapter Fourteen__ Pages 371-375.Chapter Fifteen__ Pages 376-384.__ Pages 385-390.__ Pages 391-396.__ Pages 397-402.

Chapter Sixteen__ Pages 403-409.__ Pages 409-414.__ Pages 415-418.Chapter Seventeen__ Pages 419-424.__ Pages 424-429.__ Pages 430-435.__ Pages 436-443.Chapter Eighteen__ Pages 444-453__ Pages 453-462.

Part Five: Mechanics.Chapter Nineteen__ Pages 465-470.__ Pages 470-476.__ Pages 476-482.Chapter Twenty__ Pages 483-489.__ Pages 489-495.__ Pages 495-501.__ Pages 501-507.__ Pages 508-512.Chapter Twenty-One__ Pages 513-518.__ Pages 519-522.__ Pages 523-526.Chapter Twenty-Two__ Pages 527-532.__ Pages 533-539.Chapter Twenty-Three__ Pages 540-545.__ Pages 545-549.

__ Pages 549-552.Chapter Twenty-Four__ Pages 553-558.__ Pages 559-562.

Part Six: Aids To Good English.

Chapter Twenty-Five__ Pages 565-570.__ Pages 570-574.__ Pages 574-579.__ Pages 579-583.__ Pages 584-589.Chapter Twenty-Six__ Pages 590-595.__ Pages 596-601.__ Pages 601-606.__ Pages 606-614.Chapter Twenty-Seven__ Pages 615-620.__ Pages 620-626.__ Pages 626-634.__ Pages 634-642Chapter Twenty-Eight__ Pages 643-648.__ Pages 648-653.__ Pages 653-659.__ Pages 569-666.__ Pages 666-672.__ Pages 672-676Chapter Twenty-Nine__ Pages 679-685.__ Pages 686-692.__ Pages 693-699.

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Chapter Thirty __ Pages 700-707.

VOCABULARY ONCE WEEKLY

Word WealthWrite a story using each word in your word list.

Part I__ Unit 1__ Unit 2__ Unit 3__ Unit 4__ Unit 5__ Unit 6__ Unit 7__ Unit 8__ Unit 9

__ Unit 10__ Unit 11__ Unit 12

Part II__ Unit 1__ Unit 2__ Unit 3__ Unit 4__ Unit 5__ Unit 6

__ Unit 7__ Unit 8__ Unit 9__ Unit 10__ Unit 11__ Unit 12

Part III__ Unit 1__ Unit 2__ Unit 3

__ Unit 4__ Unit 5__ Unit 6__ Unit 7__ Unit 8__ Unit 9__ Unit 10

CREATIVE WRITING TWICE WEEKLY

READING FOUR TIMES WEEKLYLiterature (approximately one book per week)

__ Death Comes for the Archbishop Willa Cather__ Fr. Brown series G.K. Chesterton__ The Deerslayer James F. Cooper__ The Virginian Owen Wister__ Julius Caesar William Shakespeare__ The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare__ The Metamorphosis Kafka__ Mere Christianity Lewis__ Kon Tiki Heyerdahl__ Cry, the Beloved Country Paton

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__ One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Solzhenitsyn __ The Snow Goose Gallico __ China's Long March: 6000 Miles Fritz__ Henry V William Shakespeare__ The Necklace and Other Stories Guy DeMaupasant__ Rob Roy Sir Walter Scott__ Poem of the Cid unknown__ Scott's Last Expedition Robert Scott__ Song of Roland unknown__ Silas Marner George Eliot __ A Tale of Two Cities Charles Dickens__ Travels Marco Polo __ Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Tolkien__ Ten Fingers For God D. Clarke Wilson__ Space Trilogy Lewis__ Screwtape Letters Lewis__ Pride and Prejudice Austen__ Persuasion Austen__ The Youth's Plutarch's Lives (Edited by Ed S. Ellis)__ Lays of Ancient Rome T.B. Macauley__ The Importance of Being Ernest Oscar Wilde__ Herodotus for Boys and Girls White__ Jeeves P.G. Wodehouse__ Prose and Poetry: Adventures Anthology__ Prose and Poetry: Enjoyment Anthology__ Prose and Poetry: Appreciation Anthology

