2012-2013 Curricula

Here's the updated lineup, can we just make a decision now!? - again, updated December 2012

English - Finish Writing with Skill I, begin level II, KISS grammar, and MW Vocabulary Builder. Also a study on literary analysis and annotation
Japanese - Irasshai with Beginning Japanese (Tuttle)
Russian (.5 credit)- Introductory course using various resources inlcuding Russianforeveryone.com and Penguin Russian Course  on hold
Philosophy - Theory of Knowledge (Cambridge) with The Story of Philosophy, readings from Aristotle and Plato
History - Focus on Early Civilizations and Ancient Greece. Spielvogel's Western Civ as spine with Great Books. Planned titles are The Iliad, The Odyssey, Herodotus, Greek Tragedies & a Greek Comedy
Science - Physics with Sciences: An Integrated Approach and Udacity Physics
Art (.5 credit) - Drawing with the Right Side of the Brain
Math -  Discovering Mathematics (Singapore) level 1 A, B, and 2A (maybe)  Moved back to Life of Fred: Beginning Algebra

2012-2013 school year will mark out ninth year of homeschooling. For those of you keeping track, that's ninth grade, freshman year, high school. Here's a preview of the line up for fall. 

Latin - Wheelock's Latin
English - will focus on writing and literary analysis, materials undetermined
Japanese - Irasshai Japanese
Philosophy - Theory of Knowledge (Cambridge) with The Story of Philosophy, readings from Aristotle and Plato
Math - Geometry, book undecided
History - Focus on Early Civilizations and Ancient Greece. Spielvogel's Western Civ as spine with Great Books. Planned titles are The Iliad, The Odyssey, Herodotus, Greek Tragedies & a Greek Comedy
Science* - Overview of Earth Science with The Good Earth, and Physics with College Physics Volume 1 (Knight, Jones, Field)



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