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full curriculum is presented in my books.
Any resource you may find unavailable, an alternative is recommended in
my books. I also describe in detail how to
construct your own study guides there as well.
8th Grade Overview |
Language
Arts |
Grammar
and Style of the Sentence, Comparing and Contrasting styles of
writing, Roberts Rules of Writing & Poetry, Persuasive writing
(project planning),Reading: Literature, Periodicals & Current
Events |
Some
of the resources we used
Roberts
Rules Of Writing: 101 Unconventional Lessons Every Writer Needs
to Know
by Robert Masello
Getting
Started in Project Management (Getting Started In.....)
by Paula Martin, Karen Tate
Writing
without Teachers
by Peter Elbow,
Writing
Well (9th Edition)
by Donald Hall.
Literature Reading (Abbreviated Booklist)
Total
number on booklist: 7
Catch-22
by Joseph Heller
The
Catcher in the Rye
by J.D Salinger
The
Clan of the Cave Bear (Bookcassette(r) Edition)
by Jean M. Auel
The
Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (Oprah's Book Club)
by Carson McCullers |
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Geography, World Culture, Social Studies, World History,
US History |
U.S.
History: World War II and Politics surrouning this war, All
the People the 20th Century. World History: Elizabethan England,
Industrial Revolution.
Social Studies: Geography of Asia, Philosophy - Mind and Machines:
Can Machines think? (From the MIT Open Courseware)
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A
Concise History of the American Republic: Single Volume
by Samuel Eliot Morison.
A
History of US: Book 10: All the People 1945-2001 (History of Us)
Volume 10 from the se: A
History of US (10 Vol. Set)by
Joy Hakim
WWI Video List (Abbreviated)
The
World at War (30th Anniversary Edition)
A&E Video
Winston
Churchill
A&E Video
McArthur PBS
Video
Biography
- Dwight Eisenhower (A&E DVD Archives)
A&E Video
The
Industrial Revolution (World History)
by James A. Corrick
Philosophy
of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings
by David Chalmers
Elements
of Mind: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind
by Tim Crane. |
Science & Technology |
Physical
Sciences: Robotics Summer Camp,
First Lego League Robotics Competition, Computer Science, Life
Sciences Biology: Introduction to Biology (from the MIT Open Courseware),
Healthy Living, |
Building
a PC for Dummies, Fourth Edition
by Mark L. Chambers
Biological
Science (2nd Edition)
by Scott Freeman
Genetic
Testimony: A Guide to Forensic DNA Profiling
by Charlotte Spencer
The
Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom (A Toltec
Wisdom Book)
by Miguel Ruiz |
Mathematics |
Algebra
I |
Elementary
Algebra
by Harold R. Jacobs
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Art/Art History |
Art
History for Young People, History of Classical Music, Live Theater
Arts |
History
of Art for Young People (Trade Version) (5th Edition)
- by by Anthony F. Janson
Bach,
Beethoven and the Boys - Tenth Anniversary Edition!: Music History
As It Ought To Be Taughtby
David W. Barber, Dave Donald
If
It Ain't Baroque: More Music History As It Ought To Be Taught
by David W. Barber, Dave Donald
Amadeus
- Director's Cut (Two-Disc Special Edition) |
Foreign Language |
Latin
I Honors |
Wheelock's
Latin, 6e
by Frederic M. Wheelock, Richard A. LaFleur ,
A
Comprehensive Guide to Wheelock's Latin: Newly Revised for Wheelock's
6th Edition
by Dale A. Grote
Collins
Latin Concise Dictionary (Harpercollins Concise Dictionaries)
Wheelock's
Latin, 6th Edition and Workbook for Wheelock's Latin, 3rd Revised
Edition, 2 Volume Set
by Paul T. Comeau,
Pronunciation
and Reading of Classical Latin (The Living Voice of Greek and
Latin)[sound
recording] Daitz, Stephen G |
Physical Education |
Snow
Skiing, Racquetball classes, TaeKwonDo, Kayaking, Golf and cycling. |
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