HISTORY THREE TIMES WEEKLY

A Light to the Nations (Lassiter)

Introduction:__ Pages 1-6__ Pages 7-11

__ Pages 12-16Chapter One:__ Pages 17-25

__ Pages 26-32__ Pages 33-40__ Pages 41-46

Chapter Two:__ Pages 47-54__ Pages 55-61

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__ Pages 62-68Chapter Three:__ Pages 69-76__ Pages 77-83__ Pages 84-88Chapter Four:__ Pages 89-96__ Pages 97-103__ Pages 104-109__ Pages 110-114Chapter Five:__ Pages 115-124__ Pages 125-132__ Pages 133-138Chapter Six:__ Pages 139-145__ Pages 146-152__ Pages 153-159__ Pages 160-166Chapter Seven:__ Pages 167-173__ Pages 174-180__ Pages 181-187

__ Pages 188-192Chapter Eight:__ Pages 193-199__ Pages 200-206__ Pages 207-211__ Pages 212-218Chapter Nine:__ Pages 219-225__ Pages 226-232__ Pages 233-238__ Pages 239-242Chapter Ten:__ Pages 243-249__ Pages 250-257__ Pages 258-266Chapter Eleven:__ Pages 267-273__ Pages 274-280__ Pages 281-287__ Pages 288-294Chapter Twelve:__ Pages 295- 301__ Pages 302-308

__ Pages 309-315__ Pages 316-321__ Pages 322-326Chapter Thirteen:__ Pages 327-333__ Pages 334-340__ Pages 341-347__ Pages 348-353__ Pages 354-359Chapter Fourteen:__ Pages 360-366__ Pages 367-373__ Pages 374-380Chapter Fifteen:__ Pages 381-387__ Pages 388-394__ Pages 395-401__ Pages 402-407__ Pages 408-412Chapter Sisteen:__ Pages 413-419__ Pages 420-427__ Pages 428-434

__ Pages 435-443Chapter Seventeen:__ Pages 444-450__ Pages 451-457__ Pages 458-464__ Pages 465-470__ Pages 471-476__ Pages 477-482Chapter Eighteen:__ Pages 483-489__ Pages 490-496__ Pages 497-503__ Pages 504-509__ Pages 510-516__ Pages 517-520Chapter Nineteen:__ Pages 521-527__ Pages 528-535__ Pages 536-542__ Pages 543-549__ Pages 550-555

HISTORY READING TWICE WEEKLY

America: The Last Best Hope, Vol. 1 (Bennett)

Chapter 1: Wedstward the Course!

__ Columbus the Christbeaer__ The Scramble for Empire__ The Rise of England

Chapter 2: A City Upon a Hill

__ Coming to America__ The Great Migration__ Expanding English Rule

__ Britain and France: Conflict

__ Religious and Intellectual Awakenings

__ Britain and France:

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Final ConflictChapter 3: The Greatest

Revolution __ Stamping Out Unfair

Taxes__ A Total Separation__ The Shot Heard Round

the World__ A Continenental War__ The French Alliance__ The World Turned

Upside-down__ A Dangerous PeaceChapter 4: Reflection and

Choice__ A Critical Period__ The Great Little madison__ The Strggle for

RatificationChapter 5: The New Republic__ The Sacred Fire of

Liberty__ Madison’s Bill of Rights__ A Host in Himself:

Hamilton__ Hurricane Genet__ A Long and Difficult

Farewell__ War, Peace, and Honest

John Adams__ The Revolution of 1800Chapter 6: The Jeffersonians__ An Empire for Liberty__ Lewis and Clark

__ Plots, Trials and Treason__ A Splendid Misery:

Jefferson__ Mr. Madison’s War__ The Battle of New Orleans__ An Era of Good Feeling__ The Missouri Compromise__ The Monroe Doctrine__ A Corrupt Bargain__ Is it the Fourth?Chapter 7: Jackson and

