Love2Smile Posted June 24, 2009 Share Posted June 24, 2009 I'd like to hear from those who have used MFW highschool ancients. I heard they use the actual Bible as the spine for the course, is this true? and also how are the writing portions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel66susan Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Hi Carolyn, My daughter used MFW Ancients last year and loved it. She is my least academic kiddo and she thoroughly enjoyed this program. Lots of Bible, good literary analysis but she needed a little assistance with the writing. (writing phobic) She liked the independence of this curriculum. There were days when she could and would finish up by lunch just by some serious effort, which she had neglected to do before! I restrained myself from assigning additional but do plan to beef up things this year just in preparation for the ACT. She will be a junior this year and be 17 in November. I personally believe that world history and literature is better left till the last 2 years of HS, but 2 of her friends who were young freshmen did fine with it. HTH, Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love2Smile Posted June 25, 2009 Author Share Posted June 25, 2009 Hi Carolyn,My daughter used MFW Ancients last year and loved it. She is my least academic kiddo and she thoroughly enjoyed this program. Lots of Bible, good literary analysis but she needed a little assistance with the writing. (writing phobic) She liked the independence of this curriculum. There were days when she could and would finish up by lunch just by some serious effort, which she had neglected to do before! I restrained myself from assigning additional but do plan to beef up things this year just in preparation for the ACT. She will be a junior this year and be 17 in November. I personally believe that world history and literature is better left till the last 2 years of HS, but 2 of her friends who were young freshmen did fine with it. HTH, Susan Susan, Can you tell me how long each day was Bible reading? Also, I was told MFW uses the Bible as the History spine, is this true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted June 25, 2009 Share Posted June 25, 2009 Susan, Can you tell me how long each day was Bible reading?Also, I was told MFW uses the Bible as the History spine, is this true? Not Susan here, but I think you might be confusing this with MFW's younger program, Creation to the Greeks? In high school, students actually receive a credit in "Bible" as well as one in History and one in Literature. Copying their book list, I'd guess it breaks down like this (hopefully Susan can correct any of my errors!): Bible The entire Old Testament I assume would go here (about 5 chapters a day according to the sample online) Taking the Old Testament Challenge The Tabernacle (pamphlet) The New Answers Book The Purpose Driven Life (service projects are required) Daniel Teen Inductive Bible Study Unwrapping the Pharaohs Literature (guidelines for other reading are also given) Literature and Composition Supplement The Epic of Gilgamesh (condensed version by Robert W. Watson) The Cat of Bubastes Bulfinch's Greek and Roman Mythology The Iliad (translated by Robert Fagles) The Odyssey (translated by Robert Fagles) Eric Liddell (by Catherine Swift) History (some of these are used over 2 years, while some of Bible and Literature carries over into History) Encyclopedia of the Ancient World Exploring World History (Notgrass) Exploring World History Quiz and Exam book Timeline Figures (Creation to Christ) Ancient History Timeline Book World History Map Activities Rand McNally Historical Atlas of the World Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel66susan Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Hi Carolyn, Sorry to take so long responding to you! Life... Anyways, Iz probably spent an hour a day with Bible reading as they read through the OT with the Ancients. This year, she'll be reading through the NT. She thoroughly enjoyed the independence of this curriculum but continued to do our family Bible reading with us. Granted, somedays she resisted joining us so she could finish what she was working on. They do indeed use the Bible as the spine and add in with the others. There are also many lists to supplement this time frame. I perused Sonlight and Veritas Press catalogs and then used the library. One thing that became an issue for us was making sure that she and I spent enough time looking through her work together. But, that was just us! HTH, Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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