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I've got an 8th grade boy and 6th grade girl coming up next year. Just checking out what you have done for those grades this year. Math is covered - we're doing Teaching Textbooks, and I think we're sticking with Apologia for Science. They're fairly advanced and self-motivated. Very interested in History/Geo and Language Arts and any other ideas. Recommended reading lists are good. Do you know if Well Trained Mind has a reading list for these grades? I found the High School list. Any comments on Analytical Grammar? Thanks! Janet M. :)

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Same here -- 8th grade ds and 6th grade dd next year...

I love the Highlands Latin School reading lists: http://www.thelatinschool.org/summer-reading.html

 

8th'er will be doing:

 

Christian Studies: Bible reading/devotionals/study guides

Math: Chalkdust Alg

Latin: (probably Henle w/ local tutor and/or online class)

Lit/History/Theology: Omnibus 1 online class

Physical Science: Apologia

Writing/Grammar: local tutor

Geo: Trail Guide

Music: Guitar lessons/worship team at church

Logic: Thinking Toolbox

 

 

6th'er will be doing:

 

Christian Studies: Bible reading/devotionals/study guides

Math: TT7

Latin: (probably Henle)

Lit: various study guides

History: Teaching Company dvd's w/ lots of books

Writing/Grammar: local tutor

Geo: Trail Guide

Music: Piano lessons

Art: local class

Logic: Fallacy Detective

no formal science

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I've got an 8th grade boy and 6th grade girl coming up next year. Just checking out what you have done for those grades this year. Math is covered - we're doing Teaching Textbooks, and I think we're sticking with Apologia for Science. They're fairly advanced and self-motivated. Very interested in History/Geo and Language Arts and any other ideas.

 

We're finishing up a SOTW cycle, with Kingfisher, OIS, TCO and lots of literature. For English we'll be doing So You Really Want to Learn English (Prep) and Lightning Literature.

 

Laura

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Here are some book lists:

 

- For 5th-8th grade WTM reading list on this website (the "Workshops and Handouts" page, listed under "Academic Excellence for gr. 5-8") -- scroll down about halfway to under the heading of "Reading" for the booklists:

http://www.welltrainedmind.com/susan5-8.html

 

- Classic great books broken down by general age range at: "1000 Good Books":

http://www.classical-homeschooling.org/celoop/1000.html

 

- Books used in the Sonlight curriculum, listed by grade level:

http://www.sonlight.com/

 

- Ambleside Online Curriculum book lists, by grade level:

http://amblesideonline.org/

 

 

 

Your children are great ages to use some beginning literature analysis programs that use classic literature and reading/discussing together! Enjoy! Warm regards, Lori D.

 

 

- Lightning Literature & Composition 7 (for 6th-8th gr. dependent on student ability)

Covers realistic novel, fantasy novel, autobiography, short stories, poetry in 8 units, each unit covering one literary element; plus teaching text, vocabulary, comprehension questions; plus worksheet pages; plus choice of longer writing assignment at the end of each unit.

 

LL7 covers:

- Rikki Tikki Tavi

- Tom Sawyer

- Alice in Wonderland

- Helen Keller's Story of My Life

- "Bride Comes to Yellow Sky"

- 2 poetry units

- All Creatures Great and Small

 

- Lightning Literature & Composition 8 (for 7th-8th gr. dependent on student ability)

Same as above, but with 12 units.

 

LL8 covers:

- Treasure Island

- A Christmas Carol

- A Day of Pleasure

- The Hobbit

- My Family and Other Animals

- To Kill a Mockingbird

- 3 poetry units

- 3 short story units

 

- Literary Lessons from the Lord of the Rings (for 7th-12th gr., dependent on interest)

Covers the 3 books of Tolkien's trilogy; suggests going over an epic (The Iliad or The Odyssey); suggests going over Beowulf, and includes some analysis of it; suggests going over Sir Gawain & the Green Knight , and includes some analysis of it; suggests going over a Shakespeare play. Full year program with vocabulary, teaching notes on literary elements and how they are used in each chapter of each book; some suggested writing assignments.

 

See samples of LL (put out by Hewitt Homeschooling) at:

http://www.hewitthomeschooling.com/book/blight.asp

 

See samples of LLftLotR (put out by Home Scholar) at:

http://www.homescholar.org/samples.htm

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is doing the following this year.

 

LL7

Analytical Grammar

Wordsmith

Greek

 

For History we have been using MFW 1850-modern times.

I also follow thethe MFW science but have added in Apologia -swimming creatures for fun.

 

As far as his reading We have him read what is assigned for LL7, plus I want him to be reading a biography, history selection and something fun of his choice. I try to work in artists, composers, scientists and men of faith biographies.

 

Cheri

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