Democracy__ From Caucus to Raucous__ The Peggy Eaton Affair__ The Cast Iron Man__ It Must Be Preserved__ The Tragedy of Indian

Removal__ Jacksons War on the Bank__ Old Man Eloquent__ Tippecanoe and Tyler

Too__ Great Harry of the West__ Reannexing Texas and

Reoccupying...__ The Halls of MontezumaChapter 8: The Rising Storm__ California and The

Compromise of...__ Railroads and Reform__ Bleeding Kansas__ Dred Scott__ Lincoln Meets Douglas__ John Brown and Harpers

Ferry__ The Election of 1860Chapter 9: Freedom’s Fiery

Trial__ Secession Winter __ The Circle of Fire__ The Civil War Begins__ The Trent Affair__ Year of Jubilee__ Forever FreeChapter 10: A New Birth of

Freedom__ The Agony of Abraham

Lincoln__ Long Abraham a Little

Longer__ The Union VictoriousChapter 11: To Bind up the

Nation’s Wounds__ Pass in Review__ South and North__ Reconstruction and

Renewal__ Impeachment__ Let Us Have Peace__ A Tragic Divorce in

Freedoms Ranks__ The Spirit of 1876__ A Dangerous DisputeChapter 12: An Age More

Golden than Gilded__ Reform Roosevelts and

Reaction__ Tell the Truth

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__ The Golden Door__ Winning the West__ A Social Gospel__ A Cross of Gold__ From the New WorldChapter 13:The American

Dynamo

__ A Splendid Little War__ Rough Rider Politics__ TR in the White House__ TR and the Square Deal__ Wielding the Big Stick__ The Taft Interlude__ Unsinkable Unthinkable

__ The Election of 1912__ Woodrow Wilson and the

New Freedom__ The Lights Are Going

Out

America: The Last Best Hope, Vol. 2 (Bennett)

__ Introduction__ Chapter 1: America and the Great War (1914-1921)

__ Home Before the Leaves fall__ Too Proud to Fight__ Roosevelt to France__ Over There!__ Wilson in Paris__ A War to End All Wars__ Chapter 2: The Boom and the Bust (1921-

1933)__ The Roaring Twenties__ Sunrise at Campobello__ A Harlem Renaisance__ Normalcy__ Keep Cool With Coolidge__ The Lone Eagle__ Peace and Prosperity__ Two Chickens in Every Pot__ CRASH!__ Happy Days Are Here Again__ The New Deal__ Chapter 3: FDR and the New Deal (1933-

1939)__ The Hundred Days and After__ Hitler’s Games: The Berlin Olympics__ As Goes Maine__ FDR’s Risky Scheme__ The March of Time__ Rebuilding America__ Chapter 4: America's Rendezvous with

Destiny (1939-1941)__ Man of the Year__ America on the Road to War__ Sail On, Oh Union Strong and Great__ Sink the Bismark__ If Hitler Invaded Hell__ Chapter 5: Leading the Grand Alliance (1941-1943)

__ 1941: A Year of Holding Your Breath__ A Day in Infamy__ A World at War__ The Battle of the Atlantic__ America Strikes Back__ Chapter 6: America Victorious (1943-

1945)

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__ Overlord__ The Sun Goes Down on More Suffering__ Democracy: The Mustard on the Hot Dog__ Harry Truman: The Moon, the Stars, and

all the Planets__ The Flag of Freedom__ Chapter 7: Truman Defends the Free

World (1945-1953)__ A Cold War Begins__ Red Stars in Hollywood__ Ha Tikva_ the Hope of Israel__ The Berlin Airlift of 1948__ Give ‘em Hell, Harry!__ Under the Cloud of War__ The Korean Conflict__ The Man From Independence__ Chapter 8: Eisenhower and Happy Days (1953-1961)

__ I Like Ike__ The Kremlin’s Long Shadow__ Freedom Rising__ We Will Bury You!__ Ike’s Last Years__ Chapter 9: Passing the Torch (1961-1969)__ The New Frontier__ Godspeed, John Glenn!__ Eyeball to Eyeball over Cuba__ Freedom on the March__ 22 November, 1963__ An Idea Whose Time Has Come

