Two Weeks in One Post ~ 01 August to 12 August 2016

This is just a quick copy and paste of the past 2 weeks.  Some books we're still reading, discussing, and, where necessary, writing about.

August Monday 01  -  Friday 12  2016

Family

Bible

All:  Luke 15-16+

History & Geography

Hymn:  God Leads Us Along  ~ Leila N. Morris

(Then Sings My Soul Bk 2 ~ Morgan p.245)  

   

Artist:   still to decide

A WWII Christian of Note:  Corrie ten Boom
Audio:  The Hiding Place ~ ten Boom 

Modern Church History: Man Sent From God ~ Lindsey (read and discuss the start of healing "campaigns".)

Jay

History & Geography  

1:  Bp Early Modern Times: 
Ch: 20  Treaty of Versailles,  USSR under Stalin p.295b-305
Ch: 21 The Roaring 20’s (Pt2), Italy, Egyptian Independence p.307-320 

2: Story of New Zealand

Ch:15 Years Between the Wars: the 1920’s p.161-171 

Mapping:   B.P  Wk 20, 21 

History, Literature, & Book Basket:

1: Book Basket: 

Night ~ Wiesel  (sober, emotive. Excellent read)

2:  Audio’s in August:   History of  WWII  ~ Churchill
Start audio series:

The Second World War: 1: Milestones to Disaster 

The Second World War: 2: Alone 

The Second World War: 3: The Grand Alliance 

The Second World War: 4: Triumph and Tragedy

English

1:  Essentials in Writing Level 12 

2:  Te Kura English   
A: Completer Reader Response to The Jews Are to Blame ~ Goebbels 
B: read  Night ~ Wiesel, then start Reader Response

Daisy

 History & Geography  

1:  Bp Early Modern Times: 
A: Ch: 20  Treaty of Versailles,  USSR under Stalin p.295b-305
B: Ch: 21 The Roaring 20’s (Pt2), Italy, Egyptian Independence p.307-320 

2: Story of New Zealand ~ Bassett

B: Ch:15 Years Between the Wars: the 1920’s p.161-171 

3:  Kingfisher Encyclopedia

A: p.396-397  (WWI Aftermath 1918-23)

B: p.358-359  (Italy 1833)   (Rise of Fascism 1922-1939)

Mapping:   B.P  Wk 20, 21 

Review:  A: France,  B: Italy (Lizardpoint)

History, Literature, & Book Basket:

1: Book Basket:

1:  Do Hard Things ~ Harris & Harris
2:  Enemy at The Gate ~ Werry (1936) NZ

3:  Stalin ~ Haugen (1879-1953)

Free Reading: 

A: The Dragonfly Pool ~ Eva Ibbotson (Thanks Allie & Elise, Daisy really enjoyed this book)
(Though the cover may give the suggestion that this could be a mystical/magic type book  - it's not; this is a historical fiction book centred around education :-), character, and set in a WWII era.  Recommend.)
B: Mrs. Pollifax Unveiled ~ Dorothy Gilman  (world views. discussed & read)

2:  Audio’s in August:

The Hiding Place ~ ten Boom (with mum)

English

1:  Essentials in Writing     Complete essay on Music

2:  Essentials in Literature 8