Our Week Ahead ~ Monday Sept 28 2015

In history, this week, we'll be concentrating on William Pitt, the Younger, (1759-1806)
BBC Radio 4, and,  William Wilberforce (1759-1833).   Biblioplan, Chapter 32, spends the first portion concentrating on what is happening with the slaves in America.  In regards to slavery - we are wanting to spend longer concentrating on what is happening in Britain; and in much more detail than the second part of Chapter 32 gives concerning the life of Wilberforce.  Biblioplan is a good leaping off point..... 

We have 4 history, weekly,  units of scheduled learning left to complete this year and I'm trying not to embrace a gung-ho and let's get 'em done attitude with the children ☺... as some of the topics are 'meatier' and could take us longer than a single week to complete.  We also know that *my* best laid plans don't always work out - life happens - and that we may need to quietly put aside some of the content in those topics,  so that we don't get stuck in a scheduling rut.  I have no qualms about skipping content that we are not really interested in and pausing for much longer on areas of history that interest us more.

September Monday 28 2015

·       Family

Bible

All:  Proverbs Chapt 20+

History & Geography

Composer: Mendelssohn Biographical excerpt

Art History: Turner 1775 – 1851

Dvd: Amazing Grace (Wilberforce)

1:  Read Alouds:

Amy Carmichael Biography (1867-1951) India tie-in (complete this week)

2:  Book Basket:

·        The New Oxford Book of Children’s Verse ~Philip

·        lol! OMG! ~ Ivester

·        William Wilberforce's Speech to the house (1789)

William Wilberforce - The Great Debate   Re-enacted speech on youtube

English

1:  Car (& craft time) time audio for this month: 

Mendelssohn (select pieces)  

Out of the Depths ~ John Newton, Read by William Sutherland

·       Daisy

History & Geography

1: Biblioplan Early Modern Times: Mon to Fri 

Ch: 32: Abolitionist Movement (selections) , Boers in Sth Africa                       

History, Literature, & Book Basket:

1: Book Basket:

Do Hard Things ~ Harris (reading with mum)

The Kidnapped Prince  ~ Equiano (SL)  (1755)

Uncle Tom’s Cabin ~ Stowe (1840’s) ~ Stowe (audio opt)  our favourite reader for this is Mark Smith

Free Read: The Daisy Chain ~ Charlotte Yonge

2:  History Reading: 

Christian Men of Science ~ Mulfinger: Morse 1791-1872

ITTC: John Keats ~ The Great Odes 1819 ~ Cowan

A Journey Through the Life of William Wilberforce ~ Belmont (N/F)

6:  Audio’s for this month:

North! Or Be Eaten! ~ Petersen,  Read by Peter Sandon

Moonfleet ~ Falkner,  Read by Peter Joyce  We purchased the kindle so that we could procure the audio for, a very affordable,  $2.99 (USD)

·       Jay

History & Geography

1: Biblioplan Early Modern Times: Mon to Fri 

Ch: 32: Abolitionist Movement (selections), Boers in Sth Africa  (selections)                         

                   

History, Literature, & Book Basket:

1: Book Basket:  

Practical Happiness ~ Schultz

King Alfred’s English ~ White  complete

Free Read: Here Lies the Librarian ~ Peck

2:  History Reading: 

Christian Men of Science ~ Mulfinger: Morse 1791-1872

ITTC: John Keats ~ The Great Odes 1819 ~ Cowan

A Journey Through The Life of William Wilberforce ~ Belmont

3:  Audio’s for this month:  

Introduction to Barnaby Rudge by David Timson

B: Barnaby Rudge ~ Dickens  

English

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

Lesson 20:   Emerson  (1803-1882)

2a:  Essentials in Writing, Level 10: S.2 L.3+  Mon to Thurs