momee Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 I'm looking to read aloud from Susan Wise Bauer's text History of the Ancient World and attempt to add the great books recommended in WTM rhetoric level. Has anyone coordinated the two? It's not too tough to do myself, just wondering if there's one out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura K (NC) Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 The following is my plan for next year. I am actually weaving Bible history into this as well, using the Catholic Ancient History book "Foundation of Christendom by Carroll, recommended by Laura Berquist, which has a great, academic perspective of not only Bible History but the persecution of the Early Church under the Roman emperors and the life of the Church until Constantine, where we will end the Ancient period. If anyone is interested in my full plan that includes the Bible History part, PM me and I'll email you the Word document. Bible History, then will count for one credit, Lit will be part of "English 10" for my son, for one credit, and History will be the SWB textbook plus some additional reading, summaries, and a paper on a major character covered this year. It's been a long time since I scheduled this thoroughly and I don't have any idea how the timing will run with the literature, if it will move too quickly or too slowly. I also might rethink the Plutarch Lives after I read them more carefully, and go with some other source to flesh out some of those characters. I don't know what I'll do with my 8th grader. I can't decide whether to let him follow the following schedule with his 10th grade brother, or let him relax with "Famous Men of Greece and Rome" with his 6th grade brother. I will probably opt for "Famous Men," and let him do some of the reading below to beef it up a bit. Week 1 Ch. 1-5, Epic of Gilgamesh Week 2 Ch. 6-10 Gilgamesh (and Genesis) Week 3 Ch. 11-15 Greenleaf Guide to Ancient Literature, chapter on Genesis Week 4 Ch. 16-20 Greenleaf - Chapter on Gilgamesh Week 5 Ch. 21-24, Code of Hammurabi, Greenleaf – Genesis and Gilgamesh comparison chapter Week 6 Ch. 25-29 Bullfinch’s Mythology selections Week 7 Ch. 30-34 Bullfinch’s Mythology selections Week 8 Ch. 35-36 Till We Have Faces Week 9 Ch. 37-39, Hittite Warrior, Till We Have Faces Week 10 Hittite Warrior, Till We Have Faces Week 11 Ch. 40, Thucydides, Tao te Ching, I Ching Week 12 Herodotus, Book 6-8; Confucius Week 13 Ch. 41-45 Livy Week 14 Ch. 46-49, Livy Week 15 Livy Week 16 Ch. 50-54 Plutarch "Romulus" Week 17 Ch. 55-57 Lord Byron – “The Destruction of Sennacherib†Week 18 Plutarch, "Lycurgus"; Polybius, Rise of Roman Empire Week 19 Polybius, Plutarch "Solon" Week 20 Ch. 58-60 Josephus Antiquities selections Week 21 Ch. 61-64 Plutarch, "Themostocles," "Pericles" Aeschylus, “The Persians†Week 22 Ch. 65-66 Sophocles, (something, maybe just an overview... I can't remember what my intent was here?) Week 23 Ch. 67-69, (Plutarch “Artaxerxes" maybe) Trial and Death of Socrates Week 24 Young Carthaginians, Henty, Trial and Death of Socrates Alexander the Great biography ?? Week 25 Ch. 70 Alexander the Great, Maccabees Week 26 Ch. 71-74 Hannibal’s Speech From Worlds Greatest Speeches Week 27 Ch. 75-77, Cicero “On the Commonwealth" Polybius selections, (Plutarch, "Marcus Cato" maybe) Week 28 Cicero Week 29 Ch. 78 Julius Caesar - Shakespeare Week 30 Ch. 79-81 Plutarch – "Caesar," Antony and Cleopatra - Shakespeare Week 31 Ch. 82-85 Virgil – Aenid "On the Incarnation," Athanasius Week 32 Aenid Week 33 Aenid 34 (from here I will switch to another history book for the remainder of the school year if we need more material. I will probably use the very balanced History of the Catholic Church by Bokenkotter to reinforce the period between 1-400 AD from a Christian perspective. For literature we will do odds and ends... Antigone 35 Antigone 36 Pygmalion 37 Pygmalion 38 My Fair Lady (with the movie, of course!) 39 Memorabilia by Xenophon 40 Memorabilia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 The following is my plan for next year. Laura K., thanks for so generously sharing your plan. It looks wonderful. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhondabee Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 Laura, Thank you *so* much! =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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