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: 

The Great Courses:Classics of British Literature

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

Mrs.Frisby & the Rats of NIMH ~ O'Brien

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:  

B:  She Stoops to Conquer ~ Goldsmith (play)

English

1:  Greenleaf Guide Yr 3 Lit (1550-1900)  ~ Shearer

Lesson 16:   Oliver Goldsmith (1728-74)

She Stoops to Conquer ~ Goldsmith (play)

8:  Typing.  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