27 July 2015

Our Week Ahead ~ Monday 27th July 2015

We're looking forward to starting our, high school years, unit on Australia & New Zealand; and, as in previous years, we'll stay longer on this geographical area in history than any other we're reading about this year.  We've intentionally cut a whole heap of U.S and Asian history reading from Biblioplan so that we can focus on other portions of history that we want to immerse ourselves in more.
·       Family
History & Geography
The Story of New Zealand ~ Basset p.20-27 Explorers

1:  Read Alouds:
Thomas Paine: Crusader for Liberty ~ Marrin
2:  Book Basket:
·  New Zealand’s Christian Heritage ~ Stringer pg7-46
English
1:  Car (& craft time) time audio: 
Lecture 17.  Defoe—Crusoe and the Rise of Capitalism

·       Daisy
History & Geography
Australia and New Zealand Unit Study    our wks 21 -23 
1: Biblioplan Early Modern Times:
Ch:24  Australia and New Zealand 577-598, (601 Washington)        Mon to Fri                          

History, Literature, & Book Basket:
1: Book Basket Options:
The Scarlet Pimpernel ~ Orczy (1792) bk study
Choose 1:
The Seventh One ~ Elizabeth Yates
TheJourney Man, (& sequel:  Hue &Cry) ~ Yates
Star Rise ~ Lasky (super easy read)

2:  History Reading: 
A:  How They Lived: A Sailor with Captain Cook ~ Gibson (n/f)
6:  Audio’s for this month:
B:  1789’s The Mutiny on Board H.M.S Bounty ~ Bligh (illustrated) 
( We chose this seriously abridged edition  of The Mutiny on Board H.M.S Bounty, as Daisy didn't wanted to listen to, or read, through the unabridged edition; however, she did want a quick overview of this story.)

Other:  In her spare time, Daisy's working her way through a composers series on Khan Academy, and is currently listening to Dvorak’s works
We're hoping to get her restarted with music lesson this term - she's been taking a much needed music lessons sabbatical.

English
1:  GGtEML  21:Lesson 16:  Oliver Goldsmith (1728 – 1774)
   She Stoops to Conquer ~ Goldsmith (play 1773)
2: The Scarlet Pimpernel ~ Orczy (1792) Progeny Press Study wk 2 of 5 

·       Jay
History & Geography
Australia and New Zealand Unit Study    our wks 21 -23 
1: Biblioplan Early Modern Times:
Ch:24 Australia and New Zealand pgs 524-549    Mon to Fri                          
                       
History, Literature, & Book Basket:
1: Book Basket:  
The Tale of Three Kings ~ Edwards 
Traitor: The Case of Benedict Arnold –Fritz    1777+    Jay's already read this (2 yrs ago apparently.... I'd misplaced that fact ;))

2:  History Reading: 
A:  1768  Young Nick’s Head ~ Hesse  (I'm not sure how Jay will go with this book, as none of our family are that keen on reading "diaries")

3:  Audio’s for this month:  

English
1:  Greenleaf Guide Yr 3 Lit (1550-1900)  ~ Shearer
Lesson 16:   Oliver Goldsmith (1728-74)
She Stoops to Conquer ~ Goldsmith (play)
8Typing.  start a blog         

Science   Cosmos for School  (Term 3 )    Mon, Tue
We're taking a delight led approach with this course, Jay is researching and reading through alternate theories/view points on some of the topics Cosmos for Schools cover in Term 3:
Vaccination: Science versus superstition
A Changing Climate: Cold adventures   

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