Wednesday, July 08, 2009

Year 9 Term 1 Book List

I am planning Triss' HEO Year 9, and have the first term mapped out. Here are the books as of right now.

Oh, and by the way-- Read Hard Books. :O)

The God Who Is There by Francis Schaeffer
Oxford Book of American History by Samuel Eliot Morison
Salem Witch Trial Transcript (1692)
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Founding Father: Rediscovering George Washington by Richard Brookhiser
Following the Equator by Mark Twain
Ourselves by Charlotte Mason (continued)
An Essay on Man by Alexander Pope
Are You Liberal, Conservative or Confused? by Richard Maybury
The English Constitution by Richard Bagehot
Postmodern Times by Gene Edward Veith
Isaac Bickerstaff by Richard Steele
Days with Sir Roger de Coverly by Richard Steele
Simond's History of American Lit./History of English Lit. for Boys and Girls (cont.)
Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
The Battle of the Books by Jonathan Swift
The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare (I think)
Roar on the Other Side (continued)
Poetry of Alexander Pope
Apologia Biology
The Microbe Hunters (two chapters)
Ethics of the Dust by John Ruskin
How to Read a Book
Introduction to Logic (Nance/Wilson)
Home Comforts by Cheryl Mendelson
The Story of Painting (continued)

Thankfully, we either own these or they are available for free as e-books.

I am also planning Mariel's and Cornflower's first terms, and then I will begin on Term 2 for each. I'll post Mariel's and Cornflowers first term lists when I get them done.

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