__ A Choice, Not an Echo__ Operation Hope Not: Churchill’s Funeral__ We Shall Overcome__ Vietnam__ 1968: Annus Horribilis__ Chapter 10: Nixon's the One (1969-1974)__ Give a Damn!__ The Eagle Has Landed__ The Silent Majority__ Nixon to China__ The Election of 1972__ Roe vs. Wade: Raw Judicial Power__ Watergate Spills Over__ Chapter 11: The Years the Locusts Ate (1974-1981)

__ I’m Not Lincoln, I’m a Ford!__ 1976: A Bicentennial Election__ Moral Equivalent of War__ America Held Hostage__ USA! USA!__ Chapter 12: Reagan and Revival (1981-

1989).__ 1981: A New Beginning__ An Evil Empire__ Morning in America__ We Can Do Business__ Reykjavik:The Clash__ Iran-Contra__ Tear This Wall Down!__ Into the Sunset

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SCIENCE TWICE WEEKLY

Exploring Creation With Physical Science (Wile)(2 sessions: text; 1 session: experiments)

__ Module 1: The Basics __ __ __

__ Module 2: Air __ __ __

__ Module 3: The Atmosphere __ __ __

__ Module 4: The Wonder of Water __ __ __

__ Module 5:The Hydrosphere __ __ __

__ Module 6: Earth and the Lithosphere __ __ __

__ Module 7: Factor’s That Affect Earth’s Weather __ __ __

__ Module 8: Weather and Its Prediction __ __ __

__ Module 9: An Intro to the Physics of Motion __ __ __

__ Module 10: Newton’s Law __ __ __

__ Module 11: The Forces in Creation 1 __ __ __

__ Module 12: The Forces in Creation 2 __ __ __

__ Module 13: The Forces in Creation 3 __ __ __

__ Module 14: Waves and Sound __ __ __

__ Module 15: Light __ __ __

__ Module 16: An Introduction to Astrophysics __ __ __

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LOGIC ONCE WEEKLY

MindBenders C-1

__ Introduction/Examples__ Puzzle 1 __ Puzzle 2__ Puzzle 3__ Puzzle 4

__ Puzzle 5__ Puzzle 6__ Puzzle 7__ Puzzle 8__ Puzzle 9

__ Puzzle 10__ Puzzle 11__ Puzzle 12__ Puzzle 13__ Puzzle 14

MindBenders C-2

__ Introduction/Examples__ Puzzle 1 __ Puzzle 2__ Puzzle 3__ Puzzle 4

__ Puzzle 5__ Puzzle 6__ Puzzle 7__ Puzzle 8__ Puzzle 9

__ Puzzle 10__ Puzzle 11__ Puzzle 12__ Puzzle 13__ Puzzle 14

MindBenders C-3

__ Introduction/Examples__ Puzzle 1 __ Puzzle 2__ Puzzle 3__ Puzzle 4

__ Puzzle 5__ Puzzle 6__ Puzzle 7__ Puzzle 8__ Puzzle 9

__ Puzzle 10__ Puzzle 11__ Puzzle 12__ Puzzle 13__ Puzzle 14

The Fallacy Detective (Bluedorn)

__ Lesson 1-2__ Lesson 3-4__ Lesson 5-6__ Lesson 7-8__ Lesson 9-10__ Lesson 11-12

__ Lesson 13-14__ Lesson 15-16__ Lesson 17-18__ Lesson 19-20__ Lesson 21-22__ Lesson 23-24

__ Lesson 25-26__ Lesson 27-28__ Lesson 29-30__ Lesson 31-32__ Lesson 33-34__ Lesson 35-36

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MUSIC FIVE TIMES WEEKLYPiano

GREAT BOOKS SEMINAR MONTHLY

Tolstoy, FablesAlcestis, EuripidesPlutarch, Lives (Selected)Tacitus, Life of AgricolaBacon, On the Wisdom of the AncientsMoliere, The Would-Be GentlemanBunyan, The Pilgrim’s Progress

Epictetus Sophocles, Oedipus